The Big Deuce - Fleet List
by Sid Nanson

Below is a representation of the work done by Sid Nanson who, at his own expense, obtained whatever records were available, and carefully and diligently assembled into this list. If you any additional information, please contact John at HMRM461@aol.com.


BuNo /Tail No Designation Arrival date Action Location Hours
133732XHR2S-118 December 1953First Flight  
133733XHR2S-1    
133734XHR2S-1    
133735XHR2S-1    

Four prototypes (BuNo 133732/133735) were built and were powered by a pair of 1900 hp R-2800-54 engines housed in lateral nacelles.

The production model included modified engine nacelles, twin main landing gear and a dorsal fin. A total of 55 were built for the USMC (BuNos 138418/138424, 140314/140325, 141603/141617, 145855/145875). They were redesignated CH-37C in 1962, and 36 were cancelled (Bu147101/147136).


BuNo /Tail No Designation Date Action Location Hours
138418HR2S-130 September1955AcceptedEast Hartford 
  05 January 1956BAR R&DEast Hartford 
  04 March 1958BAR FAEast Hartford 
  23 June 1959SOC/Scrapped 

104

      
138419HR2S-131 December 1955AcceptedEast Hartford 
  05 January 1956BAR R&DEast Hartford 
  04 March 1958BAR FAEast Hartford 
  15 May 1959SOC/GTA 92
      
138420HR2S-131 January 1956AcceptedEast Hartford 
  23 February 1956BAR R&DEast Hartford 
  19 April 1956NATC R&DPax River 
  28 March 1957BAR R&DEast Hartford 
  30 April 1959BAR M&SEast Hartford 
  30 July 1959SOC/GTA 110
      
138421HR2S-113 March 1956AcceptedEast Hartford 
  21 June 1956NATC R&DPax River 
  09 January 1957NATC& CHTRACENMemphis 
  10 January 1957SOC/GTA 156
      
138422HR2S-123 May 1956AcceptedEast Hartford 
  24 May 1956NATC R&DPax River 
  20 August 1956HMX-1Quantico 
  26 February 1959O&R BUAER M&SNorfolk 
  07 August 1959SOC/Scrapped 288
      
138423HR2S-125 June 1956AcceptedEast Hartford 
  24 August 1956 NATC R&DPax River 
  21 June 1957MINEDEFDEVUPanama City 
  18 April 1960SOC/Scrapped 356
      
138424HR2S-130 June 1956AcceptedEast Hartford 
  26 July 1956HMX-1Quantico 
  28 October 1958Accident  
  24 December 1958SOC/GTA 357
      
140314HR2S-131 July 1956AcceptedEast Hartford 
  01 September 1956BAR R&DEast Hartford 
  11 August 1958BAR FAEast Hartford 
  17 March 1959HMRM-463El Toro 
  26 June 1959HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  19 July 1960O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  28 July 1961HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
 CH-37C19 December 1962O&R Buweps FRNorfolk 
  13 February 1963O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  02 July 1963HMH-462Santa Ana 
  24 January 1966Buweps FRJacksonville 
  03 June 1968SOC 1554
      
140315HR2S-112 October 1956AcceptedEast Hartford 
  16 January 1957NATC R&DPax River 
  21 October 1958BAR M&SEast Hartford 
  06 May 1959HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  05 March 1960O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  28 September 1960HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  14 November 1962O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
 CH-37C28 February 1964HMH-461New River 
    Fate not known 
      
140316HR2S-131 October 1956AcceptedEast Hartford 
  03 January 1957HMX-1Quantico 
/A 20 March 1957HMRM-461New River 
  30 November 1958HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  31 May 1960FAAOn Loan 
  28 February 1962NASALangley 
 CH-37C30 October 1963O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  29 May 1964HMH-462Santa Ana 
  11 November 1965NAS Noris A&TNorth Island 
  02 January 1966H&MS 16Da Nang 
  10 June 1967NARFNorth Island 
  20 May 1968SOC 1648
      

Piloting 140316, Maj. R. Decker Anderson set a World Speed Record of 162.7MPH on November 11, 1956 at Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The HR2S held that record up to May 17, 1961. On November 9, 1956, he set an Altitude with a 5,000-Kilogram Load record on November 9, 1956, of 12,100 feet. That record was held until April 16, 1959.

A Greatest Load Carried to an Altitude of 2000 meters of 6,000 Kilograms was set at Stratford, Connecticut on November 10, 1956. That record was held until to October 30, 1957. The first four aircraft received by HMR(M) -461 did not have tail numbers. They were simply marked A, B, C and D. 140316 went through a pilot overhaul late in 1957 in Jacksonville, FL, and set up the standard for HR2S overhauls.


BuNo /Tail No Designation Date Action Location Hours
140317HR2S-130 November 1956AcceptedEast Hartford 
   HMX-1Quantico 
  04 February 1957W/O 63
      
140318HR2S-120 December 1956AcceptedEast Hartford 
  12 January 1957HMX-1Quantico 
  20 March 1957HMRM-461New River 
  19 October 1957HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  14 January 1960O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  04 September 1960HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  25 January 1962O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  28 June 1962HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
 CH-37C28 February 1964HMH-461New River 
  16 October 1964StorageLitchfield Park 
  21 May 1965SOC 1758
      
140319HR2S-130 November 1956AcceptedEast Hartford 
  01 January 1957HMX-1Quantico 
  20 March 1957HMRM-461New River 
  03 February 1958HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  21 March 1960POOLBuweps FRNew River 
  26 April 1960O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  20 March 1961HMRM-462Santa Ana 
 CH-37C06 May 1963O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  02 October 1963HMH-461ABD Champlain 
  28 February 1964HMH-461New River 
  02 June 1965O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  30 January 1966HMH-462Santa Ana 
  14 February 1966NAS Noris A&TNorth Island 
  05 March 1966H&MS 16Da Nang 
  10 June 1967NARFNorth Island 
  20 May 1968SOC 2508
      
140320HR2S-131 December 1956AcceptedEast Hartford 
  27 March 1957NATC R&DPax River 
  03 December 1958W/O 224
      
140321HR2S-131 December 1956AcceptedEast Hartford 
  07 March 1957HMX-1Quantico 
  20 March 1957HMRM-461New River 
  03 September 1957HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  09 March 1960O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  30 September 1960HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  18 September 1962O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
 CH-37C11 January 1963HMH-461ABD Champlain 
  28 February 1964HMH-461New River 
  23 February 1965O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  20 March 1966HMH-462Santa Ana 
  12 April 1966H&MS 30Santa Ana 
  01 September 1966H&MS 16Da Nang 
  10 June 1967NARFNorth Island 
  20 May 1968SOC 2328
      
140322HR2S-125 January 1957AcceptedEast Hartford 
  June 1957HMRM-461New River 
  21 January 1958HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  14 April 1960O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  19 January 1961HMRM-462Santa Ana 
 CH-37C08 April 1963O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  25 September 1963HMH-462Santa Ana 
  01 January 1965W/O 1749
      
140323HR2S-128 February 1957AcceptedEast Hartford 
  13 June 1957HMRM-461New River 
  23 August 1957HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  04 January 1960O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  01 July 1960HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  03 September 1961W/O 1294
      
140324HR2S-128 February 1957AcceptedEast Hartford 
  12 June 1957HMRM-461New River 
  08 November 1957HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  10 March 1959W/O 517
      
140325HR2S-129 March 1957AcceptedEast Hartford 
  03 May 1957HMRM-461New River 
  28 October 1957HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  14 October 1959W/O 776
      
141603HR2S-130 April 1957AcceptedEast Hartford 
  20 June 1957HMRM-461New River 
  22 November 1957HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  05 March 1960O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  23 December 1960HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  08 October 1962Buweps FRNew River 
 CH-37C17 December 1962W/O 1319
      
141604HR2S-130 April 1957AcceptedEast Hartford 
  20 June 1957HMRM-461New River 
  28 October 1957HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  19 May 1958W/O 368
      
141605HR2S-131 May 1957AcceptedEast Hartford 
/CJ-101 11 June 1957HMRM-461New River 
  14 October 1957HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  26 September 1960O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  24 May 1961HMRM-462Santa Ana 
 CH-37C14 September 1963O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  10 January 1964HMH-461New River 
  02 June 1965O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  16 August 1966StorageTucson 
  30 April 1968SOC 1943
   Allied AircraftTucson 
      
141606HR2S-124 July 1957AcceptedEast Hartford 
  28 July 1957HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  05 March 1960O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  02 October 1960HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  03 December 1962O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
 CH-37C05 April 1963HMH-461ABD Champlain 
  28 February 1964HMH-461New River 
  22 June 1965O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  12 July 1966H&MS 30Santa Ana 
  01 September 1966H&MS 16Da Nang 
  10 June 1967NARFNorth Island 
  20 May 1968SOC 2586
      
141607HR2S-131 July 1957AcceptedEast Hartford 
  09 August 1957HMRM-461New River 
  19 October 1957HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  26 September 1960O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  05 May 1961 HMRM-462Santa Ana 
 CH-37C01 December 1963O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  25 April 1964HMH-462Santa Ana 
  12 April 1966H&MS 30Santa Ana 
  31 August 1966StorageTucson 
  30 April 1968SOC 2084
   Allied AircraftTucson 
      
141608HR2S-105 June 1957AcceptedEast Hartford 
  07 June 1957BAR R&DEast Hartford 
  22 July 1959BAR M&SEast Hartford 
  12 February 1960HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  16 June 1962StorageLitchfield Park 
 CH-37C21 May 1965SOC 939
      
141609HR2S-131 October 1957AcceptedEast Hartford 
  12 February 1958HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  05 March 1960O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  23 December 1960HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
 CH-37C25 January 1963O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  31 May 1963HMH-462Santa Ana 
  24 January 1966Buweps FRJacksonville 
  03 June 1968SOC 1867
      
141610HR2S-131 October 1957AcceptedEast Hartford 
  12 February 1958HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  09 January 1961O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  02 June 1961HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
 CH-37C31 July 1963O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
/YF-40 09 December 1963HMH-462Santa Ana 
  12 April 1966H&MS 30Santa Ana 
  23 October 1966StorageTucson 
  30 April 1968SOC 2170
   Allied AircraftTucson 
      
141611HR2S-131 December 1957AcceptedEast Hartford 
  11 February 1958HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  09 December 1958W/O 332
      
141612HR2S-131 December 1957AcceptedEast Hartford 
  11 February 1958HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  11 April 1958W/O 98
      
141613HR2S-131 January 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  21 February 1958HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  29 June 1959HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  24 September 1959W/O 554
      
141614HR2S-131 January 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  11 February 1958HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  26 June 1959HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  31 May 1961O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  24 November 1961HMRM-462Santa Ana 
 CH-37C22 July 1964O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
/CJ-107 16 December 1964HMH-461New River 
  26 January 1966H&MS 26New River 
  16 September 1966StorageTucson 
  30 April 1968SOC 2289
   Allied AircraftTucson 
      
141615HR2S-112 February 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  14 February 1958HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  29 June 1959HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  05 March 1960O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  11 January 1961HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
 CH-37C27 May 1963O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  10 October 1963HMH-461ABD Champlain 
  28 February 1964HMH-461New River 
  03 August 1965Buweps FRJacksonville 
  17 August 1966H&MS 30Santa Ana 
  01 September 1966H&MS 16Da Nang 
  10 June 1967NARFNorth Island 
  20 May 1968SOC 2362
      
141616HR2S-114 February 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  15 February 1958HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  13 March 1960O&R Buweps FRSan Diego 
  02 June 1960O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  17 April 1961HMRM-462Santa Ana 
 CH-37C29 May 1963Buweps FRCorpus Christi 
  29 June 1963O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  07 November 1963HMH-461ABD Champlain 
  02 January 1964HMH-461New River 
    Fate not known 
      
141617HR2S-131 March 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  09 April 1958HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  26 June 1959HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  06 February 1960W/O 517
      

The Navy had 2 of the Airborne Early Warning version, with the AN/APS-20E radar scanner in a large nose radome, built (BuNo 141646/141647).


BuNo /Tail No Designation Date Action Location Hours
141646HR2S-1W28 September 1956AcceptedEast Hartford 
  27 February 1957BAR R&DEast Hartford 
  25 September 1957NATC R&DPax River 
  11 March 1959BAR M&SEast Hartford 
  25 September 1959SOC 217
   TransferedUS Army 
      
141647HR2S-1W30 November 1956AcceptedEast Hartford 
  25 March 1957BAR R&DEast Hartford 
  12 November 1957W/O 80
      
145855HR2S-131 March 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  09 April 1958HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  16 January 1961O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  31 August 1961HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
 CH-37C09 October 1963O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  13 March 1964HMH-462Santa Ana 
  26 July 1965H&MS 36Santa Ana 
  09 September 1965H&MS 16Da Nang 
  30 September 1966SOC 2503
      
145856HR2S-130 April 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  14 May 1958HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  26 August 1960MCAS SO&ESEl Toro 
  22 September 1960O&R Buweps FRSan Diego 
  01 February 1961O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  15 November 1962W/O 719
      
145857HR2S-121 May 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  28 May 1958HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  28 January 1961O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  20 July 1961HMRM-462Santa Ana 
 CH-37C07 March 1964O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
/CJ-105 19 August 1964HMH-461New River 
  26 January 1966H&MS 26New River 
  12 September 1966StorageTucson 
  30 April 1968SOC 2133
   Allied AircraftTucson 
      
145858HR2S-122 May 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  02 June 1958HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  12 February 1961O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  25 September 1961HMRM-462Santa Ana 
 CH-37C18 April 1964O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
    Fate not known 
      
145859HR2S-120 June 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  27 June 1958HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  11 March 1961O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  04 October 1961HMX-1Quantico 
  23 May 1962HMH-461ABD Champlain 
 CH-37C18 November 1963O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  25 May 1964HMH-462Santa Ana 
  26 July 1965H&MS 36Santa Ana 
  09 September 1965H&MS 16Da Nang 
  30 September 1966SOC 2020
      
145860HR2S-128 June 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  09 July 1958HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  26 May 1961O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  09 November 1961HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
 CH-37C18 December 1963O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
/CJ-101 12 June 1964HMH-461New River 
  26 January 1966H&MS 26New River 
  18 July 1966StorageTucson 
  30 April 1968SOC 1980
   Allied AircraftTucson 
      
145861HR2S-130 June 1958Accepted East Hartford 
  09 July 1958HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  02 September 1958HMRM-463El Toro 
  30 June 1959HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  22 June 1961O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  01 March 1962HMH-462Santa Ana 
 CH-37C01 October 1964O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
/CJ-108 20 January 1965HMH-461New River 
  26 January 1966H&MS 26New River 
  04 October 1966StorageTucson 
  30 April 1968SOC 2077
   Allied AircraftTucson 
      
145862HR2S-125 July 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  01 August 1958HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  02 September 1958HMRM-463El Toro 
  30 June 1959HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  09 November 1961O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  06 April 1962HMH-461ABD Champlain 
/CJ-106CH-37C28 February 1964HMH-461New River 
  19 October 1964O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  25 February 1965HMH-461New River 
  26 January 1966H&MS 26New River 
  26 August 1966StorageTucson 
  30 April 1968SOC 2177
   Allied AircraftTucson 
      
145863HR2S-104 August 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  13 August 1958HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  02 September 1958HMRM-463El Toro 
  30 June 1959HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  07 April 1960HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  29 June 1961O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  17 January 1962HMX-1Quantico 
  23 May 1962HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
 CH-37C29 October 1963Buweps FRNew River 
  22 November 1963O&R Buweps FRCherry Point 
  15 June 1964O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  13 October 1964HMH-462Santa Ana 
  26 July 1965H&MS 36Santa Ana 
  09 September 1965H&MS 16Da Nang 
  30 November 1966SOC 1927
      
145864HR2S-128 August 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  08 September 1958HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  01 October 1958HMRM-463El Toro 
  30 June 1959HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  18 April 1960HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  07 November 1961O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
 CH-37C01 May 1962HMH-462Santa Ana 
  25 October 1964O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  26 January 1966H&MS 26New River 
  23 August 1966Storage Tucson 
  30 April 1968SOC 2087
   Allied AircraftTucson 
  1981PreservedUSNAM, Pensacola 
      
145865HR2S-128 August 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  08 September 1958HMRM-463El Toro 
  30 June 1959HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  18 April 1960HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  27 July 1961O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  18 January 1962HMRM-462Santa Ana 
 CH-37C27 October 1964O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  26 July 1965H&MS 36Santa Ana 
  09 September 1965H&MS 16Da Nang 
  10 June 1967NARFNorth Island 
  20 May 1968SOC 2650
      
145866HR2S-126 September 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  13 October 1958HMRM-463El Toro 
  30 June 1959HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  07 April 1960HMRM-461ABD Champlain 
  14 March 1962O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
 CH-37C30 November 1962HMH-461ABD Champlain 
  28 February 1964HMH-461New River 
  25 January 1965Buweps FRNew River 
  03 February 1965O&R Buweps FRCherry Point 
  01 July 1965Buweps FRJacksonville 
  01 February 1966HMH-462Santa Ana 
  14 February 1966NAS Noris A&TNorth Island 
  05 March 1966H&MS 16Da Nang 
  10 June 1967NARFNorth Island 
  20 May 1968SOC 2320
      
145867HR2S-126 September 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  13 October 1958HMRM-463El Toro 
  30 June 1959HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  07 January 1962O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  28 June 1962HMH-461ABD Champlain 
/CJ-102CH-37C28 February 1964HMH-461New River 
  22 September 1964O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  07 January 1965HMH-461New River 
  26 January 1966H&MS 26New River 
  19 November 1966Storage Tucson 
  30 April 1968SOC 1166
   Allied AircraftTucson 
      
145868HR2S-117 October 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  October 1958HMRM-463El Toro 
  03 November 1958W/O 4
      
145869HR2S-122 October 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  31 October 1958HMRM-463El Toro 
  30 June 1959HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  28 January 1962O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  04 August 1962HMH-462Santa Ana 
 CH-37C28 February 1965O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
/CJ-110 04 August 1965HMH-461New River 
  26 January 1966H&MS 26New River 
  17 October 1966StorageTucson 
  30 April 1968SOC 1994
   Allied AircraftTucson 
      
145870HR2S-129 November 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  06 January 1959HMRM-463El Toro 
  30 June 1959HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  07 July 1959O&R BUAER M&SSan Diego 
  13 January 1960HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  05 August 1962Buweps FRCorpus Christi 
  01 December 1962O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
 CH-37C31 May 1963HMH-462Santa Ana 
  14 August 1965Buweps FRJacksonville 
/CJ-103 09 April 1966H&MS 26New River 
  31 October 1966StorageTucson 
  30 April 1968SOC 1699
   Allied AircraftTucson 
      
145871HR2S-129 November 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  07 January 1959HMX-1Quantico 
  04 October 1961O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  04 April 1962HMH-461ABD Champlain 
 CH-37C28 February 1964HMH-461New River 
  15 July 1964O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  02 November 1964HMH-462Santa Ana 
  26 July 1965H&MS 36Santa Ana 
  09 September 1965H&MS 16Da Nang 
  10 June 1967NARFNorth Island 
  20 May 1968SOC 2281
      
145872HR2S-130 December 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  06 February 1959HMRM-463El Toro 
  30 June 1959HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  21 February 1962O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  13 July 1962HMH-462Santa Ana 
 CH-37C19 December 1964O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
/CJ-104 11 June 1965HMH-461New River 
  26 January 1966H&MS 26New River 
  08 August 1966StorageTucson 
  30 April 1968SOC 2018
   Allied AircraftTucson 
   Stored forHelicopter Museum 
      

145872 (N7393, C/n. 56-114) has been allocated to the International Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare, UK. It was delivered to the US Marine Corps HMR(M)-463 at MCAS El Toro, California, in 1959. It was later transferred to Headquarters & Maintenance Squadron 26 at MCAS New River, North Carolina, with whom it stayed until August 1966.

The aircraft was then withdrawn from service and transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center at Davis Monthan Air Force Base. The aircraft remains stored in the United States awaiting a suitable opportunity to transport it to the UK. With an empty weight of approximately 9500 kg (20943 lb), a fuselage length of 19.58 m (64 ft 3 in) and a width of 8.20 m (27 ft) this is likely to prove impossible without sponsorship.


BuNo /Tail No Designation Date Action Location Hours
145873HR2S-131 December 1958AcceptedEast Hartford 
  25 March 1959HMRM-463El Toro 
  30 June 1959HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  25 April 1962O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  15 November 1962HMH-461ABD Champlain 
 CH-37C28 February 1964HMH-461New River 
  05 January 1965O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  29 April 1965HMH-461New River 
  26 January 1966H&MS 26New River 
  21 March 1967StorageTucson 
  30 April 1968SOC 2003
   National A/CTucson 
      
145874HR2S-123 January 1959AcceptedEast Hartford 
  29 January 1959HMX-1Quantico 
  01 June 1961O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  24 December 1961HMH-462Santa Ana 
 CH-37C06 August 1964O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  28 December 1964HMH-462Santa Ana 
    Fate not known 
      
145875HR2S-127 February 1959AcceptedEast Hartford 
  25 March 1959HMRM-463El Toro 
  01 April 1959HMRM-462Santa Ana 
  06 August 1962O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
 CH-37C05 December 1962HMH-461ABD Champlain 
  28 February 1964HMH-461New River 
  23 February 1965O&R Buweps FRJacksonville 
  09 September 1965HMH-461New River 
  26 January 1966H&MS 26New River 
  19 January 1967StorageTucson 
  30 April 1968SOC 2031
   DerelictMojave,CA 

SOC - Struck Off Charge
GTA - Ground Training Aid
W/O - Written Off