Over a single 12-month tour, Paden logged 1,800 flight hours as a door gunner, crew chief and flight engineer on one of Vietnam's most indispensable and vulnerable aircraft, the CH-47, also known as ...
Long before it became one of the most trusted helicopters in the world, the Chinook was still proving itself in Vietnam. Early models carried risk, flaws, and uncertainty into some of the harshest ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. During the Vietnam War, the CH-47 Chinook was known for its aerial mobility -- a key advantage when you're flying low-altitude rescue missions ...