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66-00067, Boeing build number B-199, was a CH-47A helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 9 June 1966. 66-00067 accumulated at least 291.0 aircraft hours. The administrative strike date was 28 May 1968. On an unknown start date, 66-00067 was originally assigned to the unit that 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 re-designated A Company, 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment in approximately 1988. In September 1996, 2nd Battalion was deactivated and the unit was re-designated A Company, 159th Aviation Regiment. In approximately November 1996, the unit was re-designated as C Company, 159th Aviation Regiment. On 28 May 1968, 66-00067 was lost due to an accident. The aircraft crashed on take-off. The last known location of 66-00067 was in the Republic of Vietnam. Aircraft status: Crashed. |
