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CH-46E Sea Knight Flight Deck
CH-46E Sea Knight Flight Deck 
CH-46 Sea Knights Landing at Ridley Park, June 2015
CH-46 Sea Knights Landing at Ridley Park, June 2015 
Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight Landing at Ridley Park, June 2015
Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight Landing at Ridley Park, June 2015 
CH-46 Sea Knights Taking Off from Ridley Park, June 2015
CH-46 Sea Knights Taking Off from Ridley Park, June 2015 
CH-46C Sea Knight in US Army Livery
CH-46C Sea Knight in US Army Livery
CH-46 Sea Knight from USMC Helicopter Squadron 774 departs Ridley Park Site
CH-46 Sea Knight from USMC Helicopter Squadron 774 departs Ridley Park Site 
Two of the last CH-46 Sea Knights in service with the U.S. Marine Corps, June 2015
Two of the last CH-46 Sea Knights in service with the U.S. Marine Corps, June 2015 
CH-46A Sea Knight Manufacturing at Boeing Vertol
CH-46A Sea Knight Manufacturing at Boeing Vertol 
CH-46E Sea Knight Windows
CH-46E Sea Knight Windows 
CH-46E Sea Knight Windows
CH-46E Sea Knight Windows 
CH-46E Sea Knight Helicopter Awaits Maintenance
CH-46E Sea Knight Helicopter Awaits Maintenance 
CH-46E Sea Knight Forward Section
CH-46E Sea Knight Forward Section 
CH-46E Sea Knight Nose Section
CH-46E Sea Knight Nose Section 
CH-46E Sea Knight Maintenance
CH-46E Sea Knight Maintenance 
CH-46E Sea Knight Maintenance
CH-46E Sea Knight Maintenance 
CH-46E Sea Knight Maintenance
CH-46E Sea Knight Maintenance 
CH-46E Sea Knight Rotor Blades
CH-46E Sea Knight Rotor Blades 
CH-46E Sea Knight Rotor Blades
CH-46E Sea Knight Rotor Blades 
CH-46E Sea Knight Rotor Work
CH-46E Sea Knight Rotor Work 
CH-46E Sea Knight Maintenance
CH-46E Sea Knight Maintenance 
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CH-46E Sea Knight Cabin

In 1960, Boeing bought Vertol, a helicopter manufacturer in Philadelphia, Pa. The company had three tandem-rotor helicopters under production: the Chinook for the Army, the Sea Knight for the Navy and the Marines, and the commercial 107-II for the airlines. The twin-turbine tandem-rotor CH-46A Sea Knight won a design competition for a medium assault transport helicopter for the Marine Corps in 1961 and made its first flight in August 1962.

The first U.S. Marine Corps Sea Knight was delivered in 1964 and began military service during the Vietnam War a year later, carrying troops and cargo to and from Navy ships in the China Sea. By 1968, the Sea Knight had flown 75,000 hours on 180,000 missions, including 8,700 missions rescuing wounded Marines, and had carried 500,000 troops.

In addition to moving troops and equipment in Marine combat assault missions, the Sea Knight was used for medical evacuation, aircraft recovery, firefighting, disaster relief and search and rescue operations. The CH-46 was phased out as the Marine Corps transitioned to the MV-22 Osprey for its medium-lift helicopter requirement.

The U.S. Marine Corps retired the CH-46 Sea Knight in August 2015. 
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Unique identifier BI45946 
Boeing ID mpf15-0112-0519 
Type Image 
Size 4256px × 2832px   34MB 
License type RM 
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