Boeing CH-47A Chinook helicopter 66-00089.

66-00089

Property of

196th Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC)

" Flippers "

Republic of Vietnam

CH-47A Chinook helicopter 66-00089 on the flight line at Camp Lane, in the Republic of Vietnam, early 1967. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

   66-00089, Boeing build number B-221, was a CH-47A helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 11 August 1966. 66-00089 accumulated at least 3,157.7 aircraft hours.

   On an unknown start date (possibly 1966), 66-00089 was originally assigned to the 196th Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Flippers" when the unit formed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and deployed with that unit to the Republic of Vietnam (RVN).

   The 196th ASHC would eventually become C Company - "Flippers", 159th Aviation Regiment, 18th Aviation Brigade, located at Simmons Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. At some point, and as of 31 December 2003, the 18th Aviation Brigade was located at Simmons Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, and was subordinate to the 18th Airborne Corps. The 18th Airborne Corps was subordinate to Forces Command (FORSCOM), which was a major command (MACOM) of 2nd Army. C Company was the former 196th Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Flippers". The 196th ASHC was redesignated A Company, 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment in approximately 1988. In September 1996, 2nd Battalion was deactivated and the unit was redesignated A Company, 159th Aviation Regiment. In approximately November 1996, the unit was redesignated as C Company, 159th Aviation Regiment.

   On 3 June 1985, 66-00089 was inducted into the D model program and converted to 85-24347.

   The last known location of 66-00089 was at Boeing during the conversion.

   Aircraft status: Converted to D model.

CH-47A Chinook helicopter undergoing an engine change at an unknown location in the Republic of Vietnam. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

CH-47A Chinook helicopter undergoing an engine change at an unknown location in the Republic of Vietnam. In this photograph, SP(?) John Arendt (name spelling possibly in error), Flight Engineer on 66-00089, is holding up three fingers to indicate this was the third engine change on the aircraft. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

CH-47A Chinook helicopter 66-00089 sitting on the ramp at Chu Lai near the 71st Assault Support Helicopter Company area. The aircraft had ferried in a news crew. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

This aircraft was piloted by:

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This aircraft was crewed by:

SP(?) John Arendt, Flight Engineer, 1967

UNK Dave Mason, Crew Chief, 1967

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