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The Good Ole Days; Now who wouldn't recognize these 'Postcards' from the old PX at Ft. Rucker?

Postcard: Busy ramp.

Postcard: T-41's on the ramp

Postcard: CH-47A.

While rummaging through some old LP's that my Grandmother handed down to me, I discovered
this "45"! It's been over 30 years since last seeing it, having been sent home by my Uncle while he was in Flight School at Wolters. 'Max', if you happen to remember this long lost gem, I have it here for you. "From the skies we do our dying, let the Angels rest.... Winged Soldiers Are We"

Check this out! An early A Model Chinook during testing

Beechcraft T-42A 'Cochise'

The fifth pre-production Dehavilland YAC-1 'Caribou'; Here's a picture of #73083 while on a
test flight shortly after it was delivered to the Army in November, 1958. (Squadron/Signal)

AH-56 'Cheyenne'

The Beechcraft U-8D 'Seminole' "When I reported for duty with Post Aviation Div. at Simmons
Army Airfield, Ft. Bragg, and was walking up the hallway toward the Dispatch Office, someone
came through the door leading out to the "Hot Spot", and there was a U-8 out there waiting
on someone, left engine idling, door open, CW3 Vaughn, then with the 18th Aviation Co.
in the pilots seat." *seeing Mr. Vaughn sitting out there in that big ole U-8 always stuck
in my mind for some reason*

U-21 "Ute"

AH-64 'Apache'

Bell AH-1G 'Cobra's'

RC-12A of Post Aviation Division, Simmons AAF, Ft. Bragg, NC, circa: 1980

A Beechcraft RC-12. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Aviation archive,
http://www.usarmyaviation.com/ by: WO1 ROBERT GOEBEL

The Beechcraft C-12. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Aviation archive;
http://www.usarmyaviation.com/ by: WO1 ROBERT GOEBEL

AH-1S 'Cobra'

CH-37 'Mojave'

CH-34 'Choctaw'

Bell UH-1A 'Iroquois' or as commonly referred the 'Huey'

Boeing CH-47D 'Chinook'

H-23 'Raven'

H-21 'Shawnee'

CH-54 'Tarhe'

OH-58 'Kiowa'

OH-13 'Sioux'

UH-1D 'Iroquois'

RAH-66 'Comanche'

UH-1B 'Huey'

OH-6A 'Cayuse'

The Hughes TH-55 'Osage' sits in the early morning mist

The beautiful O-1 "Bird Dog" Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Aviation archive by:
WO1 ROBERT GOEBEL

A North American T-28B "Trojan" with the US Army Airborne Board at Ft. Bragg. "I was fortunate enough to get several rides in this particular aircraft with CW3 Ryder,
and Major Davis. They would fly alongside C-130's from Pope, and as cargo loads were
dropped from the back, the T-28 would circle it on the way to the ground, making pictures."
"A couple of times, Maj. Davis would do a low/high speed pass of the DZ after the load
was down, and I remember looking back, and seeing vortices swirls in the dust!"

UH-60 'Black Hawk' This was the first UH-60 that landed at Simmons Army Airfield.
Most everyone on the airfield came up to Base-Ops to see it.

The Boeing 347 experimental Chinook in flight.

The Boeing model 347 and HLH as they sit in the lot beside the Aviation Museum at
Ft. Rucker, AL. These are the only two examples of the aircraft ever built.

The "347" at Ft. Rucker in June 1999.

"Hillclimber" pocket patch

Door Gunner's view from the 298 Sqn RNLAF in Albania. - 298 squadron RNLAF

Boeing CH-47D standing on the aft wheels

OV-1 'Mohawk'

A sobering site indeed! A burning Marine Corps Boeing CH-46 trying to get on the
ground during the Vietnam war

From the pilots seat of a G model Huey Cobra, in action over Vietnam

One of the ACH-47's on the ramp at An Khe, Vietnam

298 Squadron 'Ramp Gunner' peers down during deployment in Albania. - 298 squadron RNLAF

The only example of the huge Boeing HLH at Ft. Rucker, June '99

Frank White photo - The United States Army Parachute Team, "Golden Knights", on a training
flight over Laurinburg/Maxton airport, southwest of Ft. Bragg. They are using the first
YAC-1 "Caribou" #73079. This aircraft is now on display at the US Army Transportation Museum
at Ft. Eustis, Virginia.

'Bou'1 - "How can one tell this is #079?" "Because the 1st two YAC-1's (#079 & #080) were
the only ones that had the short ADF Loop Antenna Fairing on the belly, and #080 wasn't
at Bragg."

'Bou'2 - Here's one of me standing by the front of #079

Frank White photo - Here's the fifth & final YAC-1 Caribou, #73083, at the 82nd Airborne
Museum at
Ft. Bragg, NC

Photo courtesy of DeHavilland The fourth YAC-1 Caribou, #73082 in 1961 undergoing Arctic Operational test while assigned
to the Aviation Board. (Squadron/Signal) - NOTE: the elongated ADF Loop Antenna Fairing
on the belly.

Here's #73082 as she appears today, on display at Linear Air Park at Dyess AFB.

Frank White photo - The second YAC-1 Caribou #73080, on display in front of the US Army
Aviation Museum

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ah58d2

AH-56

AH-56b

AH-1G "Cobra" doing a "Split-s" maneuver in Vietnam

CH-34 with the XM3 Rocket Pod installed.

CH-34

Bell 309

Bell 207

apihadss

AH-64

TH-23 "Raven"

H-21's

The H-19

The "Piaseki" H-25

EH-60

EH-1

RH-66 cutaway

Bell AH-58D firing rocket

Bell OH-4A

M61 Pod. Talk about a DEADLY weapon!!!

Bell OH-5A

The M27 "Mini-Gun" on a Hughes OH-6

lhxs75

A flight of Cobra's in Honolulu

H-76

UH-1D

"Shadow"

S-67

RAH-66

OH-6 "Cayuse"

OH-6

YUH-61A - This aircraft now rest between a couple of the old 'Aviation Museum' hangers at
Ft. Rucker, AL.

YUH-61

A couple of UH-60 Medivac helicopters in Alaska ~ Andrew Howard photo

XH-4

Vigilant

UH-60A

UH-60's

UH-1H with VIP paint scheme

UH-1A, B, D

"Birds of Prey" Copyright © 1999 Personal contract painting I done for the family of Lt. Paul J. Hicks, (KIA 5 May 67
ACH-47A #413145 "Co$t of Living")

XM-31 20mm mount on a Bell UH-1B

AH-64

AH-64

AH-64 Cockpit

AH-64

AH-1 Instrument Panel

AH-64 diagram

AH-1F

AH-1G

AH-1F

Cobra

Photo courtesy of the 15th Medical Battalion Association; In memory of ole SNORE

M24A1 mounted on one of the ACH-47A's "Guns A Go-Go" aircraft.

M23 mounted in a Huey

EH-60

Armament diagram for the AH-58D

M24 Door Gun

AH-64 Cockpit

Tank Buster!

Apache front

AH-64

UH-60

UH-1C with the M5 mounted

UH-1D with a 20mm system mounted

Two AH-58D's looking for trouble!

OH-58 Panel

This AH-64 Apache was in the field as you turn into Hanchy Heliport,
Ft. Rucker on June 16th, 1999.

"Ace of Spades". UH-1C of the 174th Assault Helicopter Company

Beautiful sketch of a UH-1H Medivac by Thomas Maloney , please pay him a visit at;
http://www.aircav.org

I just always have loved this picture. I don't remember where I came across it at, so if anyone has info concerning it, let me
know and I'll show proper credit.

Mr. Garry Daniel, with A/228th flying the Chinook known as "Crap Shooter"

A Chinook lends a helping 'HOOK' to one of the 'Dust-Off' birds in Vietnam Photo courtesy
of 15th.Medical Battalion Association

Photo courtesy of 15th.Medical Battalion Association

Photo by Ron Verner via "Squadron/Signal Publications" This 459th TAS Caribou and her crew were lost when an artillery round hit her while
on final to a Special Forces camp at Ha Thann in I Corps.

UH-1H Medivac on the beach. Photo courtesy of 15th. Medical Battalion Association

Photo: 15th.Medical Battalion Association

CH-47 delivering a standard load

The M22 system

Photo courtesy of 15th.Medical Battalion Association

The AH-56 with her Test Pilot visiting the Aviation Museum at Rucker. Photo courtesy
of the U.S. Army Aviation archive, by: WO1 ROBERT GOEBEL

An instructor and student prepare to fly in a Hughes TH-55. Photo courtesy of the
U.S. Army Aviation archive, by: WO1 ROBERT GOEBEL

The big CH-37. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Aviation archive, by: WO1 ROBERT GOEBEL

CH-47A, 60-03451 - Once thought to be the oldest existing Chinook, this was the 10th
production model off the line. The oldest existing Chinook is currently being restored
at Ft. Eustis, Virginia by Mr. Doug Sprouse & Stan Stolpa. It is YCH-47A #59-4984.
Number three of the "Y" Models.

The "Red Carpet" entrance to Base Operations at Simmons Army Airfield,
Ft. Bragg, NC in 1979.

The flagpole out by Base Ops at the Airfield

One of the full scale diorama's in the Aviation Museum. June '99

A Lockheed AC-130 "Spectre" taken at Pope AFB during the summer of 1980

Air Assault team in Vietnam

#64-13145 "Co$t of Living" at LZ Pony in Vietnam
This aircraft and her crew were lost on 5 May 67

Coming to get ya!

Jim Ketcham and myself in front of the Aviation Museum at Rucker, June 99'

OV-1 "Mohawk" - Larry Whitehead

An OV-1A "Mohawk" lands at Vung Tau

Two 'Mohawks' on the ramp at Vung Tau.

The CESSNA T-41A "MESCALERO"

"Sky Surf'n" - I just hope they don't run into one of those unexpected heat thermals that
seem to abound on clear sunny days like this, the AC is liable to have to write a mighty
sad letter.

Dave Knudsen photo

Dave Knudsen photo - CH-47C on static display in Colorado.

Dave Knudsen photo

Dave Knudsen photo

Dave Knudsen photo

Dave Knudsen photo

Hooks@LZEnglish

Hauling fuel - by Jim Frye

It was there last night - by Jim Frye

And away we go! - by Jim Frye

Overshot the runway just a little bit

A Long way down - by Jim Frye

USAF A1E's

W4 Youngblood - by Jim Frye

Air America

ARA "Sharks"

A beautiful little OH-6 "Loach" that has been built like "Miss Clawd II".

Dan Rivera photo; CV-2 Caribou tracking in at An Khe, Vietnam

Dan Rivera photo

Dan Rivera photo - CH-54 on the Golf Course at An Khe

North American T-28B

Chinooks training at Rucker

More Chinooks training at Rucker

AH-21 Armament

The Golden Knights

AH-1G at Rucker

T-28 and PC-9

Three of the Golden Knights birds in flight

The big HLH again

A busy Stage Field at Ft. Wolters

The Bell TH-13

Tear Gas barrels loaded in a Chinook

Photo's compliments of Mr. Butch Rogers, who operates the site:
The 295th Avn. Co. (HH)
- Taken in 2002, while #409 was being delivered to Ft. Hood.

A rare sight indeed, seeing a Chinook 'Slinging' a Crane!

CH-54 #66-18409 during her active years!

Click	Picture Description
	The Good Ole Days; Now who wouldn't recognize these 'Postcards' from the old PX at Ft. Rucker?
	Postcard: Busy ramp.
	Postcard: T-41's on the ramp
	Postcard: CH-47A.
	While rummaging through some old LP's that my Grandmother handed down to me, I discovered this "45"! It's been over 30 years since last seeing it, having been sent home by my Uncle while he was in Flight School at Wolters. 'Max', if you happen to remember this long lost gem, I have it here for you. "From the skies we do our dying, let the Angels rest.... Winged Soldiers Are We"
	Check this out! An early A Model Chinook during testing
	Beechcraft T-42A 'Cochise'
	The fifth pre-production Dehavilland YAC-1 'Caribou'; Here's a picture of #73083 while on a test flight shortly after it was delivered to the Army in November, 1958. (Squadron/Signal)
	AH-56 'Cheyenne'
	The Beechcraft U-8D 'Seminole' "When I reported for duty with Post Aviation Div. at Simmons Army Airfield, Ft. Bragg, and was walking up the hallway toward the Dispatch Office, someone came through the door leading out to the "Hot Spot", and there was a U-8 out there waiting on someone, left engine idling, door open, CW3 Vaughn, then with the 18th Aviation Co. in the pilots seat." seeing Mr. Vaughn sitting out there in that big ole U-8 always stuck in my mind for some reason
	U-21 "Ute"
	AH-64 'Apache'
	Bell AH-1G 'Cobra's'
	RC-12A of Post Aviation Division, Simmons AAF, Ft. Bragg, NC, circa: 1980
	A Beechcraft RC-12. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Aviation archive, http://www.usarmyaviation.com/ by: WO1 ROBERT GOEBEL
	The Beechcraft C-12. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Aviation archive; http://www.usarmyaviation.com/ by: WO1 ROBERT GOEBEL
	AH-1S 'Cobra'
	CH-37 'Mojave'
	CH-34 'Choctaw'
	Bell UH-1A 'Iroquois' or as commonly referred the 'Huey'
	Boeing CH-47D 'Chinook'
	H-23 'Raven'
	H-21 'Shawnee'
	CH-54 'Tarhe'
	OH-58 'Kiowa'
	OH-13 'Sioux'
	UH-1D 'Iroquois'
	RAH-66 'Comanche'
	UH-1B 'Huey'
	OH-6A 'Cayuse'
	The Hughes TH-55 'Osage' sits in the early morning mist
	The beautiful O-1 "Bird Dog" Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Aviation archive by: WO1 ROBERT GOEBEL
	A North American T-28B "Trojan" with the US Army Airborne Board at Ft. Bragg. "I was fortunate enough to get several rides in this particular aircraft with CW3 Ryder, and Major Davis. They would fly alongside C-130's from Pope, and as cargo loads were dropped from the back, the T-28 would circle it on the way to the ground, making pictures." "A couple of times, Maj. Davis would do a low/high speed pass of the DZ after the load was down, and I remember looking back, and seeing vortices swirls in the dust!"
	UH-60 'Black Hawk' This was the first UH-60 that landed at Simmons Army Airfield. Most everyone on the airfield came up to Base-Ops to see it.
	The Boeing 347 experimental Chinook in flight.
	The Boeing model 347 and HLH as they sit in the lot beside the Aviation Museum at Ft. Rucker, AL. These are the only two examples of the aircraft ever built.
	The "347" at Ft. Rucker in June 1999.
	"Hillclimber" pocket patch
	Door Gunner's view from the 298 Sqn RNLAF in Albania. - 298 squadron RNLAF
	Boeing CH-47D standing on the aft wheels
	OV-1 'Mohawk'
	A sobering site indeed! A burning Marine Corps Boeing CH-46 trying to get on the ground during the Vietnam war
	From the pilots seat of a G model Huey Cobra, in action over Vietnam
	One of the ACH-47's on the ramp at An Khe, Vietnam
	298 Squadron 'Ramp Gunner' peers down during deployment in Albania. - 298 squadron RNLAF
	The only example of the huge Boeing HLH at Ft. Rucker, June '99
	Frank White photo - The United States Army Parachute Team, "Golden Knights", on a training flight over Laurinburg/Maxton airport, southwest of Ft. Bragg. They are using the first YAC-1 "Caribou" #73079. This aircraft is now on display at the US Army Transportation Museum at Ft. Eustis, Virginia.
	'Bou'1 - "How can one tell this is #079?" "Because the 1st two YAC-1's (#079 & #080) were the only ones that had the short ADF Loop Antenna Fairing on the belly, and #080 wasn't at Bragg."
	'Bou'2 - Here's one of me standing by the front of #079
	Frank White photo - Here's the fifth & final YAC-1 Caribou, #73083, at the 82nd Airborne Museum at Ft. Bragg, NC
	Photo courtesy of DeHavilland The fourth YAC-1 Caribou, #73082 in 1961 undergoing Arctic Operational test while assigned to the Aviation Board. (Squadron/Signal) - NOTE: the elongated ADF Loop Antenna Fairing on the belly.
	Here's #73082 as she appears today, on display at Linear Air Park at Dyess AFB.
	Frank White photo - The second YAC-1 Caribou #73080, on display in front of the US Army Aviation Museum
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	ah58d2
	AH-56
	AH-56b
	AH-1G "Cobra" doing a "Split-s" maneuver in Vietnam
	CH-34 with the XM3 Rocket Pod installed.
	CH-34
	Bell 309
	Bell 207
	apihadss
	AH-64
	TH-23 "Raven"
	H-21's
	The H-19
	The "Piaseki" H-25
	EH-60
	EH-1
	RH-66 cutaway
	Bell AH-58D firing rocket
	Bell OH-4A
	M61 Pod. Talk about a DEADLY weapon!!!
	Bell OH-5A
	The M27 "Mini-Gun" on a Hughes OH-6
	lhxs75
	A flight of Cobra's in Honolulu
	H-76
	UH-1D
	"Shadow"
	S-67
	RAH-66
	OH-6 "Cayuse"
	OH-6
	YUH-61A - This aircraft now rest between a couple of the old 'Aviation Museum' hangers at Ft. Rucker, AL.
	YUH-61
	A couple of UH-60 Medivac helicopters in Alaska ~ Andrew Howard photo
	XH-4
	Vigilant
	UH-60A
	UH-60's
	UH-1H with VIP paint scheme
	UH-1A, B, D
	"Birds of Prey" Copyright © 1999 Personal contract painting I done for the family of Lt. Paul J. Hicks, (KIA 5 May 67 ACH-47A #413145 "Co$t of Living")
	XM-31 20mm mount on a Bell UH-1B
	AH-64
	AH-64
	AH-64 Cockpit
	AH-64
	AH-1 Instrument Panel
	AH-64 diagram
	AH-1F
	AH-1G
	AH-1F
	Cobra
	Photo courtesy of the 15th Medical Battalion Association; In memory of ole SNORE
	M24A1 mounted on one of the ACH-47A's "Guns A Go-Go" aircraft.
	M23 mounted in a Huey
	EH-60
	Armament diagram for the AH-58D
	M24 Door Gun
	AH-64 Cockpit
	Tank Buster!
	Apache front
	AH-64
	UH-60
	UH-1C with the M5 mounted
	UH-1D with a 20mm system mounted
	Two AH-58D's looking for trouble!
	OH-58 Panel
	This AH-64 Apache was in the field as you turn into Hanchy Heliport, Ft. Rucker on June 16th, 1999.
	"Ace of Spades". UH-1C of the 174th Assault Helicopter Company
	Beautiful sketch of a UH-1H Medivac by Thomas Maloney , please pay him a visit at; http://www.aircav.org
	I just always have loved this picture. I don't remember where I came across it at, so if anyone has info concerning it, let me know and I'll show proper credit.
	Mr. Garry Daniel, with A/228th flying the Chinook known as "Crap Shooter"
	A Chinook lends a helping 'HOOK' to one of the 'Dust-Off' birds in Vietnam Photo courtesy of 15th.Medical Battalion Association
	Photo courtesy of 15th.Medical Battalion Association
	Photo by Ron Verner via "Squadron/Signal Publications" This 459th TAS Caribou and her crew were lost when an artillery round hit her while on final to a Special Forces camp at Ha Thann in I Corps.
	UH-1H Medivac on the beach. Photo courtesy of 15th. Medical Battalion Association
	Photo: 15th.Medical Battalion Association
	CH-47 delivering a standard load
	The M22 system
	Photo courtesy of 15th.Medical Battalion Association
	The AH-56 with her Test Pilot visiting the Aviation Museum at Rucker. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Aviation archive, by: WO1 ROBERT GOEBEL
	An instructor and student prepare to fly in a Hughes TH-55. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Aviation archive, by: WO1 ROBERT GOEBEL
	The big CH-37. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Aviation archive, by: WO1 ROBERT GOEBEL
	CH-47A, 60-03451 - Once thought to be the oldest existing Chinook, this was the 10th production model off the line. The oldest existing Chinook is currently being restored at Ft. Eustis, Virginia by Mr. Doug Sprouse & Stan Stolpa. It is YCH-47A #59-4984. Number three of the "Y" Models.
	The "Red Carpet" entrance to Base Operations at Simmons Army Airfield, Ft. Bragg, NC in 1979.
	The flagpole out by Base Ops at the Airfield
	One of the full scale diorama's in the Aviation Museum. June '99
	A Lockheed AC-130 "Spectre" taken at Pope AFB during the summer of 1980
	Air Assault team in Vietnam
	#64-13145 "Co$t of Living" at LZ Pony in Vietnam This aircraft and her crew were lost on 5 May 67
	Coming to get ya!
	Jim Ketcham and myself in front of the Aviation Museum at Rucker, June 99'
	OV-1 "Mohawk" - Larry Whitehead
	An OV-1A "Mohawk" lands at Vung Tau
	Two 'Mohawks' on the ramp at Vung Tau.
	The CESSNA T-41A "MESCALERO"
	"Sky Surf'n" - I just hope they don't run into one of those unexpected heat thermals that seem to abound on clear sunny days like this, the AC is liable to have to write a mighty sad letter.
	Dave Knudsen photo
	Dave Knudsen photo - CH-47C on static display in Colorado.
	Dave Knudsen photo
	Dave Knudsen photo
	Dave Knudsen photo
	Dave Knudsen photo
	Hooks@LZEnglish
	Hauling fuel - by Jim Frye
	It was there last night - by Jim Frye
	And away we go! - by Jim Frye
	Overshot the runway just a little bit
	A Long way down - by Jim Frye
	USAF A1E's
	W4 Youngblood - by Jim Frye
	Air America
	ARA "Sharks"
	A beautiful little OH-6 "Loach" that has been built like "Miss Clawd II".
	Dan Rivera photo; CV-2 Caribou tracking in at An Khe, Vietnam
	Dan Rivera photo
	Dan Rivera photo - CH-54 on the Golf Course at An Khe
	North American T-28B
	Chinooks training at Rucker
	More Chinooks training at Rucker
	AH-21 Armament
	The Golden Knights
	AH-1G at Rucker
	T-28 and PC-9
	Three of the Golden Knights birds in flight
	The big HLH again
	A busy Stage Field at Ft. Wolters
	The Bell TH-13
	Tear Gas barrels loaded in a Chinook
	Photo's compliments of Mr. Butch Rogers, who operates the site: The 295th Avn. Co. (HH) - Taken in 2002, while #409 was being delivered to Ft. Hood.
	A rare sight indeed, seeing a Chinook 'Slinging' a Crane!
	CH-54 #66-18409 during her active years!