68-15817 |
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68-15817 while assigned to 147th Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Hillclimbers" located at Vung Tau, in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN), 1969-1970. |
68-15817, Boeing build number B-529, was a CH-47C helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 23 September 1968. 68-15817 accumulated 4,324.0 aircraft hours. At some point, 68-15817 was assigned to the 147th Assault Support Helicopter Company - "Hillclimbers", located at Vang Tau in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN). On 7 November 1990, 68-15817 was inducted into the D model program and converted to 90-00224. The last known location of 68-15817 was at Boeing during the conversion. Aircraft status: Converted to D model. |
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SP5 James Lillis, Crew Chief on 68-15817 from 1969 to 1970, while assigned to the 147th ASHC at Vung Tau, RVN. The tail number of the aircraft in the background is unknown. |
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Door Gunner SP4 Cochran (Left) and SP5 Robert Granatire (68-15817's Flight Engineer) are shown above. |
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An all too familiar mission for Chinook helicopters in Vietnam was the recovery of downed aircraft. Shown above, 68-15817 back hauls a UH-1 Huey for repairs. |
This aircraft was piloted by: |
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This aircraft was crewed by: |
SP4 Robert Stanfield, Crew Chief, July 1977 - May 1978 |
SP5 Robert Granatire, Flight Engineer, 1969 - 1970 |
SP5 James Lillis, Crew Chief, 1969 - 1970 |
SP4 UNK Cochran, Door Gunner, 1969 - 1970 |
SP5 John Huff, Flight Engineer, 1969 |
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