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                        Chinooks in Oklahoma

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                        Cobrahistorian
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                        • From: Aaaaah.... Alpha Apaches... A beautiful thing!
                        Chinooks in Oklahoma
                        Posted by Cobrahistorian on Sunday, April 10, 2005 2:26 PM
                        Hey guys!

                        I just got back from 4 days in the field at Fort Sill, and although my feet are killing me, it was worth it seeing the University of Central Oklahoma air assault into our AO aboard CH-47Ds 064 and 085. WOW.... just too friggin cool! I wish I had a camera, but I was camo'd up with a 50lb ruck on my back at the time.

                        After they dropped their troops off, they did a low pass over the LZ at about 50 feet. I was a happy camper for about an hour after that... and then we started night land nav...

                        Anyone got any data on these two birds? I specifically wrote down their tail #s in my TACSOP for all of you!
                        "1-6 is in hot"
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                        UH-1V_CE
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                          July 2003
                        Posted by UH-1V_CE on Sunday, April 10, 2005 11:31 PM
                        Cobrahistorian,
                        please email me about a project you and I cound think about! Dave "UH-1V CE"
                        uh1cav@aol.com
                        Crew Chiefs keep em up!
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                        oldhooker
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Piedmont Triad, NC (USA)
                        Posted by oldhooker on Monday, April 11, 2005 10:31 AM
                        Hi Jon,

                        Yes, the Chinook sure has a way of leaving a lasting impression! Smile [:)]

                        The two aircraft you were with are converted "B" models... below is the information I was able to obtain from these two birds:

                        CH-47D #88-00064, is converted CH-47B #67-18447.... airframe is 37.5 years old.

                        CH-47D #88-00085, is converted CH-47B #66-19116.... airframe is 37.8 years old.

                        Hope this helps... Smile [:)]

                        Take care,
                        Frank

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                        HeavyArty
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Valrico, FL
                        Posted by HeavyArty on Monday, April 11, 2005 11:13 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by oldhooker

                        Hi Jon,

                        Yes, the Chinook sure has a way of leaving a lasting impression! Smile [:)]

                        The two aircraft you were with are converted "B" models... below is the information I was able to obtain from these two birds:

                        CH-47D #88-00064, is converted CH-47B #67-18447.... airframe is 37.5 years old.

                        CH-47D #88-00085, is converted CH-47B #66-19116.... airframe is 37.8 years old.

                        Hope this helps... Smile [:)]

                        Take care,
                        Frank




                        Yup, great aircraft. Fastest in the US Army inventory as well, go figure. Gotta love when the aircraft is much older than most of the pilots flying them and troopers riding in them. No real replacement for them on the horizon either. Kinda like the B-52, expected to still be in service till 2045, almost 100 years since its inception. Simply Amazing!!

                        Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

                        Check out my Gallery: https://app.photobucket.com/u/HeavyArty

                        "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell

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                        Trigger
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                        • From: Moooooon River!
                        Posted by Trigger on Monday, April 11, 2005 1:34 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by HeavyArty

                        Yup, great aircraft. Fastest in the US Army inventory as well, go figure. Gotta love when the aircraft is much older than most of the pilots flying them and troopers riding in them. No real replacement for them on the horizon either. Kinda like the B-52, expected to still be in service till 2045, almost 100 years since its inception. Simply Amazing!!


                        No. Friggin.' Way! Shock [:O]

                        I've recently been wondering what will replace the CH-47. I had no idea they're going to run those things for another 40 years. Are they still building -47s or will they go thru refurbs/SLEPs?
                        ------------------------------------------------------------------ - Grant "Can't let that nest in there..."
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                        Cobrahistorian
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                        • From: Aaaaah.... Alpha Apaches... A beautiful thing!
                        Posted by Cobrahistorian on Monday, April 11, 2005 2:49 PM
                        Grant,

                        Yep, Boeing's building new ones now, believe it or not!

                        Frank,

                        Thanks for the info on those birds! Any idea whether they were in-country or not and who they flew with?

                        Gino,

                        I've had a few buddies of mine who are gun pilots tell me how they practically had to order the Hooks they were escorting to slow down, or they would outrun their escorts. Awesome bird indeed. It was amazing seeing those two birds come tearing across the LZ after they'd dropped everyone off. Literally at about 50 feet or so...

                        "1-6 is in hot"
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                        oldhooker
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Piedmont Triad, NC (USA)
                        Posted by oldhooker on Monday, April 11, 2005 3:02 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Cobrahistorian

                        Frank,

                        Thanks for the info on those birds! Any idea whether they were in-country or not and who they flew with?


                        Jon,

                        I found out the information you were looking for concerning these two aircraft, with incident reports and tracking information up to 1975. It's lengthy, so I'll send it to you in an email, if that's okay.... then you can display the results in here however, and if, you wish. Smile [:)]

                        Check your mail.

                        Take care,
                        Frank

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                        Cobrahistorian
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                        • From: Aaaaah.... Alpha Apaches... A beautiful thing!
                        Posted by Cobrahistorian on Monday, April 11, 2005 6:03 PM
                        Frank,

                        That's awesome, thanks SO much! I think I'm gonna build one as soon as the Trumpeter kit comes out. Now to choose which one!
                        "1-6 is in hot"
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                        grandadjohn
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                          February 2003
                        • From: phoenix
                        Posted by grandadjohn on Monday, April 11, 2005 7:56 PM
                        Jon, need to get yourself a camera you can slip in a pocket
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 12:18 AM
                        Gents,

                        Seems like Hooks have been a part of the scene at Ft. Sill for a long time. IIRC, the 154th Aviation Company was in residence with early "A" models some 35 years ago. Not too surprising that Hooks are still there as Sill is The Home of The Artillery and Chinooks and cannons go together like bread and butter - or maybe vanilla ice cream and chocalate syrup .
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                        Cobrahistorian
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Aaaaah.... Alpha Apaches... A beautiful thing!
                        Posted by Cobrahistorian on Sunday, April 17, 2005 7:10 PM
                        Ok, so I didn't get photos, but one of the TACs from my school did! Here's six shots of 064 and 085 comin in.











                        "1-6 is in hot"
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                        oldhooker
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Piedmont Triad, NC (USA)
                        Posted by oldhooker on Monday, April 18, 2005 9:06 AM
                        The dear old Chinooks!!

                        Especially when considering the fact that some of their Fathers could have been involved in the same type exercise, in the SAME helicopters, 35 years ago!

                        Glad you were able to get some pictures of the event! Smile [:)]

                        Take care and Thanks!
                        Frank

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                        jinithith2
                        • Member since
                          January 2005
                        • From: returning to the FSM forum after a hiatus
                        Posted by jinithith2 on Monday, April 18, 2005 2:39 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Cobrahistorian

                        Ok, so I didn't get photos, but one of the TACs from my school did! Here's six shots of 064 and 085 comin in.














                        OoooooooooooooklaHoma where the wind come sweeping down the plain........

                        "hey Okeefe, u sittin on yur bayonet?" (if you've seen Band of Brothers, you know what I'm talking about, when Okeefe sings "right behind the rain", or something like that)
                        wow cool
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                        AH1Wsnake
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Modeling anything with "MARINES" on the side.
                        Posted by AH1Wsnake on Monday, April 18, 2005 11:46 PM
                        Just a suggestion, jinithith2, but when you want to quote someone's post, please don't include every single picture that they have already posted. It's a real drag when my dial-up connection needs to download every image twice. Thanks bud.

                         

                        "There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines: Marines and those who have met them in battle. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion."
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 12:54 PM
                        Hey Rotor Heads, both of those aircraft belong to Det 1, G CO 149 AVN Oklahoma Army National Guard out of Lexington. I about fell out of my chair when I read those two tail numbers. I worked on those two birds over in Kuwait.

                        Chris Ishmael
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 4:35 PM
                        Nice site i thought u might like , maybe get some nice picts etc
                        http://www.chinook-helicopter.com/index.html
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