1HS Timeline
August 5, 1955 - 1401st HF established as Presidential Support. The 1401st was initially equipped with two CH-21 Shawnee and four H-19 Chickasaw aircraft
July 12, 1957 - President Eisenhower became the 1st President to fly in a helicopter when the 1401st HF landed a UH-13J Sioux on the White House lawn
October 1, 1957 - Renamed the 1001st Helicopter Flight
August 1, 1961 - 1001st Helicopter Flight moved to Bolling, AFB & Renamed 1001st Helicopter Squadron
February 1, 1967 - 1001st HS begins flying the UH-1F Huey
Circa 1967 - 1001st receives its first Outstanding Unit Award
Circa 1967 - The two UH-13Js were retired, with one being sent to the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB, and the other to the Smithsonian
Circa 1967 - The unit returned to its original location at Joint Base Andrews, MD
May 1, 1968 - Lt Col Gerald O. Young (an alumnus of the squadron) awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroics in Vietnam
July 1, 1970 - Unit renamed 1st Helicopter Squadron (1 HS) over the next year
August 1, 1970 - CH-3E Jolly Green Giant aircraft were also integrated into the 1 HS, which, over the next year, replaced the UH-1F & CH-21
April 1, 1971 - 1 HS receives the UH-1N Huey
July 2, 1974 - Then-Vice President Richard Nixon aboard a Huey after the retirement ceremony for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Moorer
Circa 1974 - President Johnson aboard a Huey at Joint Base Andrews
September 30, 1980 - Reached 100,000 hour accident-free mark becoming the first helicopter squadron ever to do so.
January 13, 1982 - The 1 HS was instrumental in the recovery efforts after an airliner crashed into the 14th St. Bridge
March 3, 2001 - Vice President Cheney honored the squadron’s 200,000 hour mark
September 11, 2001 - Key player in Emergency Evacuation of NCR
September 13, 2010 - USAF Verne Orr Award Winner
November 1, 2010 - 1 HS splits into two squadrons; 811 OSS and 1 HS make up the 811th OG
July 1, 2019 - Squadron celebrates 50 years of excellence
Personnel
AIRCRAFT PAST
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Boeing
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Sikorsky
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Bell
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UH-13 Ranger (1957-67)
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UH-1F Huey (1967-71)
AIRCRAFT PRESENT
UH-1N Huey (1971-Present)
Primary Function: Utility
Builder: Bell Helicopter Co.
Power Plant: Pratt & Whitney T400-CP-400
Range: 250 Nautical Miles
Ceiling: 10,000 Feet
Speed: 100 Knots Cruise
Date Deployed: 1970
Crew: Two or Three: Pilot and Co-pilot or Pilot and Flight Engineer