Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopter 86-01640.

86-01640

Property of

B Company, 159th Aviation Regiment

"Hercules"

Fort Stewart, Georgia

CH-47D Chinook helicopter 86-01640 on the sea wall at Corpus Christi Army Deport, Corpus Christi, Texas, circa November 1999.Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

   86-01640, Boeing D model kit number M3145, was a CH-47D helicopter. On 3 December 1986, 86-01640 was accepted by the U. S. Army at 7,077.6 aircraft hours. As of 7 April 2006, 86-01640 had accumulated 2,093.5 D model hours and 9,162.8 total aircraft hours.

   86-01640 was a conversion from the original B model Chinook 67-18439.

   On 15 January 1986, 86-01640 was inducted into the D model program, converted and initially assigned to the 132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Hercules", Hunter Army Airfield, Fort Stewart, near Savannah, Georgia. The 132nd ASHC was redesignated B Company, 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment in approximately November 1988.

   86-01640 flew 154.9 combat hours during Operation Desert Storm.

   In September 1996, 2nd Battalion was deactivated and the unit was redesignated B Company, 159th Aviation Regiment. B Company became subordinate to the 18th Aviation Brigade.

   As of 5 March 2001, the 18th Aviation Brigade was located at Simmons Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and was subordinate to the 18th Airborne Corps. The 18th Airborne Corps was subordinate to Forces Command (FORSCOM), which was a major command (MACOM) of the 2nd Army.

   At some point, 86-01640 was transferred to Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD), Corpus Christi, Texas, for On Condition Maintenance (OCM) through at least 21 November 1999.

   As of 7 April 2006, 86-01640 was 38.5 years old.

   On or about 7 April 2006, the power train (blades, engines and transmissions, etc.) and various other components of 86-01640 were cannabilized for the production of F model Chinook helicopter 06-08023 (Build Number M8023) and the airframe was scrapped. Total airframe time when scrapped was 9,162.8 hours.

   As of 7 April 2006, the last known location of 86-01640 was at Summit Aviation Incorporated, Middletown, Delaware.

   Aircraft status: Scrapped.