66-00070

 

 

         
1st Air Cavalry Divison Aft Pylon Artwork.
Property of the Air Cavalry     
228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion Nose Door Artwork.
         
A pocket patch of C Company - "Crimson Tide", 228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion while in the Republic of Vietnam.
C Company

"Crimson Tide"

228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion

Republic of Vietnam

1967

 

 

             66-00070, Boeing build number B-202, was a CH-47A helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 16 June 1966. The administrative strike date was 8 May 1976. 66-00070 accumulated at least 1,789.0 aircraft hours as of 8 May 1976.

   At some point, and through at least December 1967, 66-00070 was assigned to C Company - "Crimson Tide", 228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Division, located at An Khe, in the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).

   On or about September 1972, 66-00070 was transferred to the Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF), in the Republic of Vietnam and was captured by North Vietnamese Forces at the close of hostilities.

   The last known location of 66-00070 was in the Republic of Vietnam.

   Aircraft status: Unknown.

 

 

          This aircraft was piloted by:

 

          Your Name Here.

 

 

          This aircraft was crewed by:

 

          SP5 Paul Silva, Flight Engineer, June 1967 - December 1967

 

          Your Name Here.

 

 

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

         

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