The first three CH-46As were delivered to LtCol. Eldon C. Stanton's HMM-265. This was the first squadron to receive the turbine powered medium helicopter.
I was a crew chief on 152496....anyone else out there that was in hawaii on these choppers please email me......also posting a pic of 152496....other numbers i remember are....151924,and i think 152950 or it was 151950 08/08/2006 @ 19:51 [ref: 13831]