Sunset for the Phrog

  http://www.dvidshub.net/video/embed/356786 Originally designed for the Army, and first flown in 1962, over 500 would be built in the next 11 years. Think of that. The last Phrog rolled off the line 43 years ago. That’s some loyal service. It would serve with the US Marines, the US Navy, Canada, Sweden, Japan, and Saudi Arabia,…

 

http://www.dvidshub.net/video/embed/356786

Originally designed for the Army, and first flown in 1962, over 500 would be built in the next 11 years. Think of that. The last Phrog rolled off the line 43 years ago. That’s some loyal service.

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It would serve with the US Marines, the US Navy, Canada, Sweden, Japan, and Saudi Arabia, in addition to several civil operators.

On a personal note, the only aircraft I actually remember seeing my dad fly was a Sea Knight.

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