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KRDD - 169243 (Ship 578) UH-1Y Venom, lifting off Redding,CA April 8th, 2017 after diverting the night before due to bad weather. #169243 is a UH-1Y from HMLAT-303 based in Camp Pendleton, and were enroute to Eugene Oregon. Special thanks to my ramp Escort for obtaining these photos! #168520 AH-1Z "Viper" in the foreground had a bad battery and would not start. The 3 other ships left on-time. click full.