Rattler/Firebird Aircraft
Listed below are 153 of the aircraft flown by the Rattlers and Firebirds during their service in Vietnam. You may click a tail number to view more detailed information about that aircraft, including accident and incident reports.
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 |
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66-00496 | UH-1B | Jun 1966 | Oct 1966 | Nov 1966 | 54 | 54 | 0 |
66-00509 | UH-1B | Jun 1966 | Oct 1966 | Nov 1966 | 116 | 280 | 164 |
64-14165 | UH-1C | Nov 1965 | Dec 1968 | Mar 1969 | 317 | 333 | 16 |
65-09434 | UH-1C | Jan 1966 | Dec 1968 | Apr 1969 | 654 | 835 | 181 |
65-09440 | UH-1C | Jan 1966 | Jul 1970 | Mar 1971 | 1647 | 2050 | 403 |
65-09492 | UH-1C | Mar 1966 | Aug 1970 | Feb 1971 | 1521 | 1783 | 262 |
65-09534 | UH-1C | Apr 1966 | Nov 1968 | Apr 1970 | 1126 | 1801 | 675 |
65-09554 | UH-1C | May 1966 | Mar 1968 | Oct 1968 | 1155 | 1330 | 175 |
65-09557 | UH-1C | May 1966 | May 1969 | Feb 1970 | 995 | 1409 | 414 |
65-12772 | UH-1C | Jun 1966 | Jun 1969 | Apr 1970 | 870 | 1359 | 489 |
66-00492 | UH-1C | Jun 1966 | Oct 1966 | Jan 1968 | 3 | 728 | 725 |
66-00497 | UH-1C | Jun 1966 | Oct 1966 | Jul 1968 | 44 | 1066 | 1022 |
66-00498 | UH-1C | Jun 1966 | Oct 1966 | Jul 1968 | 141 | 985 | 844 |
66-00503 | UH-1C | Jun 1966 | Oct 1966 | Feb 1967 | 0 | 85 | 85 |
66-00504 | UH-1C | Jun 1966 | Oct 1966 | Dec 1967 | 67 | 706 | 639 |
66-00508 | UH-1C | Jun 1966 | Oct 1966 | Sep 1968 | 56 | 1147 | 1091 |
66-00510 | UH-1C | Jun 1966 | Oct 1966 | Apr 1968 | 114 | 1099 | 985 |
66-00544 | UH-1C | Jul 1966 | Aug 1969 | Jun 1970 | 1772 | 2444 | 672 |
66-00588 | UH-1C | Sep 1966 | Aug 1968 | Aug 1970 | 1011 | 2121 | 1110 |
66-00643 | UH-1C | Oct 1966 | Jun 1968 | Dec 1968 | 690 | 972 | 282 |
66-00650 | UH-1C | Oct 1966 | Jan 1967 | May 1967 | 9 | 319 | 310 |
66-00652 | UH-1C | Oct 1966 | Jan 1967 | Feb 1968 | 0 | 679 | 679 |
66-00713 | UH-1C | Dec 1966 | Jul 1969 | Feb 1970 | 526 | 904 | 378 |
66-00738 | UH-1C | Jan 1967 | Jan 1969 | Oct 1969 | 903 | 1318 | 415 |
66-00739 | UH-1C | Jan 1967 | Jun 1969 | Dec 1969 | 904 | 1156 | 252 |
66-06643 | UH-1C | Jul 1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
66-09534 | UH-1C | Mar 1969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
66-15006 | UH-1C | Jan 1967 | Jun 1968 | May 1969 | 449 | 732 | 283 |
66-15012 | UH-1C | Feb 1967 | Dec 1968 | May 1969 | 686 | 935 | 249 |
66-15080 | UH-1C | Apr 1967 | Mar 1970 | Dec 1970 | 1300 | 1926 | 626 |
66-15088 | UH-1C | Apr 1967 | Oct 1968 | Apr 1969 | 293 | 554 | 261 |
66-15141 | UH-1C | May 1967 | Jul 1967 | Dec 1968 | 0 | 823 | 823 |
66-15142 | UH-1C | May 1967 | Jul 1968 | Nov 1968 | 197 | 319 | 122 |
63-12999 | UH-1D | Nov 1964 | Oct 1967 | Dec 1967 | 1414 | 1602 | 188 |
64-13528 | UH-1D | Jan 1965 | Oct 1966 | Jul 1967 | 1377 | 2031 | 654 |
64-13560 | UH-1D | Feb 1965 | Oct 1966 | Feb 1967 | 1383 | 1848 | 465 |
64-13563 | UH-1D | Feb 1965 | Oct 1966 | Mar 1967 | 1312 | 1726 | 414 |
64-13564 | UH-1D | Feb 1965 | Oct 1966 | Oct 1967 | 891 | 1280 | 389 |
64-13565 | UH-1D | Feb 1965 | Oct 1966 | Oct 1966 | 1386 | 1449 | 63 |
64-13568 | UH-1D | Feb 1965 | Oct 1966 | Jun 1967 | 1112 | 1728 | 616 |
64-13593 | UH-1D | Mar 1965 | Dec 1966 | Feb 1967 | 1342 | 1446 | 104 |
64-13611 | UH-1D | Apr 1965 | Jan 1968 | Apr 1968 | 1390 | 1595 | 205 |
64-13654 | UH-1D | May 1965 | Dec 1967 | Aug 1968 | 1214 | 2088 | 874 |
64-13667 | UH-1D | Jun 1965 | Oct 1966 | Oct 1967 | 1253 | 2230 | 977 |
64-13668 | UH-1D | Jun 1965 | Oct 1966 | Sep 1967 | 943 | 1883 | 940 |
64-13669 | UH-1D | Jun 1965 | Oct 1966 | Dec 1966 | 746 | 918 | 172 |
64-13678 | UH-1D | Jun 1965 | Oct 1966 | Dec 1966 | 1252 | 1414 | 162 |
64-13683 | UH-1D | Jun 1965 | Oct 1966 | Nov 1966 | 1100 | 1194 | 94 |
64-13684 | UH-1D | Jun 1965 | Oct 1966 | Sep 1967 | 1078 | 2121 | 1043 |
64-13690 | UH-1D | Jun 1965 | Oct 1966 | Aug 1967 | 1200 | 2035 | 835 |
64-13715 | UH-1D | Jul 1965 | Oct 1966 | Apr 1967 | 1162 | 1829 | 667 |
64-13796 | UH-1D | Sep 1965 | Oct 1966 | Oct 1967 | 897 | 2027 | 1130 |
65-09685 | UH-1D | Feb 1966 | Oct 1967 | Sep 1968 | 1425 | 2038 | 613 |
65-09835 | UH-1D | Apr 1966 | Oct 1966 | Feb 1967 | 261 | 740 | 479 |
65-09840 | UH-1D | Apr 1966 | Oct 1966 | May 1968 | 250 | 2070 | 1820 |
65-09859 | UH-1D | May 1966 | Oct 1966 | Jun 1968 | 285 | 2365 | 2080 |
65-09889 | UH-1D | May 1966 | Oct 1966 | Apr 1968 | 249 | 2157 | 1908 |
65-09890 | UH-1D | May 1966 | Oct 1966 | Sep 1967 | 285 | 1292 | 1007 |
65-10021 | UH-1D | Jul 1966 | Oct 1966 | Apr 1968 | 38 | 2107 | 2069 |
65-10042 | UH-1D | Jul 1966 | Feb 1968 | May 1968 | 1161 | 1662 | 501 |
65-10068 | UH-1D | Aug 1966 | Oct 1966 | Sep 1967 | 0 | 1142 | 1142 |
65-10070 | UH-1D | Aug 1966 | Sep 1967 | Jul 1968 | 1003 | 1905 | 902 |
65-12865 | UH-1D | Sep 1966 | Oct 1967 | Dec 1967 | 865 | 1180 | 315 |
66-00803 | UH-1D | Oct 1966 | Jul 1967 | Apr 1968 | 782 | 1901 | 1119 |
66-00989 | UH-1D | Nov 1966 | Mar 1967 | Jun 1968 | 62 | 2026 | 1964 |
66-01001 | UH-1D | Dec 1966 | Feb 1968 | May 1968 | 574 | 1092 | 518 |
66-01030 | UH-1D | Dec 1966 | Mar 1967 | May 1968 | 20 | 603 | 583 |
66-01031 | UH-1D | Dec 1966 | Mar 1967 | Jun 1968 | 68 | 1775 | 1707 |
66-01086 | UH-1D | Jan 1967 | Aug 1967 | May 1968 | 8 | 1036 | 1028 |
66-01145 | UH-1D | Jan 1967 | Mar 1967 | Sep 1967 | 9 | 638 | 629 |
66-01173 | UH-1D | Jan 1967 | May 1967 | Mar 1968 | 53 | 1061 | 1008 |
66-01189 | UH-1D | Jan 1967 | Mar 1967 | May 1968 | 8 | 1139 | 1131 |
66-16086 | UH-1D | Feb 1967 | Apr 1967 | Mar 1968 | 0 | 1202 | 1202 |
66-16145 | UH-1D | Mar 1967 | Oct 1967 | May 1968 | 0 | 992 | 992 |
66-16231 | UH-1D | Apr 1967 | Jun 1967 | May 1968 | 0 | 1276 | 1276 |
66-16850 | UH-1D | Sep 1967 | Feb 1968 | May 1968 | 11 | 521 | 510 |
64-13875 | UH-1H | Nov 1965 | Jan 1969 | Nov 1970 | 1283 | 3313 | 2030 |
65-15762 | UH-1H | Feb 1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
66-01085 | UH-1H | Jan 1967 | Mar 1969 | Jun 1969 | 1074 | 1585 | 511 |
66-16004 | UH-1H | Feb 1967 | May 1970 | Dec 1971 | 1695 | 2998 | 1303 |
66-16024 | UH-1H | Feb 1967 | Aug 1970 | Dec 1971 | 1860 | 2926 | 1066 |
66-16122 | UH-1H | Mar 1967 | Jan 1971 | Dec 1971 | 1132 | 1671 | 539 |
66-16210 | UH-1H | Mar 1967 | Jan 1969 | Dec 1971 | 29 | 2791 | 2762 |
66-16260 | UH-1H | Apr 1967 | May 1968 | Oct 1969 | 3 | 1886 | 1883 |
66-16303 | UH-1H | Apr 1967 | May 1968 | Jul 1969 | 2 | 1564 | 1562 |
66-16312 | UH-1H | Apr 1967 | May 1968 | Dec 1970 | 2 | 3140 | 3138 |
66-16332 | UH-1H | Apr 1967 | May 1968 | Aug 1969 | 2 | 1641 | 1639 |
66-16353 | UH-1H | May 1967 | May 1970 | May 1970 | 2169 | 2209 | 40 |
66-16453 | UH-1H | May 1967 | Jan 1969 | Dec 1970 | 473 | 2119 | 1646 |
66-16491 | UH-1H | Jun 1967 | Jan 1971 | Dec 1971 | 2101 | 2828 | 727 |
66-16663 | UH-1H | Jul 1967 | Mar 1969 | Jul 1969 | 840 | 1354 | 514 |
66-16817 | UH-1H | Sep 1967 | Dec 1970 | Dec 1970 | 1928 | 1942 | 14 |
66-16830 | UH-1H | Sep 1967 | May 1968 | Sep 1968 | 9 | 627 | 618 |
66-17133 | UH-1H | Dec 1967 | May 1968 | Jul 1969 | 138 | 1683 | 1545 |
67-17269 | UH-1H | Feb 1968 | Jun 1970 | Feb 1971 | 1541 | 2377 | 836 |
67-17313 | UH-1H | Mar 1968 | Oct 1968 | Feb 1969 | 128 | 689 | 561 |
67-17364 | UH-1H | Mar 1968 | Aug 1969 | Nov 1970 | 749 | 2398 | 1649 |
67-17408 | UH-1H | Apr 1968 | May 1968 | Dec 1970 | 0 | 2446 | 2446 |
67-17413 | UH-1H | Apr 1968 | Jun 1968 | Aug 1970 | 2 | 3003 | 3001 |
67-17414 | UH-1H | Apr 1968 | May 1968 | Oct 1970 | 1 | 3072 | 3071 |
67-17416 | UH-1H | Apr 1968 | May 1968 | Feb 1969 | 2 | 1011 | 1009 |
67-17418 | UH-1H | Apr 1968 | May 1968 | Oct 1968 | 0 | 576 | 576 |
67-17494 | UH-1H | May 1968 | Jun 1968 | Jun 1969 | 0 | 886 | 886 |
67-17497 | UH-1H | May 1968 | Jun 1968 | Apr 1970 | 0 | 2274 | 2274 |
67-17517 | UH-1H | May 1968 | Jun 1968 | Dec 1968 | 0 | 839 | 839 |
67-17520 | UH-1H | May 1968 | Jun 1968 | Oct 1970 | 0 | 3071 | 3071 |
67-17522 | UH-1H | May 1968 | Jun 1968 | Oct 1969 | 2 | 1796 | 1794 |
67-17528 | UH-1H | May 1968 | Jun 1968 | Jul 1970 | 0 | 2788 | 2788 |
67-17546 | UH-1H | May 1968 | Jun 1968 | Oct 1970 | 0 | 3144 | 3144 |
67-17728 | UH-1H | Aug 1968 | Sep 1968 | Jan 1969 | 0 | 694 | 694 |
67-17783 | UH-1H | Sep 1968 | Aug 1969 | Dec 1970 | 871 | 2714 | 1843 |
68-15225 | UH-1H | Dec 1968 | Jan 1969 | Mar 1970 | 0 | 1245 | 1245 |
68-15227 | UH-1H | Dec 1968 | Jan 1969 | Apr 1971 | 0 | 2637 | 2637 |
68-15264 | UH-1H | Dec 1968 | Jan 1969 | Aug 1969 | 0 | 910 | 910 |
68-15298 | UH-1H | Jan 1969 | Feb 1969 | Nov 1969 | 0 | 899 | 899 |
68-15322 | UH-1H | Jan 1969 | Mar 1971 | Jun 1971 | 1325 | 1622 | 297 |
68-15626 | UH-1H | May 1969 | Dec 1970 | Dec 1971 | 1378 | 2028 | 650 |
68-15629 | UH-1H | May 1969 | Mar 1970 | May 1970 | 615 | 875 | 260 |
68-15742 | UH-1H | Jun 1969 | Mar 1971 | Dec 1971 | 1336 | 1920 | 584 |
68-16100 | UH-1H | Jul 1969 | Aug 1969 | Apr 1970 | 0 | 957 | 957 |
68-16201 | UH-1H | Aug 1969 | Sep 1969 | Apr 1970 | 0 | 866 | 866 |
68-16212 | UH-1H | Sep 1969 | Sep 1969 | Jun 1970 | 0 | 1020 | 1020 |
68-16219 | UH-1H | Aug 1969 | Sep 1969 | Dec 1971 | 0 | 1996 | 1996 |
68-16284 | UH-1H | Sep 1969 | Oct 1969 | Feb 1970 | 0 | 451 | 451 |
68-16383 | UH-1H | Oct 1969 | Nov 1969 | Apr 1971 | 0 | 1813 | 1813 |
68-16405 | UH-1H | Oct 1969 | Nov 1969 | Dec 1971 | 0 | 1955 | 1955 |
68-16412 | UH-1H | Oct 1969 | May 1970 | Jun 1970 | 173 | 463 | 290 |
68-16426 | UH-1H | Nov 1969 | Dec 1969 | Dec 1971 | 0 | 2226 | 2226 |
68-16496 | UH-1H | Nov 1969 | Jan 1971 | Sep 1971 | 692 | 1352 | 660 |
68-16544 | UH-1H | Dec 1969 | May 1971 | Sep 1971 | 897 | 1190 | 293 |
69-15301 | UH-1H | Apr 1970 | Jan 1971 | Sep 1971 | 299 | 884 | 585 |
69-15357 | UH-1H | May 1970 | Jul 1970 | Mar 1971 | 0 | 554 | 554 |
69-15358 | UH-1H | May 1970 | Jun 1970 | Feb 1971 | 0 | 1021 | 1021 |
69-15375 | UH-1H | May 1970 | Jul 1970 | Jul 1970 | 0 | 48 | 48 |
69-15376 | UH-1H | May 1970 | Jul 1970 | Sep 1971 | 0 | 837 | 837 |
69-15501 | UH-1H | Jul 1970 | Aug 1970 | Sep 1971 | 0 | 1497 | 1497 |
69-15568 | UH-1H | Jul 1970 | Sep 1970 | Aug 1971 | 0 | 1037 | 1037 |
69-15746 | UH-1H | Oct 1970 | Jul 1971 | Oct 1971 | 575 | 828 | 253 |
69-15759 | UH-1H | Oct 1970 | Jan 1971 | Jun 1971 | 158 | 505 | 347 |
69-15761 | UH-1H | Oct 1970 | Nov 1970 | Sep 1971 | 0 | 869 | 869 |
69-15762 | UH-1H | Oct 1970 | Nov 1970 | Jun 1971 | 0 | 675 | 675 |
69-15770 | UH-1H | Oct 1970 | Nov 1970 | Sep 1971 | 0 | 902 | 902 |
69-15826 | UH-1H | Nov 1970 | Jan 1971 | Apr 1971 | 60 | 162 | 102 |
69-16723 | UH-1H | Feb 1971 | May 1971 | Aug 1971 | 94 | 270 | 176 |
70-15870 | UH-1H | May 1971 | Jul 1971 | Aug 1971 | 23 | 161 | 138 |
64-14117 | UH-1M | Sep 1965 | Jan 1971 | Dec 1971 | 1795 | 2331 | 536 |
65-09510 | UH-1M | Apr 1966 | Mar 1970 | Dec 1971 | 1688 | 2779 | 1091 |
65-09559 | UH-1M | May 1966 | Aug 1970 | Dec 1971 | 1555 | 2302 | 747 |
66-00625 | UH-1M | Oct 1966 | Sep 1970 | Dec 1971 | 1957 | 2453 | 496 |
66-00678 | UH-1M | Nov 1966 | Jan 1970 | Dec 1971 | 1468 | 2520 | 1052 |
66-01625 | UH-1M | Jul 1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
66-15060 | UH-1M | Mar 1967 | Nov 1969 | Dec 1971 | 912 | 2135 | 1223 |
66-15128 | UH-1M | May 1967 | Mar 1971 | Dec 1971 | 1950 | 2433 | 483 |
Total number of aircraft shown: 153 | Total hours flown: 137,824 |