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Jul 20, 2014 helicopter antisubmarine squadron two was established on 7 march 1952 as the first antisubmarine warfare asw helicopter squadron on the west coast, flying the hrs 2. Jul 20, 2014 page 1 of 8 naval air squadrons rotary h helicopter squadrons posted in garth thompson navy, coast guard and other sea services patches. Helicopter combat support squadron nine hc 9 was commissioned august 1, 1975, at naval air station north island, san diego, california. In january 1952, hc 2 became the first helicopter squadron authorized to fly at night. Hc1 helicopter support squadron one, us navy squadron patch, size is 4 12 x 4, embroidered on twill, new and unused condition, made in taiwan in july 1994 these patches were actually made for the squadron and came from a stock maintained for them. Marine corps helicopter combat support squadron 8 hc8. Come check out our giant selection of tshirts, mugs, tote bags, stickers and more. Shop our wide selection of us navy aviation squadron decals and us army stickers. The squadron was established on 1 april 1948 and remained active until disestablished on 30 september 1977.
Hs 2 designated hc 2 from 1987 to 2006, and then established a second time as hsc 2 on 1 april 1987 from components of. Commissioned in july 1965, disestablished on 30 september 1977 when the unit fell victim to budget. Buy usmc patches helicopter squadrons from storename. Mash helicopter patch mash 4077 helicopter patch 2. Hu 2 was the second united states naval helicopter squadron, flying the tandem rotor piasecki h25hup retriever, perfoming search and rescue operations. Index for hc helicopter combat support squadrons click on the name of the squadron for the listing of historiescommand operation reports available to view. Seventeen years later in july 1965, hu 2 was redesignated helicopter combat support squadron two hc 2. Navy helicopter squadron patches helicopters have been a vital part our us naval forces since 1943. Navy helicopter squadron helicopter antisubmarine hs helicopter sea combat hsc helicopter light antisubmarine hsl helicopter maritime strike hsm insignia. Fleet angels, tail code hu 01 apr 1948 as hu 2 01 jul 1965 redesignated hc 2 1977 disestablished 1987 reactivated 2006 helicopter sea combat support squadron two hsc 2. Helicopter combat support squadron one, detachment two, is a permanently deployed component of helicopter combat support squadron one which was established in 1948 as the navys first operational helicopter squadron. Helicopter combat support squadron 2 hc2 crew roster. These new condition high quality embroidered patches are on navy twill. Helicopter combat support squadron 2 united states.
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