Marines Bid Farewell to the Boeing CH-46 “Phrog,” Fly into the Future Aboard the Boeing Osprey

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Published 2015-08-05

After more than 50 years of service to the U.S. Marine Corps, the CH-46 Sea Knight, affectionately known as the "Phrog," jumped into the history books Aug. 1, with a final flight to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center. Now HMM-774, the last operational CH-46 squadron, prepares for its future aboard the MV-22 Osprey.

All Comments (21)

@larryjohnsonjr2 8 years ago

Sad to see the CH-46 phase out of service. I had many good memories.
@Mareritt 8 years ago

Some of my darkest memories came in the back of that Phrog, but man I miss flying in it.
@usmcchrisg 7 years ago

one time a I asked a crew chief about hydraulic fluid leaking all over - he told me worry if it's not leaking cause then we don't have any fluid left
@ocbee6175 7 years ago

RIP CH-46 Sea Knight "Phrog" 1964-2004 USN 1964-2015 USMC
@briangarner9505 7 years ago

Forgive me for being so old-fashioned butt I just don't understand taking these aircraft out of service they were such wonderful performers.
@fargknob 8 years ago

Thanks for the vid......and God bless our troops.
@christopherorourke6362 7 years ago

My late father in the 1960's from November of 1962 to April of 1971 worked for Boeing just outside of Philadelphia did the electrical work on the Boeing CH-46 & the Chinook helicopters. I was in the Navy and had flown in a Boeing CH-46 on July 4,1973. I have seen many Navy & Marine Corps Ch-46 helicopters on all 3 Westpac cruises & 2 Mediterrian cruises when I was in the Navy.
@dondidykes9507 7 years ago

I worked on them replace all four engines each one of the engines produces 1800 horse power I've also flew in them they use to put them down into the water for seal team and marine recon recovery Dearing the final operations in Vietnam they had to push alot of aircraft over the side to make room for more Helio landing on the flight deck at here's a hole bunch of h1 hueysh46s and I think some h53s along with small arms of all kinds off the coast of Vietnam and south toward the Philippines
@DJBoysToys 8 years ago

awesome love the ch46 and the osprey
@woodscw50 8 years ago

thank you Sgt cwoods tour 1987-1986 USMC my life of that bird " that tour " a team of 12 over
@small__kitchen23 7 years ago

a good video and I hope they will make it safe 6 parts it a lot and 2 years a lot of time wow
@nestorzarate8555 8 years ago

Muchas gracias por los videos muy buenos
@dondidykes9507 7 years ago

we used them in operations we could set it down into the water till it was about half full and recover the seal team boats
@thepoetking70 8 years ago

Sea Knight!! Ohh Rahh!! USMC
@galacticempire2920 8 years ago

CH-46 You'll never be as good as I was, kid.
@arrow251 8 years ago

I think Cherry Point MCAS just shut their PEDRO squadron down and these were the same type of copters.
@tedhernandez5009 8 years ago

Is there any future option for jet turbine engines to be installed to replace the props? The Marines do have the Harrier, thrusters...I could see the Osprey with such. Probably more efficient and faster? Just a thought here.
@cychiu1000 7 years ago

Very good
@harrisonbrand8985 8 years ago

im fairly certain i saw them flying last month. 2 of them flying overhead, nearly identical in my memory.
@RastaSaiyaman 7 years ago

I always referred to those aircraft as "Flying telephone horns" not too difficult to see why