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The 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (37th ARRS) was a rescue squadron of the USAF active during the Vietnam War. ==History== On 8 January 1966, the 37th ARRS was activated at Danang Air Base operating 5 HU-16s on loan from the 31st ARRS and the 33rd ARRS and with a Detachment at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base. The squadron was responsible for aircrew recovery over North Vietnam, Laos and the Gulf of Tonkin. On 30 March 1966, 2 HC-130s were delivered to Detachment 1 at Udorn RTAFB.〔LaPointe, p. 176〕 A further 3 HC-130s were delivered to Udorn in June 1966.〔Tilford, p. 76〕 On 16 January 1967, the squadron's HC-130s at Udorn RTAFB were transferred to the newly formed 39th ARRS.〔Tilford, p. 76〕 Also on 16 January Detachment 2, 37th ARRS was re-designated from Det. 5, 38th ARRS at Udorn RTAFB operating HH-3s.〔Tilford, p. 81〕 On 2 February 1967, all 5 HU-16s assigned to the 37th ARRS were transferred to the 33rd ARRS at Naha, Okinawa.〔LaPointe, p. 273〕 September 1967, Detachment 2 at Udorn RTAFB received its first 2 HH-53Bs.〔Tilford, p. 90〕 May 1967, Detachment 1 38th ARRS operating HH-3s at Danang Air Base was reassigned to the 37th ARRS.〔LaPointe, p. 274〕 March 1968, Detachment 2 at Udorn RTAFB was transferred to the 40th ARRS.〔Tilford, p. 81〕 The 37th ARRS remained at Danang until it was inactivated on 30 November 1972. 5 of its HH-53s were transferred to the 40th ARRS at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, while its two HH-43s remained at Danang as Detachment 7 of the 40th ARRS to provide base rescue during Operation Linebacker II.〔Tilford, p. 127〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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