Boeing CH-47 Chinook Nose Art

 

 

 

" American Pie " - The nose art of 89-00138, circa July 2002.

 

 

This page is dedicated to the Flight Engineer - you know, the fella that really owns the helicopter.

 

 

Hey - Crewmembers ! Please send us a photograph of you standing next to your bird. If you have Nose Art, send that in too! We are looking to build a Nose Art and Crewmember photo section. Don't forget to tell us who you are, where you are, the date the photo was taken, and the tail number of your aircraft.

 

 

If you can identify the unknown aircraft and nose art on this page, please let us know...

 

 

 

An unknown soldier in Vietnam, circa 1969. The writing on the back of the Flak Jacket reveals the mood of the time. The caption near the bottom of the jacket reads "Fun Travel Adventure". Some folks know it has another meaning as well.

 

 

 

Chinook helicopter 67-18458 - "Nancy Lee", in the Republic of Vietnam, circa 1968.

 

 

 

CH-47A 65-08024 - "Running Scared", in the Republic of Vietnam, circa 1968.

 

 

 

Chinook helicopter 64-13151 "Stump Jumper" in the Republic of Vietnam.

 

 

 

Larry L. Costley SP4 (27 Jul 47 - 3 Oct 68), Flight Engineer on CH-47A 66-19041 - "The Grunt Wagon". Larry's crew and all six passengers were killed in a "mid-air" with a C-7A Caribou at Camp Evans, in the Republic of Vietnam. The Grunt Wagon was on the daily shuttle run and had just departed LZ Nancy and was landing at Camp Evans. All personnel aboard both aircraft perished.

 

 

 

WO1 Jeff Brown standing in the main cabin doorway of his pride and joy - "Betty's Bird" [tail number unknown] during Operation Desert Shield / Storm (1990-1991).

 

 

 

71-20955 - "Widow Maker", circa 1983. The Flight Engineer was Carl Heck and the Crew Chief was Kevin Pate.

 

 

 

"Charlie Chopper" - tail number unknown.

 

 

 

"Pray for Piece" - tail number unknown.

 

 

 

"Green Dragon" - tail number unknown.

 

 

 

"Horny Hooker" - tail number unknown.

 

 

 

Unknown Tail Number.

 

 

 

"C Ration Sall" - tail number unknown.

 

 

 

"C Ration Sall", tail number unknown, and Don Lunceford in the Republic of Vietnam, circa 1969.

 

 

 

66-00074 - "Happy Hippie", in the Republic of Vietnam, circa 1969.

 

 

 

Unknown Tail Number.

 

 

 

Unknown Soldier.

 

 

 

Unknown Tail Numbers

 

 

90-00217 - A loss in Afghanistan

 

 

Marilyn Monroe - What tail number are you from? Click-N-Go Here to see a larger version of this image.

 

 

Pachyderms

 

 

Click-N-Go Here to view Nose Art from the 200th Assault Support Helicopter Company - "Pachyderms" during their days in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN).

 

 

Big Windy

 

 

Click-N-Go Here to view Nose Art from F Company, 159th Aviation Regiment - "Big Windy" during their involvement in the War on Terrorism.

 

 

Hercules

 

 

Click-N-Go Here to view Nose Art from 132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Hercules" during their stay in Vietnam.

 

 

Colorado Army National Guard

 

 

Click-N-Go Here to view Nose Art from Detachment 1, Company E, 168th Aviation (HH).

 

 

There is a lot more nose art available for your viewing pleasure in the individual Chinook tail number files. Simply go to the Search Engine and search on "nose art" to find more. Hint: Click on "exact phase" when selecting the search criteria.

 

 

Please feel free to contribute your Nose Art to this page. We would love to have it. It doesn't have to be from the nose either, a cabin window, aft pylon shot, anything is most certainly welcome and very much appreciated.

 

 

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