Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 777

  

"Flying Armadillos"
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History 
15. April 1958 HMR-777 established at NAS Dallas TX
1. April 1962 HMR-777 was redesignated HMM-777
1. September 1971 HMM-777 was redesignated HMH-777
1. October 1980 HMH-777 was redesignated HMH-772 Det. B
1. April 1993 HMH-772 Det. B deacivated at NAS Dallas TX

Tailcodes 
1958 - 1969 7D
1969 - 1972 5D
1972 - 1993 QM
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Planes:
 

 

 

 1958 - 1960
HTL-		    
 

 

 

 1960 - 1971
HUS-1 (CH-34D)		    
 

 

 

 1971 - 1973
CH-53A		    
 

 

 

 1973 - 1993
CH-53D		    
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HMR-777, HMM-777, HMH-777 Home Port Assignments
NAS Dallas TX 15. Apr. 1958 1. Apr. 1993
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HMR-777, HMM-777, HMH-777 Deployments 
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HMR-777, HMM-777, HMH-777 Commanding Officers 
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History 
HMH-777 originally activated in 1959 as HMR-777. The squadron, the second to be formed at Dallas, was also the last Reserve helicopter squadron to be activated. In April 1962, the squadron was redesignated HMM-777. Later that year the Marine Aviation Reserve Training Command was reorganized and several squadrons were deactivated, including the other Dallas-based squadron HMM-762, which was absorbed by HMM-777. In 1971, the squadron traded in its aging UH-34Ds for the CH-53A, and was redesignated HMH-777.

In 1980, HMH-777 fell victim to another round of budget cuts and was deactivated. The squadron personnel and aircraft formed Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, Detachment B.

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last update 7. March 2022

written  19. April 2009

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