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 Marine One - Yorba Linda, CA Posted by:  Gryffindor3
N 33° 53.349 W 117° 49.041
11S E 424420 N 3750165
The helicopter that ferried various U.S. Presidents, their families, and other dignitaries/staff is on display at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda.
Waymark Code: WM5JPG
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2009
Views: 31
A Sikorsky Sea King model, this was the very first helicopter to be used by U.S. presidents. Weighing in at six tons, it is now anchored inside the library gates near the Nixon birthplace. Any helicopter in which the president flies, by the way, is given the call sign "Marine One." Before installation in 2006, the aircraft was painstakingly restored by a large group of volunteers at March Field Air Museum in Riverside. Many of the workers were veterans and former pilots.
The helicopter was captured in countless photos and news images when private citizen Nixon waved from its steps on August 9, 1974. He was leaving the White House for the last time, having resigned the office of President earlier that day.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Sikorsky VH-3A "Sea King"
Tail Number: (S/N): 150617
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): museum
inside / outside: outside
Other Information::
No other information.
Access restrictions:
http://www.nixonlibrary.gov/themuseum/helicopter.php
from the site:
"One of the highlights of a trip to the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum is the chance to step aboard Army One--the helicopter used by Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford. Extensively restored and now on permanent display at the library, the helicopter presents visitors with a rare chance to see how presidents traveled aboard one of the most storied aircraft ever made.
The helicopter, which seats sixteen and cost a million dollars to construct in 1960, is a six-ton Sikorsky VH 3A "Sea King" model, bureau number 150617. During its presidential service, the helicopter was known either as Marine One or Army One, depending on whether Marine or Army pilots were operating the craft. President Nixon used it on more than 180 trips, including on overseas visits such as his summit meeting with President Anwar Sadat of Egypt in 1974.
Perhaps his most famous use of the helicopter was his last, on August 9, 1974. On that day, President Nixon resigned and flew in the helicopter from the South Lawn of the White House to Andrews Air Force Base, where he boarded Air Force One for a flight to his private residence in San Clemente, California.
The helicopter was retired from White House service in 1976 and later used for the training of Secret Service. After being put in storage, the helicopter's interior and exterior were restored, and it was installed on the grounds of the library in 2006.
The Sikorsky VH 3A "Sea King" helicopter is on loan courtesy of the National Museum of the Marine Corps."
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.
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