SO-35: View from 4th Plt mortar pit looking over Maynerd ...? at left - Great shot of a Chinook, CH-47 helicopter, making a re-supply mission to an artillery unit. The lack of sandbag walls around ammo and the gun pits suggests that this unit was new to this hilltop. CH-47 (Chinook) aka "Hook" A twin-engine, tandem rotor, medium transport helicopter, withfixed four-wheel landing gear. Crew of three, including a crew chief. A cargo winch has a 3,000 lb. capacity; an air rescue winch which operates through a floor hatch has a 600 - lb. capacity. A rear loading ramp permits straight-in loading. The sealed hull gives an emergency water landing capability. Cruising speed 110 knots, 33 combat soldier capacity, external sling, as used here, can hold up to 16,000 lbs

SO-35: View from 4th Plt mortar pit looking over Maynerd ...? at left - Great shot of a Chinook, CH-47 helicopter, making a re-supply mission to an artillery unit. The lack of sandbag walls around ammo and the gun pits suggests that this unit was new to this hilltop. CH-47 (Chinook) aka "Hook" A twin-engine, tandem rotor, medium transport helicopter, withfixed four-wheel landing gear. Crew of three, including a crew chief. A cargo winch has a 3,000 lb. capacity; an air rescue winch which operates through a floor hatch has a 600 - lb. capacity. A rear loading ramp permits straight-in loading. The sealed hull gives an emergency water landing capability. Cruising speed 110 knots, 33 combat soldier capacity, external sling, as used here, can hold up to 16,000 lbs