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Vietnam’s Forgotten Gunship: The ACH-47A Chinook

Companies I worked for made quite a few CH-47 gear boxes and other various gears. Before I retired I interacted a lot with the Boeing Aircraft Quality Rep. He was always trying to correct me because I still called it Boeing-Vertol. He also likes what he called my Boeing hat. I had to tell him it was Mcdonnell Douglas not Boeing and that Boeing took the logo after the merger because their old one was so lame.
 
I was on a sales trip to Redstone in the early 2000s and we were walking in from the parking lot and a flight of Hueys went over.

Redstone is so big the commanding general used to fly his fleet of Hueys from one side of it to the other.

Anyway, walking along the outside of the procurement and engineering building, I blundered into the AC CH47. Really off the beaten path. It looked more like a kid's playground object.

Thanks for the article.
 
First I have read about the Chinook being used this way. I have read about the C-130 and C-47 gunship conversions which were used to great affect. I believe the C-130 gunships are still in the US arsenal today, although drones and advancements in portable carried AA rockets have limited their usefulness. I couldn't imagine being under the guns of one of these. I can see why the enemy solders would cut and run when one show up on the scene.
 
The Go Go was amazing. We were working Doc To and drawing heavy fire every time in and out. Two Huey gun ships were hammering the vill but were unable to stop the firing at us or them. A Go Go ship offered their assistance and after making one assault pass the enemy fire ceased. My only experience with the Go go ships but what a show it put on.
Also had one stop at our flight line for some repairs and I saw it on my way out on a mission. Would have liked to have a better view of it but we were up and gone.
Tom Alward FE BOXCAR 165, Chu Lai April/Jan 67-68.
 
Thomas Alward said:
The Go Go was amazing. We were working Doc To and drawing heavy fire every time in and out. Two Huey gun ships were hammering the vill but were unable to stop the firing at us or them. A Go Go ship offered their assistance and after making one assault pass the enemy fire ceased. My only experience with the Go go ships but what a show it put on.
Also had one stop at our flight line for some repairs and I saw it on my way out on a mission. Would have liked to have a better view of it but we were up and gone.
Tom Alward FE BOXCAR 165, Chu Lai April/Jan 67-68.
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Thank you for your service sir.....
 
I did sheet metal training at Ft Eustis in the late spring and summer of 1968. It was on Easy Money in the air field hanger. I served with Frank Huddleston in Phu Loi 68-69 who was a crew member on Stump Jumper. I was with the 213ASH, Black Cats. Re check your facts.
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67u2f George French
 
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