RidgeRunner Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 (edited) Hi all!!! I am testing the water with a few Chinook shots, seeing if there is interest. These come from images I took while visiting the former Olathe Naval Air Station in Missouri. The based unit was the 190th Aviation Company of the U.S. Army Reserve, flying CH-47As and a single Huey. The day was heavy with cloud as you will see, hence the less than perfect shots. However, they do show a range of nose art on these machines which I hope Wokka lovers will appreciate. So, here we go .... A total of 15 Chinooks were on base on that day. Those with nose art were: 64-13137 "Coffee, Tea or Me", 65-7993 "76", 65-8010 "Snoop1"?, 66-0090 "Yosemite Sam", 66-0123 "Watch out for the Bull!" and 66-19000 "Sylvester the Cat". I didn't make note of the Sesame Street machine or Mickey Mouse :(. Martin Edited May 29, 2018 by RidgeRunner 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Some good picture, and the nose art is better than some that has been applied to RAF Chinooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 (edited) Thanks for the likes chaps. I am wondering, though, if the time am spending at the scanner with chopper images is worth it! :(.... apart from yours there is, it seems, little interest in anything that doesn’t consume huge amounts of Jet A-1 that then gets blasted through an afterburner :(... Martin Edited May 30, 2018 by RidgeRunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Do we like them? Of course - keep 'em coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 great photos Martin. Have you noticed that the Bull nose art is a straight copy of VA-37 Ragin' Bulls, the US Navy squadron? I wonder what the connection is or was it simply just plagarism? Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 (edited) Ah ha, I hadn't noticed! Edited May 30, 2018 by RidgeRunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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