Europe: Fort Hood 1st CAB 1st Cav. Div. helicopter movements

[Tony]

Last batch on saterday:
UH-60M 26525, 20792, 20794
HH-60: 20870
UH-64: 41095, 63059, 63111
cH-47:15-08181, 08182, 08176

Fery Chinook 9 minutes on the ground: 14-08462

[David Moore]

41911 AH-64 Perhaps 14-01011 as @Ecm noted

One of the photos on the AirCav Facebook page shows an AH-64 serialled 41011, see

https://scontent.flhr3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/ ... e=5A69BEDA

[Wim]

Today (Sunday 22/10) another 44 helicopters has been flown over to Chievres

[KoenHartkamp]

Yesterdays winning numbers from Zeebrugge in order of appearance were:

1ST WAVE
AH-64
41011
63085
73123

CH-47
15-08178
15-08175

AH-64
41017


2ND WAVE
UH-60
20813
xxx17
20822
20808
20869
20865

AH-64
63113
41014

FERRY CH-47
15-08175

3RD WAVE
AH-64
73122
63112
63095

CH-47
15-08174
15-08179

4TH WAVE
UH-60
20812
20820
20861
20809
x0862
20858
20860
20811
20814
20791

CH-47
15-08180
15-08183
15-08177

Didn't see the last batch, weather turned sour and we expected them to leave today instead of yesterday

[TvanD]

Went to Chievres today to see all the choppers. The CH-47s are easy to read:
15-08173 CH-47F 1st CAV US Army
15-08174 CH-47F 1st CAV US Army
15-08175 CH-47F 1st CAV US Army
15-08176 CH-47F 1st CAV US Army
15-08177 CH-47F 1st CAV US Army
15-08178 CH-47F 1st CAV US Army
15-08179 CH-47F 1st CAV US Army
15-08180 CH-47F 1st CAV US Army
15-08181 CH-47F 1st CAV US Army
15-08182 CH-47F 1st CAV US Army
15-08463 CH-47F 1st CAV US Army
+1 CH-47F

Which can't be said about the other choppers pffff
UH-60
0-26480 (white zap left tail)
0-26436?
20860?
20621?
20795?
23735?

Sorry I havent read a single AH-64E

[johan12]

Thanks for the serials ! How much choppers have left for Germany today ?

[Stratofreighter]

An elevated view of Chievres Air Base:

https://www.facebook.com/1stAirCavalryB ... 0928089615
provides pictures
https://scontent-amt2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/ ... e=5AB028B7
/
https://scontent-amt2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/ ... e=5A75A31F
/
https://scontent-amt2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/ ... e=5A77F1FF

All photos taken "head-on", you can just forget about trying to read serials...

[DJMikey]

Thanks for the corrections Joolde!
Did anyone read the second wave arriving at Chievres AB on the Saturday?

[wamovements]

Summary of our own sighting and reports mentioned in this forum results in the following list:
UH-60L
26436
26480
26510
26525
26565??
26575
26585??
26828

HH-60M
20856
20857
20858
20859
20860
20861
20862
20863
20864
20865
20866
20867
20868
20869
20870

UH-60M
20576??
20577??
20687??
20731??
20791
20792
20793??
20794
20795
20796??
20807
20808
20809
20810
20811
20812
20813
20814
20815
20816
20819
20820
20821
20822
20832
20835??
20855??

CH-47F
14-08462
15-08174
15-08175
15-08176
15-08177
15-08178
15-08179
15-08180
15-08181
15-08182
15-08183
15-08463

AH-64E
14-01011
14-01014
14-01017
14-01095??
16-03059??
16-03084??
16-03085
16-03095??
16-03111
16-03112
16-03113
16-03114
17-03116
17-03117
17-03119
17-03120
17-03121
17-03122
17-03123??
17-03124
4..45??
41.44??
3.019??

Above are 83 serials while only 77 are deployed (today we could confirm this number as outside at Chievres). Who is able to correct the list above/confirm the serials with a double question mark?

[fototom]

The second wave that departed from Zeebrugge on saturday:

HH-60M
**-20859
**-20857

UH-60M
**-20832
**-20816
**-26480
**-**328 or **-**828

AH-64E
73120 = 17-03120

CH47F
14-08462

[Wrecks]

Summary of our own sighting and reports mentioned in this forum results in the following list:
HH-60M
20857??
UH-60M
20813??
Above are 83 serials while only 77 are deployed (today we could confirm this number as outside at Chievres). Who is able to correct the list above/confirm the serials with a double question mark?

For these two, photo proof here
https://www.flickr.com/photos/147105847 ... 1761567148

[Eric van Lisdonk]

I can confirm: AH-64E 16-03085 and 14-01017 and UH-60M 20813

Yesterday seen on the left side from the runway i saw 2 groups of 3 choppers standing.
First group was UH-60 20576, 26436, 26480, second group was UH-60 20687 and i believe a UH-60 ended on 21 and a unknown AH-64E parked next to the 21. Who can help me with the tailnumbers from those 2??

Greetings,
Eric

[wamovements]

Thanks guys, processed your logs in original list. Eric, are you 100% about 20576 and 20687? Not seen these reported before. Where exactly were they parked yesterday?

[kvanos]

I can confirm: AH-64E 16-03085 and 14-01017 and UH-60M 20813

Yesterday seen on the left side from the runway i saw 2 groups of 3 choppers standing.
First group was UH-60 20576, 26436, 26480, second group was UH-60 20687 and i believe a UH-60 ended on 21 and a unknown AH-64E parked next to the 21. Who can help me with the tailnumbers from those 2??

Greetings,
Eric

Today the following were noted around the hangars:

East side:
CH-47F 15-08178, next to AH-64E 3419 (obviously 1 digit missing)
CH-47F 14-08462 & 15-08463

West side:
UH-60 0-26480 & 0-26436 & 26575
AH-64E 73117 & 73121 plus UH-60 20807

[HansW]

Summary of our own sighting and reports mentioned in this forum results in the following list:

Above are 83 serials while only 77 are deployed (today we could confirm this number as outside at Chievres). Who is able to correct the list above/confirm the serials with a double question mark?

If I combine all the previous messages in this thread, plus the video on https://www.facebook.com/1stAirCavalryB ... 127289615/ showing the final wave departing on Sunday late-afternoon (probably around 17:45) I come to the following totals:

1. Already present Saturday-morning: 2x AH-64 / 6x H-60 = 8 (seen by DJMikey)

2. Saturday
Wave 1: 4x AH-64 / 4x H-60 / 2x CH-47 = 10 (seen by DJMikey)
Wave 2: 1x AH-64 / 6x UH-60 = 7 (seen by DJMikey arriving around 15:45)
Wave 3: 4x AH-64 / 3x UH-60 / 3x CH-47 = 10 (seen by Tony late afternoon)
Total on Saturday: 27

3. Sunday:
Wave 1: 4x AH-64 / 2x CH-47 = 6 (seen departing at Zeebrugge)
Wave 2: 2x AH-64 / 6x H-60 = 8 (seen departing at Zeebrugge and seen arriving by myself at Chievres around 12:05)
Wave 3: 3x AH-64 / 2x CH-47 = 5 (seen departing at Zeebrugge and seen arriving by myself at Chievres around 14:07)
Wave 4: 10x H-60 / 3x CH-47 = 13 (seen departing at Zeebrugge and seen arriving by myself at Chievres around 15:50)
Wave 5: 1x AH-64 / 11x UH-60 = 12 seen at the video on Facebook; comment being "Check out the final aircraft leaving Zeebrugge yesterday for Chievres Air Base!"
Total on Sunday: 44


GRAND TOTAL: 79 being 21x AH-64 46x UH-60 and 12x CH-47

Please correct me if I am wrong.

Rgds, Hans