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A U.S. Navy team refuels a U.S. Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter aboard the Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49), during deck landing qualifications on Sep. 24, 2006. The HARPERS FERRY is currently embarked on its fall patrol.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Brian P. Biller (Released)
A U.S. Navy refueling team move away from a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, after a refueling operation aboard the Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49), during deck landing qualifications on Sep. 24, 2006. The HARPERS FERRY is currently embarked on its fall patrol.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Brian P. Biller (Released)
U.S. Navy Crash and Salvage team members, sit at the ready aboard the Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49), for the lift off of two U.S. Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters, during deck landing qualifications on Sep. 24, 2006. The HARPERS FERRY is currently embarked on its fall patrol.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Brian P. Biller (Released)
A U.S. Navy Landing Signal Enlisted, holds a U.S. Marine CH-46 Sea Knight aboard the Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49), during deck landing qualifications on Sep. 24, 2006. The HARPERS FERRY is currently embarked on its fall patrol.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Brian P. Biller (Released)
A U.S. Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter takes off from the Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49), during deck landing qualifications on Sep. 24, 2006. The HARPERS FERRY is currently embarked on its fall patrol.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Brian P. Biller (Released)
A U.S. Navy chock and chain crew give visual confirmation, to a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter pilot, that the chocks and chains are removed before lift off aboard the Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49), during deck landing qualifications on Sep. 24, 2006. The HARPERS FERRY is currently embarked on its fall patrol.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Brian P. Biller (Released)
U.S. Marine GUNNERY SGT. Irvin W. Goodpasture, Combat Cargo Assistant, speaks to some of his younger Marines aboard the Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49), during deck landing qualifications on Sep. 24, 2006. The HARPERS FERRY is currently embarked on its fall patrol.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Charles Green (Released)
A pair of U.S. Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters parked on the Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49), during deck landing qualifications on Sep. 24, 2006. The HARPERS FERRY is currently embarked on its fall patrol.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Brian P. Biller (Released)
A U.S. Navy deck SEAMAN stands aft lookout aboard the Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49), during deck landing qualifications on Sep. 24, 2006. The HARPERS FERRY is currently embarked on its fall patrol.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Charles Green (Released)
U.S. Navy Engineman Fireman Jeremy Cook directs refueling personnel aboard the Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49), as a U.S. Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter prepares to lift off during deck landing qualifications on Sep. 24, 2006. The HARPERS FERRY is currently embarked on its fall patrol.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Brian P. Biller (Released)
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Base: USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49)
Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Brian Biller, USN
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Known as the "Phrog", the Sea Knight was used in all U.S. Marine operational environments between its introduction during the Vietnam War. The type's longevity and reputation for reliability led to mantras such as "phrogs phorever" and "never trust a helicopter under 30". During the 1940s and 1950s, American rotorcraft manufacturer Piasecki Helicopter emerged as a pioneering developer of tandem-rotor helicopters; perhaps the most famous of these being the piston-powered H-21 "Flying Banana", an early utility and transport helicopter. During 1955, Piasecki was officially renamed as Vertol Corporation (standing for vertical take-off and landing); it was around this time that work commenced on the development of a new generation of tandem rotor helicopter. During 1956, the new design received the internal company designation of Vertol Model 107, or simply V-107; this rotorcraft differed from its predecessors by harnessing the newly developed turboshaft engine instead of piston-based counterparts. In 1960, American Boeing acquired Vertol and in 1961, it was announced that Boeing Vertol had been selected to manufacture its model 107M for the U.S. Marine Corps. Following the Sea Knight's first flight in August 1962, the military designation was changed to CH-46A.
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