67-18531

 

         
205th ASHC - "Geronimos", unit patch from the days of Vietnam.

 

          205th ASHC - "Geronimos", unit patch from the days of Europe.
205th ASHC - "Geronimos" D model fielding poster, 1988.
B Company, 6th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment patch used by the "Geronimos" after the unit redesignation from the 205th ASHC.

 

             67-18531, Boeing build number B-501, was a CH-47C helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 18 June 1968. 67-18531 accumulated 2,133.9 aircraft hours. At some point, 67-18531 was assigned to the 205th Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Geronimos", located at Fort Benning, Georgia. On 30 September 1982, 67-18531 was inducted into the D model program and converted to 82-23780. The last known location of 67-18531 was at Boeing during the conversion. Aircraft status: Converted to D model.

 

 

         
Boeing CH-47C Chinook 67-18531 conducting a POTUS support mission.

             67-18531, while assigned to the 205th ASHC, then stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, got in on the act of POTUS support. Pictured above, 67-18531 had landed adjacent to a dam project near Kalispell, Montana, and awaited further instructions. The mission was flown in support of President Nixon's visit to the area.

 

 

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