Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopter 86-01648 (Scrapped).

86-01648

Fort Benning, Georgia, 26 July 1998: Boeing CH-47D Chinook 86-01648 and soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, prepare to sling load a 155 millimeter M198 howitzer, weighing in at approximately 18,000 pounds.

   86-01648, Boeing D model kit number M3153, was a CH-47D helicopter. The U.S Army acceptance date was 10 February 1987. As of 22 June 1998, 86-01648 had accumulated 1,422.9 D model hours and 5,941.0 total aircraft hours.

   86-01648 was a conversion from the original A model Chinook 65-08013.

   On 12 March 1986, 86-01648 was inducted into the D model program, converted, and initially scheduled for assignment to Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

   On 4 February 2008, 86-01648 was disassembled. Dynamic components, such as engines, transmissions and rotor system parts, were removed for the production of CH-47F Chinook 08-08046.

   The airframe was scrapped. The last known location of 86-01648 was at Summit Aviation, Middletown, Deleware.

   Aircraft status: Scrapped.

Fall 1987: Boeing CH-47D Chinook 86-01648 during what is believed to have been a unit change of command ceremony. In the photograph is SPC Mitch Finley, crew chief on 86-01648 up through March 1988. He is on the top of the bird, 5th from left side of photo. Other personnel in the picture are as yet unknown. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

This aircraft was piloted by:

Your Name Here.

This aircraft was crewed by:

SGT Eric M. Grass, Flight Engineer, 2006 - 2007

SGT Brad Boss, Flight Engineer, 2000 - 2001

SGT Mario Fabela, Crew Chief, 2000 - 2001

SPC Mitch Finley, Crew Chief, 1987 - 1988

Your Name Here.