Warbird Information Exchange

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" excuse me stewardess I speak jive"

The Herky Bird with rotors...

aaaaaaaahhhhhhh the Hook, and I'm a Hooker!

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Kind Regards,
Gary Lewis
J.A.F.O.

still love my ch-46 they are moving into bigger spaces to make the new contract for the 47.


Pappy

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PAPPY ch-46 phrog,endangerd species 40 years and still flying

The phrog is closin' in on the big 50 too!

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Don't make me go get my flying monkeys-

They've only made 1200 in 50 years? I would have thought for some reason the Army would have had at least that many currently serving.

Many (if not most) of the ones currently serving are rebuilds of older airframes (Bs to Ds). IIRC, some of the "new" ones will be rebuilt Ds.
They rebuild them and slap new FY serials on them.

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Remember the vets, the wonderful planes they flew and their sacrifices for a future many of them did not live to see.

The C model I crewed in 'Nam was rebuilt as a D and eventually went to Korea. It was still there in the late '80s. I wouldn't be surprised if it was rebuilt again.

Duane

So, are they going to be building new airframes or just upgrading prior models?

Don't know...probably both.

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Remember the vets, the wonderful planes they flew and their sacrifices for a future many of them did not live to see.