Boeing CH-47C Chinook 68-15817.

68-15817

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.

SP5 James Lillis, Crew Chief on 68-15817 from 1969 to 1970, while assigned the the 147th ASHC at Vung Tau, RVN.

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.

Door Gunner SP4 Cochran (Left) and SP5 Robert Granatire (68-15817's Flight Engineer) are shown above.

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, CE, July 1977 - May 1978.

SP5 Robert Granatire, FE, 1969 - 1970.

SP5 James Lillis, CE, 1969 - 1970.

SP4 UNK Cochran, DG, 1969 - 1970.

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