66-19017

 

 

         
66-19017 and SP5 Andrew Elder, Crew Chief, while assigned to the 242nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Muleskinners" at the North Forty of Cu Chi, Republic of South Vietnam (RVN). The 242nd ASHC was subordinate to the 269th Combat Aviation Battalion (CAB), 1st Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.

             Vietnam, 1969: 66-19017 and SP5 Andrew Elder, Crew Chief, while assigned to the 242nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Muleskinners" at the North Forty of Cu Chi, Republic of South Vietnam (RVN). The 242nd ASHC was subordinate to the 269th Combat Aviation Battalion (CAB), 1st Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.

 

 

             66-19017, Boeing build number B-275, was a CH-47A helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 2 December 1966. 66-19017 accumulated 2,708.8 aircraft hours.

   At some point, 66-19017 was assigned to the 242nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Muleskinners", located in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) (South Vietnam).

   On 30 September 1980, 66-19017 was inducted into the D model program and converted to 81-23383.

   The last known location of 66-19017 was at Boeing during the conversion.

   Aircraft status: Converted to D model.

 

 

          This aircraft was piloted by:

 

          Your Name Here.

 

 

          This aircraft was crewed by:

 

          SP5 Burt Gettling, Flight Engineer, 1969.

 

          SP5 Andrew Elder, Flight Engineer, 1969.

 

          Your Name Here.

 

 

          The CH-47 - 40 years old and still circling the world.

         

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