Disposition of the MH-47E Helicopters |
In service to the United States Army |
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President George W. Bush is joined by Lt. Gen. Doug Brown, commander of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command and Captain Peter Benchoff, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, atop a building at Fort Bragg's Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) site during a Special Operations Capabilities Demonstration on 15 March 2002. |
As of December 2002, we had generally a good idea what became of most of the 26 E model Chinooks manufactured for the U.S. Army. Many of the details surrounding the demise of most of the known lost aircraft has remained a mystery. |
Click-N-Go on an underlined tail number to read more about a specific Chinook. |
Airframe Losses |
--- Crashed in the Continental United States (CONUS) --- |
One airframe was lost due to an accident in Kentucky on 7 March 1996: |
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--- Crashed in the Philipines --- |
One airframe was lost due to an accident on 21 February 2002: |
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--- Shot Down In Combat --- |
One airframe was shot down in Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda on 4 March 2002: |
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--- In Service to the United States Army --- |
23 E model Chinook helicopters were in service as of December 2002: |
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