Norfolk, Va. (Jan. 27, 2006) - The H-3 Sea King takes its final operational flight in the skies above Norfolk, Va., for their final flight before being replaced by the MH-60S Seahawk helicopter.
Talk about a legacy! It's a little sad to see the H-3 go. What longevity. It was, along with a number of it's contempoaries, an aircraft that simply defined Naval Aviation. The A-4, F-4, RA-5, A-6. We now have a nice safe, politically correct and vanilla fleet of Hornets and 60's.
We need A4s to wax poetic about the Sea Pig's retirement...

Talk about a legacy! It's a little sad to see the H-3 go. What longevity. It was, along with a number of it's contempoaries, an aircraft that simply defined Naval Aviation. The A-4, F-4, RA-5, A-6. We now have a nice safe, politically correct and vanilla fleet of Hornets and 60's.
We need A4s to wax poetic about the Sea Pig's retirement...


