— -- The CH-46 D/E Sea Knight is used as a medium assault helicopter for the U.S. Marine Corps and by the U.S. Navy for shipboard delivery of cargo and personnel. The helicopter's primary ...

Among some recent accidents involving the Sea Knight: In 2001, a CH-46 crashed into a river during a nighttime exercise near Camp Lejeune, N.C., killing three Marines and injuring two.

A Ch-46E Sea Knight with Marine Medium Helicopter Training Squadron 164 with a MV-22 Osprey. US Naval Institute Photo. CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — It’s perhaps a most fitting tribute: The first ...

Fast forward to 1962, the Marines ordered the HRB (later renamed the CH-46) Sea Knight. With a rear cargo ramp, a speed of 166 mph, and the capacity to carry 4,000 pounds of cargo or 22 troops, it ...

Argentina seeks AW109 and CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters; Argentina seeks AW109 and CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters. 25th September 2023 - 13:00 GMT ... (LoR) to the US for the potential purchase of ...

The twin-rotored CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter has suffered mechanical problems in the past, but is favoured in military service because of its versatility in all weather conditions ...

Inspection of all 291 CH 46 Sea Knight helicopters in the Navy and Marine Corps found only one with a flaw of the kind that triggered a temporary grounding of the fleet, officials said.

Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. -- With the advent of the MV-22B Osprey, the CH-46E Sea Knight is being retired from service in the Marine Corps. As the transition takes place, training ...