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Originally Posted by Seahawk
When I was the Chief Government Pilot at the Sikorsky Factory all Marine One H-3's went through retrofit and heavy maintenance there...they call them "White Tops".
They were in a separate area and where guarded 24/7, even on the ramp. I never looked inside!
There is a new Marine One in work.
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I chatted with a guy that ran the maintenance on Marine one. He said the Army flew the chopper for years, but they got caught with only washing and cleaning one side of the chopper. The press saw the dirty side and the Army was fired, marines took over