85-24354

 

 

         

 

 

             85-24354, Boeing D model kit number M3124, was a CH-47D helicopter. The U. S Army acceptance date was 26 June 1986. As of 22 June 1998, 85-24354 had accumulated 1,546.2 D model hours and 4,593.7 total aircraft hours.

   85-24354 was a conversion from the original A model Chinook 66-19009.

   On 23 July 1985, 85-24354 was inducted into the D model program, converted, and initially assigned to Fort Lewis, Washington.

   In May 1995, 85-24354 was part of a four-ship detachment (Detachment 1, Company A - "Hook-ers", 6th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment) flown to Beaumont, Texas, cocooned (shrink wrapped), and placed on a fast boat bound for Port au Prince, Haiti, West Indies.

   90-00212, 89-00137, and 90-00214 made up the rest of the party.

   As of 1 May 1995, this aircraft was 28.4 years old.

   As of May 1995, the last known location of 85-24354 was Port au Prince, Haiti.

   Aircraft status: Unknown.

 

 

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