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Bell OH-13S-BF Sioux 64-15313 (MSN 1822) Delivered to US Army in October '65. D Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry, 4th Infantry "Shamrock" to April '67. Combat damaged on the 17th of February '67 in the Plei Trap valley, South Vietnam; the aircraft crashed and was destroyed.
 
Bell OH-13S-BF Sioux 64-15413 (MSN 3281) crashed in South Vietnam when lost power and fell to the ground and fuel tank exploded on the 21st of September '67. Crew uninjured, helicopter destroyed.
 
McDonnell RF-4C-27-MC Phantom 65-0913 (MSN 1598) with 460th TRW, 11th TRS shot down by AAA near Dak To/Tu Mo Rong/Pleiku, South Vietnam on the 7th of January '68. Both crew KIA
 
Boeing-Vertol CH-47A Chinook 65-8013 (B-185) accepted by the US Army on the 2nd of May '66.
Assigned to 213th Aviation Company, Fort Benning, GA "Black Cats" –Dec66.
Assigned to 213th Assault Support Helicopter Company, Vietnam "Black Cats" Jan67-Feb68.
Assigned to 179th Assault Support Helicopter Company "Shrimpboat" Jun68-Jan69.
Assigned to 205th Assault Support Helicopter Company "Geronimos" Sep69-Aug70.
Assigned to 242nd Assault Support Helicopter Company "Muleskinners" Sep69-Aug71.
Assigned to 362nd Assault Support Helicopter Company Sep71.
Assigned to 1st Army, New Cumberland Army Depot [NCAD], PA, Jan72-Jan74.
Assigned to 242nd Aviation Company "Muleskinners" Fort Wainwright, AK Feb74-
Rebuilt as CH-47D and reserialed 86-01648.
 
Boeing-Vertol CH-47A Chinook 66-0113 (B-245) accepted by the US Army on the 11th of October '66. Assigned to 203rd Assault Support Helicopter Company Jul71-Mar72 and were named "Short'. MAP transfer Jul72 to the South Vietnam Air Force as 66-0113. Captured by North Vietnamese Army at end of war.
 
Lockheed HC-130P-130-LM Hercules 66-0213 (MSN 382-4163, 16th SOW/9th SOS) MC-130P Combat Shadow pulled up to avoid hill in poor visibility and pancaked into deep snow on the 13th of February '01 in eastern Afghanistan. Crew of 8 OK.
 
McDonnell F-4E-32-MC Phantom 66-0313 (MSN 2528) credited with shooting down MiG-19 over North Vietnam on the 6th of October '72. To Israel in October 1973, Nickel Grass. As 331 with Israeli Defense Force Air Force. Assigned as ground tainer at Holtz Technical School, Tel Aviv, Israel. Preserved as gate guard at Ramon AB with fake serial 119 in Jul 2012.
 
McDonnell F-4D-30-MC Phantom 66-7513 (MSN 2034) with 8th TFW, 435th TFS shot down by ground fire near Viet tri/Phuc Yen, North Vietnam on the 27th of October '67. Pilot POW, RIO KIA.
 
Hughes OH-6A Cayuse 66-14413 (MSN 0294) Bailed to Bell Helicopters, Fort Worth, TX in April '68.
Assigned to South East Asia Night Operations [SEA NITEOPS] in July '68.
Assigned to D Troop, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry, 9th Infantry Division Light Horse Aug 1968-Mar 1969.
Combat damage on the 6th of December '68; the aircraft was hit in the cockpit and force landed. Later recovered and repaired.
Accident on the 21st of January '69, Dong Tam, RVN.
Assigned to 605th Transportation Company (Aircraft Direct Support) in April '69.
Assigned to Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 520th Transportation Battalion May 1969.
Assigned to Directorate for Maintenance, Sharpe Army Depot Sep 1969-Nov 1969.
Bailed to Hughes Aircraft, Culver City, CA Dec 1969-Feb 1970.
Assigned to C Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment Mar 1970-Jul 1970.
Assigned to 166th Transportation Company Aug 1970.
Bailed to Hughes Aircraft, Culver City, CA Oct 1970-Apr 1971.
Assigned to Directorate for Maintenance, Sharpe Army Depot May 1971-Jun 1971.
Assigned to Lexington Depot, KY, Jul 1971-Aug 1971.
Assigned to 108th Division Training, Army Reserves, Charlotte, NC Sep 1971.
Assigned to A Troop, 7th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment Oct 1971-Jan 1972.
Accident on the 23rd of January '72 South Vietnam.
 
Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe 66-18413 (MSN 64015) Delivered to US Army in April '67. 137th Transportation Company (Heavy Helicopter), Kansas Army National Guard. Registered on the 12th of Aprik '94 as N173AC to Erickson Air-Crane, Inc.; heli-tanker 748, named 'Christine'. Registration cancelled on the 11th of October on export to Brazil.
Restored on the 8th of February '12 as N173AC, to Erickson, Inc.; current [June '18].
Crashed on the 28th of January '19 into a reservoir near Jericho, Victoria, Austria during water uplift for fire fighting operations. Crew swam to shore and are OK.
 
Boeing-Vertol CH-47A Chinook 66-19013 (B-271) accepted by the US Army on the 16th of November '66.
Assigned to 177th Aviation Company, 3rd Army, Fort Benning, GA Jan67-Feb67
Assigned to Army Aviation Division, Dugway Proving Ground, UT, Apr67-May67
Assigned to 242nd Assault Support Helicopter Company "Muleskinners" Sep67-Feb69
Destroyed on ground on the 26th of February '69 at Cu Chi Army Airfield, Saigon, South Vietnam by North Vietnamese Army 3rd Sapper Battalion attack using satchel charges and rocket propelled grenades.
A total of 9 Chinooks were destroyed; another 3 airframes received major damage and 2 airframes had minor damage. After a few parts were salvaged, the remains were buried by bulldozers.
 
Boeing-Vertol CH-47B Chinook 66-19113 (B-371) accepted by the US Army on the 20th of June '67.
Assigned to 271st Assault Support Helicopter Company "Innkeeper"
Crashed in Vietnam on the 16th of July '68 due to transmission seizure.
 
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North American RB-45C Tornado 48-013 withdrawn from operational use at RAF Alconbury on the 28th of April '58 and to Adana AB, Turkey for fire practice use.
 
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