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The 271st ASHC arrivied at Can Tho RVN 26 February 1968. The unit was formed at Ft. Benning Georgia as the 271st ASHC with the 361st Maintenance Company attached. It deployed to Vietnam via the USS Upshur arriving first at Vung Tau. The unit stayed in Vung Tau while the hooks were made flyable. The first hook to fly from Vung Tau to Can Tho was aircraft tail #126. The 271st was the first Chinook company to call the Mekong Delta home. The company consisted of 16 CH-47B aircraft. It was the only Hook unit in Vietnam to include an organic LOH "Loach " platoon, the "BARTENDERS" .
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The INNKEEPERS:
Unit History:
The Original INNKEEPER pocket patch, submitted by Glenn Mayer: 
Second version of the INNKEEPER pocket patch: 
Hook Flight Platoon pocket patch: 
Legacy; The 271st in Korea: Now known as B Co. 2/52 Aviation.
VHFCN -- Vietnam Helicopter Flight Crew Network VHCMA -- Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association VHPA -- Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association Heli-Vets -- Vietnam Helicopter Vets web site 228TH ASHB -- The Winged Warriors 179th ASHC-- The Boat Dock Museum -- The Army Aviation Museum, Fort Rucker, AL Viet Nam Helicopter Units-- The Helicopter War
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