The Legacy of the Tandem Rotor Helicopters

 

 

         
31 May 2011: A CH-47D Chinook helicopter carries an M119 howitzer to Soldiers of Battery A, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, at their mountain outpost in Khowst province, Afghanistan.

             31 May 2011: A CH-47D Chinook helicopter carries an M119 howitzer to Soldiers of Battery A, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, at their mountain outpost in Khowst province, Afghanistan. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

          3 Files - November 2012

 

 

             There are three notable files in .pdf format listed below concerning the "The Legacy of the Tandem Rotor Helicopters". For anyone interested in the history of the Chinook helicopter, these are worthy of a good read and a great investment of your time.

 

             The information was compiled from multiple sources by Nick Van Valkenburgh as a result of many years of research.

 

             The first file, H-47 Chinook Legacy [8.9 Mb], contains a condensed version of the legacy of the tandem rotor helicopters.

 

             The second file, H-47 Page View [18.7 Mb], contains a brief history by tail number.

 

             The third file, H-47 Chinook Legacy - Expanded [27.7 Mb], contains all of the information in files 1 and 2.

 

 

          Updated File - January 2014

 

             An updated file, H-47 Chinook Legacy - January 2014 [10.7 Mb], contains contains new information.

 

 

          Note

 

 

             Please understand, these documents - like all of the information presented on this website - are the result of thousands of people contributing to the history and legacy of the Chinook helicopter over a 50 year time span. We are not professional writers and have never received any funding for our labors. We are just doing the best we can in recording the history of the helicopter. None of the information contained in the above documents, or from any page on this site, may be reprinted and sold as part of a commercial venture. Please see the Terms of Use if you have any questions.

 

 

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