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US Navy – Misc
The following is a list of US Navy helicopters, that were visible on deck or operated to Malta. Occasionally an aircraft may visit in connection with a USN ship in harbour.
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Kaman H-2 Sea Sprite
| SERIAL/S |
SQUADRON |
SHIP |
DATE/NOTES |
| __9017 |
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USS America |
01.08.67. |
| __9771 |
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USS Roosevelt |
25.11.67. |
| __0181/31/HU |
HC-2 |
USS Roosevelt |
10.04.71 |
| __9770/20 |
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USS Independence |
29.01.68. Also seen departing Luqa on 29.06.68. (Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| __0175 |
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USS Forrestal |
19.09.68 |
| 150172/56/HT |
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USS Galveston |
Made an emergency landing on shore on 23.09.69. Most probably repaired on site. Helicopter was participating in rescue operations after a tanker, the Angel Gabriel, had run aground at Il-Gzira Point, limits of Marsascala due to a severe north-easterly gale. |
| 152200 |
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USS Springfield |
At Luqa during Jan-Jun 1966. |
| 155204/124/HU |
HC-2 |
USS John F. Kennedy |
14.01.71 |
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Si. SH-3 Sea King | SERIAL/S | SQUADRON | SHIP | DATE/NOTES | | 156499/007/AA | HS-11 | USS Forrestal | 10.01.70 | | 156502/___/AA | HS-11 | USS Forrestal | 10.01.70 | | 156500/000/AA | HS-3 | USS Forrestal | 02.02.71 | | 156503/003/AA | HS-3 | USS Forrestal | 01.02.71 | | 156505/505/AA | HS-3 | USS Forrestal | 08.02.71 | | 132700/443/AT | HS-5 | USS Wasp | 09.02.71, ‘A’ variant. | | ______/442/AT | HS-5 | USS Wasp | 06.02.71, ‘A’ variant. |
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Si. SH-60 Sea Hawk
| SERIAL/S |
SQUADRON |
SHIP |
DATE/NOTES |
| 163238/HQ |
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John L. Hall |
Ship was in harbour to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the awarding of the George Cross to Malta. Helicopter stayed on board ship. |
| 163595/HP-447 |
HSL-44 'Swamp Foxes' |
Simpson FFG 56 |
Operated flights to Luqa on 15.11.00 |
| 164848 |
HSL-48 |
Monterey |
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| 166322/41/BR |
HSC-28 |
Mount Whitney |
28.09.09 |
| 166778 |
HSC-28 |
Mount Whitney |
23.09.11 |
| 167847/37/BR |
HSC-28 |
Mount Whitney |
The ship entered Grand Harbour on Sunday morning, 09.02.20. Helicopter type is an MH-60S Knighthawk. (Information courtesy of John Visanich.) |
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Various types
| AIRCRAFT |
SERIAL/S |
SQUADRON |
SHIP |
NOTES |
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Donner (LSD 20) |
8 helicopters (probably Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw) from this ship stayed at Luqa between 05-13.09.64. Donner would again anchor at Malta with the USS San Marcos LSD-25 in 1967. |
| B/V UH-46A |
150967 |
Hutron 4 |
Sylvannia |
At Luqa during Jan-Jun 1966. |
| B/V CH-46 Sea Knight |
152492 |
HC-6/DET.86 |
Concord |
Helicopter noted on ship when in Grand Harbour. (Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| B-V CH-46 |
153411/10/HW |
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Concord |
Noted on 25.10.69 |
| D. A-1 Skyraider |
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Noted on Park 4 on 17.05.67. No other details known. (Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| D. EA.1F Skyraider |
132506/752 |
VAQ-33 |
John F. Kennedy |
Arrival date unknown, but departed on 22.11.69. Ship had not entered harbour. (Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| D. A-3 Skywarrior |
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Noted at Luqa on 02.07.68. These aircraft were devoid of any squadron markings or full serials, with just the star-and-bar and usually a single digit serial. Known to have come from Rota in Spain. (Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| D. A-3 Skywarrior |
138963/412/AG |
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Noted at Luqa Airport on 20.08.68. Ship unknown. (Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| D. A-3 Skywarrior |
142244/002/ZR |
VAH-10 |
Independence |
Aircraft noted at Luqa on 02.10.70. (Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| D. C-118 |
152689/7D |
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Noted at Luqa on 19.07.69. (Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| Gr. A-6 Intruder |
503 |
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Saratoga |
Aircraft noted on 14.07.70. Serial is a partial, the last three digits. (Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| Gr. A-6 Intruder |
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F.D.R. |
Aircraft noted on 26.02.71. Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| Gr. C-1A Trader |
__6025 |
VR-24 |
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Departed Luqa on 27.09.68, arrival date unknown. (Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| Gr. C-1A |
146028 |
VR-24 |
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c/n 58. Seen on 09.05.69. (Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| Gr. C-1A |
146034 |
VR-24 |
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c/n 64. Seen on 09.05.69. (Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| Gr. C-1 Trader |
__6048 |
VR-24 |
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(Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| Gr. C-2A Greyhound |
155123/123/JM |
VR-24 |
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Aircraft noted departing on 15.07.70. (Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| Gr. C-2 Greyhound |
155124 |
VR-24 |
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Landed at Luqa on 19.09.68. (Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| Gr. C-2A Greyhound |
162159/46 |
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Gerald R. Ford |
Two visits on 11.08.23 ferrying a delegation between the airport and the carrier. Aircraft had also visited Luqa back in April 1989.
(Aircraft information courtesy of John Visanich, from his Malta Airport Movements Facebook page.) |
| Gr. C-2A Greyhound |
162172/26/JM |
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Seen on 29.06.90 & 05.07.90. |
| Gr. S-2 Tracker |
153582/115/AT |
VS-22 |
Wasp |
Same day arrival & departure at Luqa on 10.02.71. (Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| Gr. WF-2 Tracer |
147235 |
VAW-12 |
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Noted at Luqa on unknown date in 1960. |
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SQUADRON |
SHIP |
NOTES |
| L. C-130F |
149797/JM |
VR-24 |
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Departed Luqa on 17.01.71. (Aircraft information courtesy of John Visanich, from his Malta Airport Movements Facebook page.) |
| L. C-130 |
__5314 |
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Kearsarge |
August 2002 |
| L. C-130T |
164993/CW |
VR-54 |
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Noted at Luqa on 27.04.98.
(Aircraft information courtesy of John Visanich, from his Malta Airport Movements Facebook page.) |
| L. C-130T |
164996/RU-996 |
VR-55 |
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c/s CVN 6522, noted on 22.12.22. This may have been in connection with the presence of the USNS survey ship Bruce C. Heezen. |
| L. C-130 |
165313 |
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Same day arrival/departure on 29.09.22. This may have been in connection with the presence of the USNS survey ship Bruce C. Heezen. |
| L. C-130T |
165378/378/JW |
VR-62 |
USS San Jacinto |
Aircraft, c/s CVN6527, arrived/departed at Luqa on 27.06.22. Ship had entered on the 26th. This particular aircraft was equipped with the new generation 8-bladed props although retaining the Allison T56 turboprop engines. (Information courtesy of John Visanich.) |
| L. C-130T |
165379/379/BD |
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Mount Whitney |
c/s CNV6072, arrived on 13.03.12 in connection with the ship, which had entered Grand Harbour for maintenance. |
| L. P-2 |
147947/23/LB |
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No additional details available. (Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| L. P2V-7 |
148341/31/LH |
VP-21 |
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Date unknown, but as it was noted landing at Hal Far due to Luqa being closed for runway re-surfacing, this would date it between January – March 1969. Seen again on 25.04.69. (Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| L. SP-2H |
148362/23/LJ |
VP-23 |
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Exact date of sighting unknown, but year is 1969.
(Aircraft information courtesy of John Visanich, from his Malta Airport Movements Facebook page.) |
| McD F-4 Phantom |
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Noted on Park 4 on 17.05.67. No other details known. (Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| McD F-4J Phantom |
155824/213/AC |
VF-103 |
Saratoga |
Noted at Luqa airport on 18.07.70, but ship hadn’t enter Harbour. (Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| McD F-4J Phantom |
155826/200/AC |
VF-103 |
Saratoga |
Noted at Luqa airport on 18.07.70, but ship hadn’t enter Harbour. (Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| Northrop/Grumman MQ-8B |
168441-17, 168452-28, ______-26 |
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Simpson |
It is believed this is the first time that drone helicopters were seen on board a ship in Malta. |
| Si. UH-34 Sea Horse |
__3935/44/HW |
HC-6 |
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Noted on 07.09.69. |
| Si. CH-53 |
___540 |
HC-4 |
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Seen on 27.09.91 & 04.10.91. |
| S. S-58 |
143935/HW |
HC-6 |
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Landed at Luqa Malta on 07.09.69. Ship unknown. (Aircraft information courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.) |
| S. C-26 |
910502 |
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Same day arrival/departure on 11.02.20 in connection with USS Mount Whitney being in harbour. |
| S. C-26 |
900528 |
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Same day arrival/departure on 09.01.19, with another visit as CNV6781 on the 12th, probably in connection with the visit of the USS Arlington |
| S. C-26 |
900530 |
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Same day arrival/departure on 19.01.18 as CNV6581. The USS Mount Whitney entered harbour on the same day. |
| S. C-26 |
900531 |
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Arrived on 19.01.18 as CNV6593, departing on the 20th as CNV6583. Returned on the 21st as CNV6601, departure date unknown. The USS Mount Whitney was in harbour at the time. |
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