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Rattler/Firebird Aircraft

Listed below are 153 of the aircraft flown by the Rattlers and Firebirds during their service in Vietnam. You can click a column heading to sort by that column. You may click a tail number to view more detailed information about that aircraft, including accident and incident reports. You can also search the aircraft database.

Note: This information is compiled from various data sources. However, given the time that has elapsed, complete accuracy is not assured. Note: This list only includes aircraft that were assigned to the unit after September 1966 and the accident and incident information is, regretfully, not entirely complete.

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Aircraft List

Tail Number	Model	Date Purchased	Unit Begin Date	Unit End Date	Unit Begin Hours	Unit End Hours	Hours Flown
65-15762	UH-1H		Feb 1971		0	0	0
66-00496	UH-1B	Jun 1966	Nov 1966	Oct 1966	54	54	0
66-01625	UH-1M		Jul 1971		0	0	0
66-06643	UH-1C		Jul 1968		0	0	0
66-09534	UH-1C		Mar 1969		0	0	0
66-16817	UH-1H	Sep 1967	Dec 1970	Dec 1970	1,928	1,942	14
64-14165	UH-1C	Nov 1965	Mar 1969	Dec 1968	317	333	16
66-16353	UH-1H	May 1967	May 1970	May 1970	2,169	2,209	40
69-15375	UH-1H	May 1970	Jul 1970	Jul 1970	0	48	48
64-13565	UH-1D	Feb 1965	Oct 1966	Oct 1966	1,386	1,449	63
66-00503	UH-1C	Jun 1966	Feb 1967	Oct 1966	0	85	85
64-13683	UH-1D	Jun 1965	Nov 1966	Oct 1966	1,100	1,194	94
69-15826	UH-1H	Nov 1970	Apr 1971	Jan 1971	60	162	102
64-13593	UH-1D	Mar 1965	Feb 1967	Dec 1966	1,342	1,446	104
66-15142	UH-1C	May 1967	Nov 1968	Jul 1968	197	319	122
70-15870	UH-1H	May 1971	Aug 1971	Jul 1971	23	161	138
64-13678	UH-1D	Jun 1965	Dec 1966	Oct 1966	1,252	1,414	162
66-00509	UH-1B	Jun 1966	Nov 1966	Oct 1966	116	280	164
64-13669	UH-1D	Jun 1965	Dec 1966	Oct 1966	746	918	172
65-09554	UH-1C	May 1966	Oct 1968	Mar 1968	1,155	1,330	175
69-16723	UH-1H	Feb 1971	Aug 1971	May 1971	94	270	176
65-09434	UH-1C	Jan 1966	Apr 1969	Dec 1968	654	835	181
63-12999	UH-1D	Nov 1964	Dec 1967	Oct 1967	1,414	1,602	188
64-13611	UH-1D	Apr 1965	Apr 1968	Jan 1968	1,390	1,595	205
66-15012	UH-1C	Feb 1967	May 1969	Dec 1968	686	935	249
66-00739	UH-1C	Jan 1967	Dec 1969	Jun 1969	904	1,156	252
69-15746	UH-1H	Oct 1970	Oct 1971	Jul 1971	575	828	253
68-15629	UH-1H	May 1969	May 1970	Mar 1970	615	875	260
66-15088	UH-1C	Apr 1967	Apr 1969	Oct 1968	293	554	261
65-09492	UH-1C	Mar 1966	Feb 1971	Aug 1970	1,521	1,783	262
66-00643	UH-1C	Oct 1966	Dec 1968	Jun 1968	690	972	282
66-15006	UH-1C	Jan 1967	May 1969	Jun 1968	449	732	283
68-16412	UH-1H	Oct 1969	Jun 1970	May 1970	173	463	290
68-16544	UH-1H	Dec 1969	Sep 1971	May 1971	897	1,190	293
68-15322	UH-1H	Jan 1969	Jun 1971	Mar 1971	1,325	1,622	297
66-00650	UH-1C	Oct 1966	May 1967	Jan 1967	9	319	310
65-12865	UH-1D	Sep 1966	Dec 1967	Oct 1967	865	1,180	315
69-15759	UH-1H	Oct 1970	Jun 1971	Jan 1971	158	505	347
66-00713	UH-1C	Dec 1966	Feb 1970	Jul 1969	526	904	378
64-13564	UH-1D	Feb 1965	Oct 1967	Oct 1966	891	1,280	389
65-09440	UH-1C	Jan 1966	Mar 1971	Jul 1970	1,647	2,050	403
64-13563	UH-1D	Feb 1965	Mar 1967	Oct 1966	1,312	1,726	414
65-09557	UH-1C	May 1966	Feb 1970	May 1969	995	1,409	414
66-00738	UH-1C	Jan 1967	Oct 1969	Jan 1969	903	1,318	415
68-16284	UH-1H	Sep 1969	Feb 1970	Oct 1969	0	451	451
64-13560	UH-1D	Feb 1965	Feb 1967	Oct 1966	1,383	1,848	465
65-09835	UH-1D	Apr 1966	Feb 1967	Oct 1966	261	740	479
66-15128	UH-1M	May 1967	Dec 1971	Mar 1971	1,950	2,433	483
65-12772	UH-1C	Jun 1966	Apr 1970	Jun 1969	870	1,359	489
66-00625	UH-1M	Oct 1966	Dec 1971	Sep 1970	1,957	2,453	496
65-10042	UH-1D	Jul 1966	May 1968	Feb 1968	1,161	1,662	501
66-16850	UH-1D	Sep 1967	May 1968	Feb 1968	11	521	510
66-01085	UH-1H	Jan 1967	Jun 1969	Mar 1969	1,074	1,585	511
66-16663	UH-1H	Jul 1967	Jul 1969	Mar 1969	840	1,354	514
66-01001	UH-1D	Dec 1966	May 1968	Feb 1968	574	1,092	518
64-14117	UH-1M	Sep 1965	Dec 1971	Jan 1971	1,795	2,331	536
66-16122	UH-1H	Mar 1967	Dec 1971	Jan 1971	1,132	1,671	539
69-15357	UH-1H	May 1970	Mar 1971	Jul 1970	0	554	554
67-17313	UH-1H	Mar 1968	Feb 1969	Oct 1968	128	689	561
67-17418	UH-1H	Apr 1968	Oct 1968	May 1968	0	576	576
66-01030	UH-1D	Dec 1966	May 1968	Mar 1967	20	603	583
68-15742	UH-1H	Jun 1969	Dec 1971	Mar 1971	1,336	1,920	584
69-15301	UH-1H	Apr 1970	Sep 1971	Jan 1971	299	884	585
65-09685	UH-1D	Feb 1966	Sep 1968	Oct 1967	1,425	2,038	613
64-13568	UH-1D	Feb 1965	Jun 1967	Oct 1966	1,112	1,728	616
66-16830	UH-1H	Sep 1967	Sep 1968	May 1968	9	627	618
66-15080	UH-1C	Apr 1967	Dec 1970	Mar 1970	1,300	1,926	626
66-01145	UH-1D	Jan 1967	Sep 1967	Mar 1967	9	638	629
66-00504	UH-1C	Jun 1966	Dec 1967	Oct 1966	67	706	639
68-15626	UH-1H	May 1969	Dec 1971	Dec 1970	1,378	2,028	650
64-13528	UH-1D	Jan 1965	Jul 1967	Oct 1966	1,377	2,031	654
68-16496	UH-1H	Nov 1969	Sep 1971	Jan 1971	692	1,352	660
64-13715	UH-1D	Jul 1965	Apr 1967	Oct 1966	1,162	1,829	667
66-00544	UH-1C	Jul 1966	Jun 1970	Aug 1969	1,772	2,444	672
65-09534	UH-1C	Apr 1966	Apr 1970	Nov 1968	1,126	1,801	675
69-15762	UH-1H	Oct 1970	Jun 1971	Nov 1970	0	675	675
66-00652	UH-1C	Oct 1966	Feb 1968	Jan 1967	0	679	679
67-17728	UH-1H	Aug 1968	Jan 1969	Sep 1968	0	694	694
66-00492	UH-1C	Jun 1966	Jan 1968	Oct 1966	3	728	725
66-16491	UH-1H	Jun 1967	Dec 1971	Jan 1971	2,101	2,828	727
65-09559	UH-1M	May 1966	Dec 1971	Aug 1970	1,555	2,302	747
66-15141	UH-1C	May 1967	Dec 1968	Jul 1967	0	823	823
64-13690	UH-1D	Jun 1965	Aug 1967	Oct 1966	1,200	2,035	835
67-17269	UH-1H	Feb 1968	Feb 1971	Jun 1970	1,541	2,377	836
69-15376	UH-1H	May 1970	Sep 1971	Jul 1970	0	837	837
67-17517	UH-1H	May 1968	Dec 1968	Jun 1968	0	839	839
66-00498	UH-1C	Jun 1966	Jul 1968	Oct 1966	141	985	844
68-16201	UH-1H	Aug 1969	Apr 1970	Sep 1969	0	866	866
69-15761	UH-1H	Oct 1970	Sep 1971	Nov 1970	0	869	869
64-13654	UH-1D	May 1965	Aug 1968	Dec 1967	1,214	2,088	874
67-17494	UH-1H	May 1968	Jun 1969	Jun 1968	0	886	886
68-15298	UH-1H	Jan 1969	Nov 1969	Feb 1969	0	899	899
65-10070	UH-1D	Aug 1966	Jul 1968	Sep 1967	1,003	1,905	902
69-15770	UH-1H	Oct 1970	Sep 1971	Nov 1970	0	902	902
68-15264	UH-1H	Dec 1968	Aug 1969	Jan 1969	0	910	910
64-13668	UH-1D	Jun 1965	Sep 1967	Oct 1966	943	1,883	940
68-16100	UH-1H	Jul 1969	Apr 1970	Aug 1969	0	957	957
64-13667	UH-1D	Jun 1965	Oct 1967	Oct 1966	1,253	2,230	977
66-00510	UH-1C	Jun 1966	Apr 1968	Oct 1966	114	1,099	985
66-16145	UH-1D	Mar 1967	May 1968	Oct 1967	0	992	992
65-09890	UH-1D	May 1966	Sep 1967	Oct 1966	285	1,292	1,007
66-01173	UH-1D	Jan 1967	Mar 1968	May 1967	53	1,061	1,008
67-17416	UH-1H	Apr 1968	Feb 1969	May 1968	2	1,011	1,009
68-16212	UH-1H	Sep 1969	Jun 1970	Sep 1969	0	1,020	1,020
69-15358	UH-1H	May 1970	Feb 1971	Jun 1970	0	1,021	1,021
66-00497	UH-1C	Jun 1966	Jul 1968	Oct 1966	44	1,066	1,022
66-01086	UH-1D	Jan 1967	May 1968	Aug 1967	8	1,036	1,028
69-15568	UH-1H	Jul 1970	Aug 1971	Sep 1970	0	1,037	1,037
64-13684	UH-1D	Jun 1965	Sep 1967	Oct 1966	1,078	2,121	1,043
66-00678	UH-1M	Nov 1966	Dec 1971	Jan 1970	1,468	2,520	1,052
66-16024	UH-1H	Feb 1967	Dec 1971	Aug 1970	1,860	2,926	1,066
65-09510	UH-1M	Apr 1966	Dec 1971	Mar 1970	1,688	2,779	1,091
66-00508	UH-1C	Jun 1966	Sep 1968	Oct 1966	56	1,147	1,091
66-00588	UH-1C	Sep 1966	Aug 1970	Aug 1968	1,011	2,121	1,110
66-00803	UH-1D	Oct 1966	Apr 1968	Jul 1967	782	1,901	1,119
64-13796	UH-1D	Sep 1965	Oct 1967	Oct 1966	897	2,027	1,130
66-01189	UH-1D	Jan 1967	May 1968	Mar 1967	8	1,139	1,131
65-10068	UH-1D	Aug 1966	Sep 1967	Oct 1966	0	1,142	1,142
66-16086	UH-1D	Feb 1967	Mar 1968	Apr 1967	0	1,202	1,202
66-15060	UH-1M	Mar 1967	Dec 1971	Nov 1969	912	2,135	1,223
68-15225	UH-1H	Dec 1968	Mar 1970	Jan 1969	0	1,245	1,245
66-16231	UH-1D	Apr 1967	May 1968	Jun 1967	0	1,276	1,276
66-16004	UH-1H	Feb 1967	Dec 1971	May 1970	1,695	2,998	1,303
69-15501	UH-1H	Jul 1970	Sep 1971	Aug 1970	0	1,497	1,497
66-17133	UH-1H	Dec 1967	Jul 1969	May 1968	138	1,683	1,545
66-16303	UH-1H	Apr 1967	Jul 1969	May 1968	2	1,564	1,562
66-16332	UH-1H	Apr 1967	Aug 1969	May 1968	2	1,641	1,639
66-16453	UH-1H	May 1967	Dec 1970	Jan 1969	473	2,119	1,646
67-17364	UH-1H	Mar 1968	Nov 1970	Aug 1969	749	2,398	1,649
66-01031	UH-1D	Dec 1966	Jun 1968	Mar 1967	68	1,775	1,707
67-17522	UH-1H	May 1968	Oct 1969	Jun 1968	2	1,796	1,794
68-16383	UH-1H	Oct 1969	Apr 1971	Nov 1969	0	1,813	1,813
65-09840	UH-1D	Apr 1966	May 1968	Oct 1966	250	2,070	1,820
67-17783	UH-1H	Sep 1968	Dec 1970	Aug 1969	871	2,714	1,843
66-16260	UH-1H	Apr 1967	Oct 1969	May 1968	3	1,886	1,883
65-09889	UH-1D	May 1966	Apr 1968	Oct 1966	249	2,157	1,908
68-16405	UH-1H	Oct 1969	Dec 1971	Nov 1969	0	1,955	1,955
66-00989	UH-1D	Nov 1966	Jun 1968	Mar 1967	62	2,026	1,964
68-16219	UH-1H	Aug 1969	Dec 1971	Sep 1969	0	1,996	1,996
64-13875	UH-1H	Nov 1965	Nov 1970	Jan 1969	1,283	3,313	2,030
65-10021	UH-1D	Jul 1966	Apr 1968	Oct 1966	38	2,107	2,069
65-09859	UH-1D	May 1966	Jun 1968	Oct 1966	285	2,365	2,080
68-16426	UH-1H	Nov 1969	Dec 1971	Dec 1969	0	2,226	2,226
67-17497	UH-1H	May 1968	Apr 1970	Jun 1968	0	2,274	2,274
67-17408	UH-1H	Apr 1968	Dec 1970	May 1968	0	2,446	2,446
68-15227	UH-1H	Dec 1968	Apr 1971	Jan 1969	0	2,637	2,637
66-16210	UH-1H	Mar 1967	Dec 1971	Jan 1969	29	2,791	2,762
67-17528	UH-1H	May 1968	Jul 1970	Jun 1968	0	2,788	2,788
67-17413	UH-1H	Apr 1968	Aug 1970	Jun 1968	2	3,003	3,001
67-17414	UH-1H	Apr 1968	Oct 1970	May 1968	1	3,072	3,071
67-17520	UH-1H	May 1968	Oct 1970	Jun 1968	0	3,071	3,071
66-16312	UH-1H	Apr 1967	Dec 1970	May 1968	2	3,140	3,138
67-17546	UH-1H	May 1968	Oct 1970	Jun 1968	0	3,144	3,144
Total number of aircraft shown: 153				Total hours flown: 137,824