If you live in the Kansas City area, you might have noticed an unusual sight in the sky on Sunday. Eleven CH-47 Chinook helicopters took off from New Century AirCenter near Gardner, Kansas, in a final formation flight.
An Army Transformation Initiative ordered the Army Reserve Aviation Command to inactivate its rotary-wing units and assets. The initiative decommissions New Century AirCenter.
Chinook pilots conduct final formation flight over KC before decommissioning New Century AirCenter
You never forget the sound of a Chinook, according to veteran Rose Youngs.
“This is like a huge part of us, it’s just going in the grave,” she said…