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1963 |
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Constructed as a CH-47A. |
31 December 1963 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 62-2127. |
31 December 1963 |
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To 228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion, 1st CAV. (Air Mobile). |
July 1965 |
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Base of operations changed.
Deployed to South Vietnam for combat / combat support operations. Shipped aboard the USS Boxer (CV-21). |
14 January 1966 |
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Damaged.
During a Rescue and Recovery mission for a downed aircraft, CH-47A 62-2127 was at 500 feet and UNK knots when it took 2 hits from an enemy 7.62MM weapon, likely an AK-47. The helicopter was hit in the forward area, damaging the structure and main rotor system. The helicopter continued flight and accomplished all mission objectives. It was later repaired in theater. |
October 1966 |
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Transferred to 611th Transportation Company, South Vietnam. |
November 1966 |
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To Army Aeronautical Depot Maintenance Center (ARADMAC), NAS Corpus Christi, TX. |
February 1968 |
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Transferred to 177th Aviation Company, Medical Helicopter, 3rd Army, Fort Benning, GA. |
By December 1970 |
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Transferred to Lawson Army Airfield, Fort Benning, GA. |
By December 1970 |
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Redesignated as GCH-47A. |
December 1970 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At the maintenance area, Lawson Army Airfield |
April 1971 |
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Transferred to 205th Aviation Company, 3rd Army, Fort Benning, GA. |
June 1971 |
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Transferred to U. S. Army National Guard. |
September 1973 |
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Transferred to U. S. Army Transportation Corps and Transportation School (USATSCH), 1st Army, Fort Eustis, VA. |
15 April 1988 |
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Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number XM0028. |
27 March 1992 |
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To Boeing Vertol, Philadelphia, PA. |
From May 1992 to June 1993 |
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Remanufactured as a CH-47D.
New construction number, M.3434, assigned to the airframe. |
30 June 1993 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 92-00293. |
From July 1993 to After 1 June 1995 |
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Transferred to Company F, 131st Aviation Regiment, AL ARNG, Montgomery, AL. |
After 11 September 2001 |
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Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan for various deployments following the events of 9/11/2001, making this Chinook a veteran of both the Vietnam War and GWOT. |
From By July 2005 to September 2008 |
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Transferred to 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, CT ARNG, Windsor Locks, CT. |
After September 2008 |
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Transferred to High Altitude Aviation ARNG Training Site (HAATS) Gypsum, CO. |
From June 2012 to June 2013 |
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USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, approved the Colorado Army National Guard aircraft for use on Emergency Life Saving missions and/or Wildland Fire Fighting activities as specified in the Colorado Interagency Cooperative Fire Management Agreement for the period. |
By 2016 |
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To 834th Aviation Support Battalion, 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, MN ARNG, Saint Paul, MN. |
September 2016 |
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Permanently withdrawn from use.
This Chinook accumulated more than 4,000 flight hours during its 53 year military career. |
September 2016 |
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To Saint Cloud Army Aviation Support Facility-Minnesota National Guard, Saint. Cloud Regional Airport, Saint Cloud, MN.
 View the Location Dossier |
11 April 2025 |
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Photographer: Max Sabin |
11 April 2025 |
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Photographer: Max Sabin |
11 April 2025 |
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Photographer: Max Sabin |
11 April 2025 |
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Photographer: Max Sabin
Notes: Noseart |
