“WINGS FOR THE GROUND COMMANDER“ 1968 BOEING CH-47 CHINOOK, CH-46 SEA KNIGHT HELICOPTERS PROMO 29404

Join this channel to get access to perks: Here are two promo films about Boeing helicopters. The first “Battlefield Pegasus“ focuses mainly on the CH-47 Chinook and the other film “Wings for the Ground Commander“ looks at the CH-46 Sea Knight. These are circa 1967/1968. The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a heavy, tandem rotor helicopter developed by rotorcraft company Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol. The CH-46 Sea Knight is a medium-lift tandem-rotor transport helicopter powered by twin turboshaft engines, which was designed by Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol (following Vertol’s acquisition by Boeing). Opening title: Boeing Vertol Division / Battlefield Pegasus (:08-:22). Soldiers in the jungles of Vietnam. They walk slowly and take cover, an explosion goes off. Boeing Vertol 107 / CH-46 airborne ambulance approaches. Soldiers carry injured for evacuation. Soldiers examine opening of tunnel system in the jungle. Viet Cong prisoners of war are moved by soldiers (:23-2:27). The CH-47 Chinook lands. A Huey and a Chinook. Troops line up. Chinook takes off. A Chinook lands, picks up 105mm howitzer artillery piece and carries it off. A crew stand near the gun and fire it. Chinooks (2:28-4:14). A CH-47 Chinook picks up what appear to be barbed wire bales (4:43). The Chinook opens the back and a M274 Truck or mule, ammunition carrying vehicle comes out of the back. Cargo is dropped onto the ground. Caterpillar generators are delivered. A disabled Huey helicopter is salvaged by a CH-47 Chinook, which lifts the downed Huey (4:15-6:47). A group of CH-46 Sea Knights in the sky. One of them lands and marines exit. A second one drops off troops as well and takes off into the sky. The Sea Knight has a rear loading ramp and cargo is unloaded. Sea Knights are also adept at recovering downed choppers including a Sikorsky H-34 “Choctaw“ (8:20). A Sea Knight lifts cargo off of a Navy ship. Navy warships at sea. CH-47B helicopter fresh off assembly line has some improvements, these are explained. Rotor head. The CH-47B lifts off (8:42-10:30). The CH-46D Sea Knight comes in for a landing on pavement. Troops exit the CH-46D. Troops in the jungle. The CH-46D Sea Knight lifts cargo into the air (10:31-11:31). End credits (11:32-11:47). Narrated by John Raleigh. “Wings for the Ground Commander“. Opening: Troops on patrol in Vietnam. Bodies of the enemy lie nearby. Marines carry their wounded. A call is made to evacuate the wounded. Marine Sea Knight helicopters. Main title (11:50-13:26). Men on the ground in Vietnam, fighting the insurgency. Helicopters overhead. Marines fire. Gunfire as Marines advance in high grass. The roof of a hut explodes. Wounded are worked on. The roof of a hut is on fire. Marines walk through an empty village. A Marine shoots into a hole, one of the entrances to a Viet Cong tunnel system(13:27-15:18). Marines bring a casualty to a Sea Knight helicopter. Ground troops discuss. A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter. Back at Boeing-Vertol, engineers and designers discuss the concept of the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, using a model to showcase its features. Diagram of the interior and exterior. The CH-46 Sea Knight n the sky (15:19-17:28). Sea Knight lands. Sea Knight lands in the water, floats, and can take off. CH-46 Sea Knight tested in Canada under a spray in freezing temperatures. CH-46 flies in a cold climate near snowy mountains. Marines board a Sea Knight on an assault aircraft carrier. Paratroopers jump from a Sea Knight in an exercise. Sea Knight lifts palettes of cargo from a ship by using a net (17:29-19:29). Maintenance and repairs on a Sea Knight. Armor plates. A briefing before heading out for men during Vietnam. CH-46 Sea Knights take off and over parts of Indochina. War torn countryside, a damaged Sikorsky H-34 “Choctaw“ helicopter is shown. A Sea Knight helps carry the salvaged chopper to safety (19:30-21:56). Soldiers carry ammo boxes. CH-46 Sea Knights fly over the jungles of Vietnam and land, Marines exit. Marines wait in the tall grass and brush of the Vietnamese jungle. CH-46 Sea Knight lifts cargo. American troops fire a gun. Smoke plumes around them. Troops on the move (21:57-23:28). Troops discuss strategy and troops start to move. Troops in a Sea Knight. Marines exit a Sea Knight. CH-46 Sea Knights in the sky. Ground commander talks to his men in the jungle. Marines in the jungle. CH-46 Sea Knight in the sky (23:29-24:50). End credits (24:51-25:31). This film was edited by Jacques Louis Francine, a decorated WWII veteran. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit