On a "hop" over the Philippines,
YW-02 developed engine trouble, which required an emergency landing.
Shortly after the landing, three HMM-165 Marines pause for a picture.
John Bisbee (crew/chief) standing on the steps, and Eddie Brennan is on
the right.
-photo courtesy of Eddie
Brennan
On the Beach, Philippines,
October 1973
Yankee Whiskey - 02 sit
awaiting repairs by the ocean (see photo above for details). Note
the HMM-165 White Knight helmet on the front pylon.
-photo courtesy of Eddie
Brennan
Off the Coast of the Philippines,
October 1973
Yankee Whiskey-06 departs
the USS Tripoli on an evening hop.
-photo courtesy of Eddie
Brennan
Dockside, Philippines,
December 1973
YW-01, one of three birds
assigned to "Detachment A," takes off from the USS Okinawa while docked
in the Philippines. "Detachment A" remained behind possibly as a
contigency for "Operation Eagle Pull."
