132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company

          "Hercules"

          Chu Lai, Republic of Vietnam (RVN) 1970 - 1971

 

 

             Introducing our collection of Chinook helicopter Nose Art from the 132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Hercules", from their days in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN), from 1970 through 1971. Unfortunately, although it is known that Hercules operated A and B model Chinooks in the RVN, most of the tail numbers for the nose art displayed on this page are unknown.

 

 

         
Nose Art from the 132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Hercules", from their days in the Republic of Vietnam.

 

             "Goofy" - tail number unknown. Click-Go Here to view a larger version of this image.

 

 

         
Nose Art from the 132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Hercules", from their days in the Republic of Vietnam.

 

             "Snoopy" - tail number unknown. Click-Go Here to view a larger version of this image.

 

 

         
Nose Art from the 132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Hercules", from their days in the Republic of Vietnam.

 

             "Lady Godiva" - tail number unknown.

 

 

         
Boony Bus, CH-47B 67-18452, Chu Lai, RVN, circa 1970.

 

          67-18452 - "Booney Bus".

 

 

             It is believed SP4 Davis is pictured in the photograph above completing the artwork on the Booney Bus. SP4 Davis did most, if not all, the nose art for the 132nd ASHC aircraft between 1970 and 1971.

 

 

         
Nose Art from the 132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Hercules", from their days in the Republic of Vietnam.

 

          67-18452 - "Booney Bus".

 

 

         
Nose Art from the 132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Hercules", from their days in the Republic of Vietnam.

 

             "Good Vibrations" - tail number unknown.

 

 

         
Nose Art from the 132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Hercules", from their days in the Republic of Vietnam.

 

             "Marauder" - tail number unknown.

 

 

         
Nose Art from the 132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Hercules", from their days in the Republic of Vietnam.

 

          67-18440 - "The Virgin Hunter".

 

 

             The "thought" coming out of her head is picture of a cherry in the center of a banana. It's hard to say what that indian is doing with the toilet plunger on the end of the arrow...

 

 

         
Virgin Hunter, CH-47B 67-18440, Chu Lai, RVN, circa 1970.

 

          67-18440 - "The Virgin Hunter".

 

 

         
Nose Art from the 132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Hercules", from their days in the Republic of Vietnam.

 

          "Easy Rider" - tail number unknown.

 

 

         
Nose Art from the 132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Hercules", from their days in the Republic of Vietnam.

 

          "Proud Mary" - tail number unknown.

 

 

         
Nose Art from the 132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Hercules", from their days in the Republic of Vietnam.

 

          67-18454 - "The Undertaker"

 

 

         
Nose Art from the 132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Hercules", from their days in the Republic of Vietnam.

 

          "Raggedy Ann" - tail number unknown.

 

 

         
Nose Art from the 132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Hercules", from their days in the Republic of Vietnam.

 

          "Raggedy Ann" - tail number unknown.

 

 

         
Nose Art from the 132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Hercules", from their days in the Republic of Vietnam.

 

          67-18440 - "Zeppelin II"

 

 

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

         

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