Circa 1988, CH-47B heading east back to the barn to be inducted into the CH-47D program.
Circa 1992 -1993. CH-47D, Working with the Coast Guard on Tatoosh & Barrows Islands. The aircraft was too big to fit on the helo pad without hitting the light house! USCG outstanding folks to work with.
Haiti 1995, me a CH-47 flight engineer after a dust landing. We would brown out the entire village, you had one shot to get in! Otherwise spin a few laps and try again in 10 minutes, then there's that fuel critical thing.
My last flight Dec 2020 before retiring. I requested pilots that where former flight engineers, an all FE crew so to speak, my people. They gave me a watercannon salute as we taxied onto the ramp. The guys choked me up with that one. The entire facility was lined up as we taxied in and shut down for the last time. CH-47 Chinook A,B,C,D & F, I was blessed with a great career and was surrounded by the best people you could ask for.