ACH-47A Guns-A-Go-Go “This small piece of metal is all that remains of “CO$T OF LIVING” after her fatal crash on May 5th, 1967 near Bong Son, Vietnam. Luckily, someone had the foresight to hack the Go-Go patch out of the forward crown and bring it home to the Army Aviation Museum.”

The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a tandem-rotor helicopter originally developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and now manufactured by Boeing Defense, Space & Security. The Chinook is a heavy-lift helicopter that is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters.

Jan 6, 2021 · Four armed/armored ACH-47A Chinooks were specially built for the U.S. Army by Boeing Vertol in late 1965. Three of the four aircraft were originally fielded in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) for a six month temporary duty (TDY) test period assigned to the newly formed 53rd Aviation Detachment.

Nov 28, 2023 · In June 1965 the US Army requested the conversion by Boeing of four CH-47A’s into A/ACH-47A’s – standing for “armed and armored” – which subsequently got shortened to a single “A”, and the first of these was delivered the following November.

Dec 12, 2024 · The two A/ACH-47A (later designated ACH-47A) Chinook gunships that broke the back of that VC assault in 1966 were modified versions of the standard CH-47 Chinook. A/ACH-47A stood for Armored/Attack Cargo Helicopter.

Sep 16, 2017 · Aircraft 64-13149, "Easy Money", in the Republic of Vietnam. 64-13149, Boeing build number B-121, was a ACH-47A helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 30 November 1965. The administrative strike date was sometime in 1968. 64-13149 accumulated 927.0 aircraft hours.

Jul 7, 2011 · Four armed/armored ACH-47A Chinooks were specially built by Boeing Vertol in late 1965. These four aircraft were originally fielded in Vietnam for a six-months TDY test period as the 53rd...

The A/ACH-47A was originally known as the Armed/Armored CH-47A (or A/ACH-47A). It was officially designated ACH-47A by US Army—Attack Cargo Helicopter—and unofficially "Guns A Go-Go"). Four CH-47A helicopters were converted to gunships by Boeing Vertol in late 1965.

A CH-47A Chinook helicopter, from the U.S. Army's 228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion (ASHB) - "Winged Warriors", lifts a load of ammunition for 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) troops at An Khe, South Vietnam, on 11 April 1966. A total of …

Jun 12, 2021 · Each A/ACH-47A (later designated ACH-47A) Chinook carried 3,000 pounds of expendable ordnance and was markedly faster than the Mike-model UH-1 Huey Hog gunships then in use. These unique helicopter gunships began life …