Richard J Burbine

I am late to this conversation. I just wanted to say, that the bird in your first photo "483" was a bird I worked on and flew in during the early 1980's. By the time I joined the squadron (HMH-769) the A/C were painted flat Field Green, with black markings. Great to see the old bird again. PS,, 483 was damaged in 1986, while on deployment to Norway. Not sure what happened to her after that. Semper Fidelis Fmr Sgt. Richard J. Burbine, USMC HMH-769 Metal Shop