Final Descents

 

          (304 Final Descents)

 

 

         
" The best reason for doing what's right today is tomorrow. "

 

 

         
Two lost souls in the Republic of Vietnam, circa 1968.

          Two lost souls in the Republic of Vietnam, circa 1968.

 

 

             Below is a listing of the Boeing CH-47 Chinooks in service to the United States of America that, as of October 2005, have made their last flight. This list includes all crashed, destroyed, shot down, and scraped airframes that are no longer in service with the United States Air Force or Army. This list includes two airframes that never actually flew - 59-04982 and airframe build number 6 (no tail number was ever assigned). Included additionally are the four surviving A models now resting peacefully in museums (60-03451, 61-02408, 64-13149, 65-07992), as well as 59-04986, the A model once utilized as a sheet metal repair training device at the Structural Repair School located at Fort Eustis, Virginia. At some point, 59-04986 was sold to a private individual. Underlined links point to pages with additional information.

 

 

         
From Andy Dulay: My CH-47 crash in Vietnam. This photo also showed up in an issue of Look magazine, circa 1968. The cause of the crash was a dual hydraulic failure at low level and high speed. We were inverted and traveling backward at about 50 knots by the time we hit the ground. Amazingly, nobody was killed, but everyone in the crew was injured. Photographer unknown.

             From Andy Dulay: My CH-47 crash in Vietnam (66-19032). This photo also showed up in an issue of Look magazine, circa 1968. The cause of the crash was a dual hydraulic failure at low level and high speed. We were inverted and traveling backward at about 50 knots by the time we hit the ground. Amazingly, nobody was killed, but everyone in the crew was injured. Photographer unknown. If anyone has more info about this crash and/or the tail number, please email us. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger version.

 

 

          A Models

          (184 Final Descents)

 

         
Warrant Officer Candidate (WOC) Mark S. Morgan, 1984, in the Fort Rucker cemetary near the Ozark Gate.
59-04982 59-04983
59-04984 59-04985
59-04986
B-006
60-03448 60-03450
60-03451 60-03452
61-02408 61-02411
61-02414 61-02418
61-02425 62-02120
62-02121 62-02122
62-02125 62-02126
         
62-02134 63-07901 63-07910 63-07913 64-13106
64-13107 64-13109 64-13110 64-13114 64-13116
64-13124 64-13128 64-13131 64-13136 64-13138
64-13139 64-13141 64-13143 64-13145 64-13146
64-13147 64-13148 64-13149 64-13151 64-13152
64-13153 64-13154 64-13156 64-13157 64-13158
64-13161 64-13162 64-13163 65-07966 65-07968
65-07969 65-07970 65-07972 65-07973 65-07974
65-07975 65-07976 65-07985 65-07986 65-07987
65-07988 65-07989 65-07992 65-07994 65-07996
65-07997 65-07998 65-07999 65-08000 65-08001
65-08006 65-08007 65-08016 65-08021 65-08022
65-08024 65-08025 66-00066 66-00067 66-00068
66-00069 66-00070 66-00071 66-00072 66-00073
66-00076 66-00078 66-00079 66-00080 66-00081
66-00082 66-00083 66-00084 66-00085 66-00086
66-00087 66-00088 66-00091 66-00092 66-00094
66-00095 66-00096 66-00098 66-00099 66-00100
66-00105 66-00109 66-00110 66-00111 66-00113
66-00112 66-00117 66-00118 66-00120 66-00121
66-00125 66-19001 66-19002 66-19003 66-19004
66-19005 66-19006 66-19007 66-19010 66-19011
66-19012 66-19013 66-19014 66-19015 66-19016
66-19019 66-19022 66-19023 66-19027 66-19029
66-19032 66-19033 66-19034 66-19035 66-19037
66-19038 66-19039 66-19040 66-19041 66-19042
66-19045 66-19046 66-19047 66-19050 66-19053
66-19056 66-19059 66-19061 66-19062 66-19063
66-19064 66-19065 66-19067 66-19068 66-19069
66-19070 66-19075 66-19076 66-19078 66-19079
66-19080 66-19081 66-19082 66-19083 66-19084
66-19085 66-19086 66-19089 66-19090 66-19091
66-19092 66-19093 66-19094 66-19095  

 

          Read a brief summary of the disposition of the A model Chinook helicopter:       Click-N-Go Here

 

 

          B Models

          (32 Final Descents)

 

         
66-19101 66-19103 66-19106 66-19110 66-19113
66-19117 66-19118 66-19126 66-19128 66-19139
66-19142 66-19143 67-18433 67-18435 67-18442
67-18445 67-18449 67-18455 67-18457 67-18458
67-18461 67-18462 67-18468 67-18469 67-18470
67-18475 67-18480 67-18481 67-18485 67-18487
67-18490 67-18493      

 

          Read a brief summary of the disposition of the B model Chinook helicopter:       Click-N-Go Here

 

 

          C Models

          (55 Final Descents)

 

 

         
CW4 John Parry.

             CW4 John Parry in this mid-1980s photograph shows him sitting right seat as he prepares to fly a CH-47C Chinook helicopter at Finthen Army Airfield, West Germany. John was a good man and it was a very enjoyable experience to fly with him. John made his final descent on 3 January 2010. Click-N-Go Here to see a larger version of this image.

 

 

         
67-18496 67-18497 67-18498 67-18499 67-18501
67-18502 67-18506 67-18507 67-18508 67-18511
67-18512 67-18513 67-18514 67-18518 67-18519
67-18523 67-18524 67-18527 67-18529 67-18534
67-18535 67-18536 67-18539 67-18542 67-18543
67-18544 67-18545 68-15810 68-15823 68-15824
68-15826 68-15832 68-15835 68-15837 68-15841
68-15845 68-15854 68-15866 68-15869 68-15993
68-15994 68-15999 68-16000 68-16022 69-17100
69-17105 69-17108 69-17119 69-17120 69-17124
70-15035 71-20944 74-22275 74-22290 74-22292

 

          Read a brief summary of the disposition of the C model Chinook helicopter:       Click-N-Go Here

 

 

          D Models

          (26 Final Descents)

 

         
87-00102 - A CH-47D down in Iraq.

 

         
82-23764 84-24156 84-24166 84-24174 84-24177
85-24325 85-24332 85-24335 85-24349 86-01643
86-01681 87-00102 88-00092 88-00098 88-00100
89-00165 89-00173 90-00183 90-00195 90-00200
90-00201 90-00217 90-00220 91-00230 91-00269
92-00301        

 

          Read a brief summary of the disposition of the D model Chinook helicopter:       Click-N-Go Here

 

 

          MH-D Models

          (3 Final Descents)

 

         
83-24110 89-00146 89-00160

 

          Read a brief summary of the disposition of the MH D model Chinook helicopter:       Click-N-Go Here

 

 

          E Models

          (3 Final Descents)

 

         
92-00465 92-00471 92-00475

 

          Read a brief summary of the disposition of the E model Chinook helicopter:       Click-N-Go Here

 

 

          G Models

          (1 Final Descent)

 

         
03-03729

 

          Read a brief summary of the disposition of the G model Chinook helicopter:       Click-N-Go Here

 

 

          Civilian Versions

 

         
The remains of G-BWFC during the post crash investigation.

             The remains of G-BWFC during the post crash investigation. Click-N-Go Here to read the accident report.

 

 

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