Beginning in 1982 and ending in 1994, all CH-47A, B and C models were upgraded to the CH-47D version, which remains the U.S. Army standard and features composite rotor blades, an improved ...

After its first flight in 1961, the Chinook didn't take long to prove its worth. By 1965, the CH-47A was flying into Vietnam with the newly redesignated 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), bringing ...

The CH-47 Chinook now has multiple variants that are all used in militaries from 22 countries, ... the CH-47A was flying into Vietnam with the newly redesignated 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), ...

The U.S. Army tested the CH-47 Chinook to land on water with a sealed fuselage and succeeded. ... They used an early model CH-47A Chinook and succeeded in testing it by sealing its fuselage.

Gary Roush, Pilot, CH-47A You could see Nui Ba Den [Black Virgin Mountain] for over 100 miles from every direction. It was the most prominent feature in the III Corps [Mekong Delta] region.

At the time of the CH‐47A Chinook crash, it was the worst training accident involving U.S. troops in West Germany since the end of World War II.

In 1969, the Army and then-Boeing Vertol entered into a partnership to improve upon their cargo helicopter fleet, and thus the BV-347 was borne from a CH-47A Chinook that was provided by the Army ...

In 1969, the Army and then-Boeing Vertol entered into a partnership to improve upon their cargo helicopter fleet, and thus the BV-347 was borne from a CH-47A Chinook that was provided by the Army ...