Search continues for missing UH-1Y Huey in Nepal

Photo By Cpl. Thor Larson | A UH-1Y Huey helicopter flies into the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, after a search and rescue operation May 13. A UH-1Y Huey assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, carrying six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers, went missing while conducting humanitarian assistance after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake May 12. The Marines with HMLA-469, currently part of Joint Task Force 505 participating in operation Sahayogi Haat, responded in support of the government of Nepal after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country April 25. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Thor J. Larson/Released)  

OKINAWA, JAPAN

05.13.2015

Courtesy Story

III Marine Expeditionary Force   

OKINAWA, Japan - As of May 13, 8:35pm, Japanese Standard Time, the search for six U.S. Marines and two Nepalese service members aboard the missing UH-1Y Huey continues.

Two UH-1Y Hueys with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, and two MV-22B Ospreys from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, flew nine sorties and approximately 21 flight hours in search of the missing aircraft. Flight operations are still ongoing.

The aircraft went missing May 12 near Charikot, Nepal, while conducting humanitarian assistance in support of Joint Task Force 505 supporting Operation Sahayogi Haat. The UH-1Y Huey, with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, was delivering humanitarian aid to those affected by the recent earthquakes.

• Date Taken: 05.13.2015
• Date Posted: 05.13.2015 08:25
• Story ID: 163114
• Location: OKINAWA, JP