Description
HSL-49 Scorpions SH-60 Tail
A perfect unique addition for the HSL-49 Scorpion member with this 20 inch wooden tail of a SH-60B.
Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light Four Nine, known as the Scorpions of HSL-49/HSM-49 is stationed at Naval Air Station North Island. Mission areas include anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, search and rescue, medical evacuation, vertical replenishment, naval surface fire support, and communications relay.
Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light FOUR NINE (HSL-49), located at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California, is one of seven Pacific Fleet Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) MK III Squadrons. The “Scorpions” of HSL-49/HSM-49 were established on March 23, 1990. The squadron flies the world’s most technically advanced helicopter, the SH 60B SEAHAWK, and has a complement of approximately 45 Officers and 180 Sailors.