Fighting Griffins, tail code ES, redesignated from HMM-266 when received their MV-22B Ospreys during 2008.
On April 2011 they perform a non-stop flight between Afghanistan and Greece (4500km/2800m)
On February 2012 they perform the first Osprey landing on a Military Sealift Command (MSC)
On April 2011 they perform a non-stop flight between Afghanistan and Greece (4500km/2800m)
On February 2012 they perform the first Osprey landing on a Military Sealift Command (MSC)
News about VMM-266 |
MV-22B maintenance at Sea
05-May-13 - AT SEA by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit - With the help of sailors assigned to the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted maintenance on MV-22B Ospreys on the flight deck of the Kearsarge’s flight deck, at sea, May 4, 2013.VMM-266 rescue on Libya during Odyssey Dawn
18-Dec-12 - MARINE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER, N.C. by 1st Lt. Roberto Martins - Three Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 will be awarded the Air Medal with the combat distinguishing device for valor, during a ceremony at the VMM-266 hangar at 4 p.m. Thursday, December 20, 2012.Osprey Makes Historic Intercontinental Flight
11-Apr-11 - Marines makes a historic first in flying 3 Ospreys from Afghanistan to the USS Kearsarge on the Mediterranean Sea supported by 2 KC-130J Hercules
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VMM-266 List of helicopters |
C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |||
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31403 | UH-1N | 158232 : Oct13 VMM-266 /ES-31 last UH-1N deployment with USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) | |||||
31643 | UH-1N | 158558 : Oct13 VMM-266 /ES-30 last UH-1N deployment with USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) | |||||
31671 | UH-1N | 159195 : Oct13 as VMM-266 /ES-3? on last UH-1N deployment with USS Kearsarge (LHD-3+ | |||||
26932 | ah-1t | 160744 : 27apr10 pictured as VMM-266 /ES-40 on USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) off the coast + | |||||
D0027 | mv-22b | 165841 : 20oct11 pictured very oily as /ES-10 VMM-266 at MCAS Yuma, Arizona | |||||
D0036 | mv-22b | 165850 : 2011 VMM-266 /ES-11 | |||||
D0037 | mv-22b | 165851 : USMC; VMM-162 /YS-03; VMM-266 /ES-11, noted 2009 | |||||
D0038 | mv-22b | 165852 : Bell-Boeing MV-22B, c/n D0038, ff?; del USMC as MV-22B, 165852, unk; xfer + : USMC; 2011 VMM-266./ES-03 | |||||
D0039 | mv-22b | 165853 : Bell-Boeing MV-22B, c/n D0039, ff?; del USMC as MV-22B, 165853, unk; xfer + | |||||
D0042 | mv-22b | 165941 : May15 VMM-266 /ES-10 SPMAGTF-CR-AF, Romania | |||||
D0040 | mv-22b | 165956 : USMC; 2011 VMM-266./ES-00 | |||||
D0053 | mv-22b | 166386 ES-11 : | |||||
D0054 | mv-22b | 166387 : Bell-Boeing MV-22B, c/n D0054, ff?; del USMC as MV-22B, 166387, unk; xfer + | |||||
D0073 | mv-22b | 166494 : 2009 VMM-266 /ES-12 | |||||
D0075 | mv-22b | 166496 : Bell-Boeing MV-22B, Block B, c/n D0075, ff?; del USMC as MV-22B, 166496, u+ | |||||
D0076 | mv-22b | 166497 : USMC MV-22B; VMM-263 /EG-07; VMM-266 /ES-07 | |||||
D0077 | mv-22b | 166498 : Bell-Boeing MV-22B, Block B, c/n D0077, ff?; del USMC as MV-22B, 166498, u+ | |||||
D0078 | mv-22b | 166499 : Bell-Boeing MV-22B, Block B, c/n D0078, ff?; del USMC as MV-22B, 166499, u+ | |||||
D0079 | mv-22b | 166685 : Bell-Boeing MV-22B, Block B, c/n D0079, ff?; del USMC as MV-22B, 166685, u+ : 2011 as VMM-266 /ES-04 : 09feb12 pictured as VMM-266 /04 during a historic first landing aboard the+ | |||||
D0080 | mv-22b | 166686 : Bell-Boeing MV-22B, Block B, c/n D0080, ff?; del USMC as MV-22B, 166686, u+ | |||||
D0081 | mv-22b | 166687 : Bell-Boeing MV-22B, Block B, c/n D0081, ff?; del USMC as MV-22B, 166687, u+ | |||||
D0082 | mv-22b | 166688 : USMC; VMM-266 /ES-02, unk; VMM-162, /YS-02, unk | |||||
D0083 | mv-22b | 166689 : Bell-Boeing MV-22B, Block B, c/n D0083, ff?; del USMC as MV-22B, 166689, u+ | |||||
D0085 | mv-22b | 166691 : USMC; 2011 VMM-266./ES-05 | |||||
D0087 | mv-22b | 2006 | 166718 : USMC; 2006 VMM-266 /ES-02 | ||||
D0088 | mv-22b | 2006 | 166719 : USMC MV-22B 2006; VMM-266 /ES-09; VMM-162 /YS-09 : 2011 VMM-266 /ES-09 | ||||
D0089 | mv-22b | 2007 | 166720 : Bell-Boeing MV-22B, c/n D0089, ff?; del USMC as MV-22B, 166720, 2007; xfer+ | ||||
D0090 | mv-22b | 2007 | 166721 : Feb15 VMM-266 /ES-11 | ||||
D0091 | mv-22b | 2007 | 166722 : Bell-Boeing MV-22B, c/n D0091, ff?; del USMC as MV-22B, 166722, 2007; xfer+ | ||||
D0094 | mv-22b | 2007 | 166725 : USMC; 2011 VMM-266./ES-01 | ||||
D0109 | mv-22b | 2008 | 166744 : Bell-Boeing MV-22B, c/n D0109, ff?; del USMC as MV-22B, 166744, 2008; xfer+ | ||||
D0110 | mv-22b | 2008 | 166745 : Bell-Boeing MV-22B, c/n D0110, ff?; del USMC as MV-22B, 166745, 2008; xfer+ | ||||
D0120 | mv-22b | 167909 : Feb15 VMM-266 /ES-12 | |||||
D0172 | mv-22b | 168222 : USMC; 2012 VMM-266 /ES-12 : VMM-266./ES-12 visit EDDS | |||||
D0177 | mv-22b | 168227 : USMC; 2012 VMM-266 /ES-01 | |||||
D0178 | mv-22b | 168228 : USMC; 2012 VMM-266 /ES-02 : VMM-266./ES-02 visit EDDS | |||||
D0179 | mv-22b | 168229 : USMC; 2012 VMM-266 /ES-05 : VMM-266./ES-05 visit EDDS : VMM-266./ES-05 for SPMAGTF-CR-AF | |||||
D0193 | mv-22b | 168243 : VMM-266./ES-11 for SPMAGTF-CR-AF | |||||
D0208 | mv-22b | 2013 | 168291 : Jan15 as VMM-266 /ES-03 | ||||
D0212 | mv-22b | 168295 : VMM-266./ES-03 for SPMAGTF-CR-AF | |||||
D0229 | mv-22b | 168326 : USMC;
May14 VMM-266 /ES-15 | |||||
D0232 | mv-22b | 168329 : USMC;
May14 VMM-266 /ES-? |