Centaur Aircraft Tail Numbers - OH-23G
by Michael Peake
select aircraft...AH-1G.....OH-23G.....OH-6A.....UH-1C.....UH-1D.....UH-1H.....Other
| AC Model | Tail Number | Buy Date | Begin Unit | Begin Hours | Finish In Unit | Finish Hours | Total Hours | Remarks (note: MASN = Military Aircraft Serial Numbers-1908 to Present) |
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| OH-23 | 62-03803 | D Troop. Aircraft utilized M2 armament system of mounting pair of M60C skid guns. Captain Gary A. Brown, Slick Pilot D Troop 1965-1966, My Page Photos #1 shows Captain Brown standing beside OH-23G 62-3803 Scout armed with M2M60C Skid Guns in 1966. OH-23G 62-03803 is not listed on the VHPA chart of identified Centaur aircraft. | ||||||
| OH-23 | 62-03808 | D Troop. MASN for 1962 shows: Hiller OH-23G Raven 62-03808 transferred to Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center as XG0135 January 19, 1972 and changed to N81960. | ||||||
| OH-23 | 62-03814 | D Troop. MASN for 1962 shows: Hiller OH-23G Raven 62-03814 transferred to Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center as XG0065 November 14, 1971. | ||||||
| OH-23 | 62-03818 | D Troop. Harlan Cooper, Crew Chief and Maintenance Sergeant. SP5 Dwain Adkins, Gunship Crew Chief D Troop 1964-67, provides photograph of Maintenance Sergeant and crew chief SP5 Harlan Cooper standing beside tailboom of OH-23G 62-03818. Dale Dow’s Centaur Aircraft 66-73 Excel Database #2 shows OH-23 62-03818 was utilized by LTC Glen Otis as command-and-control aircraft at Tan Son Nhut during Tet. | ||||||
| OH-23 | 62-03826 | D Troop. MASN for 1962 shows: Hiller OH-23G Raven 62-03826 transferred to Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center as XG0053 October 20, 1971 and changed to N67662. | ||||||
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62-03828 | D Troop. Mackie Webb's photo of 828 in the Maintenance Hangar. It doesn't appear in the MASN listing but the range of serial numbers runs from 62-3756 to 62-3831. Not in VHPA listing | ||||||
| OH-23 | 62-03829 | D Troop. Dwight Byrd, Crew Chief and Robert Dunbar, Pilot (1967-68). MASN for 1962 shows: Hiller OH-23G Raven 62-03829 transferred to Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center as XG0115 December 17, 1971. | ||||||
| OH-23 | 63-12840 | D Troop. Aircraft sustained damage from hard landing. | ||||||
| OH-23 | 63-12848 | D Troop. MASN for 1963 shows: Hiller OH-23G Raven 63-12849 transferred to Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center as XG0101 December 13, 1971. | ||||||
| OH-23 | 63-12849 | D Troop. | ||||||
| OH-23 | 63-12850 | D Troop. MASN for 1963 shows: 1963 Hiller OH-23G Raven models manufactured had tail numbers ranging from 63-12765 to 63-12901. | ||||||
| OH-23 pic 1 pic2 pic 3 pic 4 |
63-12860 | D Troop. 1LT Leland "Smokey" Burgess, (Deceased) Centaur 10 and Scout platoon leader D Troop 1967-68, provides photograph showing OH-23G 63-12860 in flight. Sergeant Jack W. Lorensen, (Deceased) Light Scout Crew Chief D Troop 1965-66, served as crew chief for OH-23G 63-12860 during his tour. WO1 Mackie Webb flying new 860 with skid mounted M2 weapon (pic 4) |
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| OH-23 | 64-15201 | D Troop. Dale Dow’s Centaur Aircraft 66-73 Excel Database #2 shows OH-23 64-15201 received hostile fire and crashed resulting in Scout Platoon Leader Centaur 10 1LT Leland "Smokey" Burgess Jr., Crew Chief Billy Knighton and Gunner Harry B. Swiencki all wounded in action 17 February 1968. see story | ||||||
| OH-23 | 64-15255 | 6711 | 0 | 0 | D Troop. | |||
NOTE: All data acquired from images found in the Centaur List of Photo Albums, Slide Shows, Yearbooks, My Page entries and Rosters War Stories Essays/Discussions, are cross referenced with chart provided by VHPA found in War Stories Discussions-Centaur Aircraft Tail Numbers augmented by a database of unknown origin provided by Tom Dooling. Also check out Aircraft Names without tail numbers and the Aircraft History Section - see just photos |
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