Coronado in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

H-46 40 Years of Service

June 1964 - September 2004

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 10, 2018

1. H-46 40 Years of Service Marker

Inscription. Presented in tribute to over 40 years of flight operations logged in support of the Naval Service by the H-46 Sea Knight Helicopter. The Boeing Co.

Erected by Boeing Company.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.

Location. 32° 42.26′ N, 117° 11.628′ W. Marker is in Coronado, California, in San Diego County. It is on Tow Way Road, on the right when traveling west. Located at the Naval Air Station North Island. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Tow Way Road, San Diego CA 92135, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Peninsular Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ships Bell (about

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500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The World's First Seaplane Flight (about 600 feet away); C-2A Greyhound (about 800 feet away); Vice Admiral Edward H. Martin (approx. 0.3 miles away); McCain Boulevard (approx. 0.6 miles away); CDR Clyde Everett Lassen, USN (Ret) (approx. 0.7 miles away); James B. Stockdale (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Military Flying School (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coronado.

Also see . . .
1. HSC-21 ("Blackjacks"). Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on October 12, 2020.)

2. Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on October 12, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

H-46 and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 10, 2018

2. H-46 and Marker

H-46 Helicopter image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 10, 2018

3. H-46 Helicopter

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 10, 2018

4. H-46

Boeing-Vertol CH-46F image. Click for full size.

1969

5. Boeing-Vertol CH-46F

Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2019, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 427 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 10, 2019, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 5. submitted on October 12, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.