Marine Corps H-34

Marine Corps H-34 from (what I believe to be) the “Lucky Red Lions” of HMM-363 aboard USS Repose (AH-16) off Vietnam, sometime between 1965 and 1968. The squadron was activated on June 2, 1952 as HMR-363 to meet the demands of the Korean War and has been active ever since. They became the first West Coast squadron to transition to the H-34 from the HRS-1 and became HMM-363. In 1969, the squadron transitioned to the MH-53A and was renamed HMH-363. Since 2012, the “Lucky Red Lions” have flown the MV-22 Osprey as VMM-363.