i was stationed aboard Shenandoah AD-26 (Norfolk) at the time. (Destroyer Tender) We went in to the "Yards" to be converted ....to support DASH. For the destroyers it was called a "FRAM" Job. Almost all destroyers underwent the conversion.
We Deleted our two 5"38 open mount guns Fore and Aft ..for the Helo Deck and Hanger aft. I was stationed aboard Shenandoah from early 1960 through summer 1964. We never saw a DASH helicopter on board.
We did see a DASH Helicopter aboard a destroyer rafted alongside..They were doing flight tests..
Tethered. The DASH helicopter crashed on deck of the destroyer doing the testing.
The DASH helicopter was "sporting" one of the very early
Gas Turbine engines then in development.
As an aside: At the same time..Rover/BRM had a
Gas Turbine entry in the
"24 hours of Le Mans". It finished without incident. The ruling body had no idea how to "Classify" a Turbine Engine....HISTORY.
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