87-00076

(87-0076)

 

 

 

 

87-00076, Boeing D model kit number M3195, was a CH-47D helicopter. 87-00076 was test flown and accepted by the U. S. Army on 23 December 1987 at 4,653.8 aircraft hours. As of 30 November 1999, 87-00076 had accumulated 1,883.5 D model hours and 6,529.5 total aircraft hours.    87-0076 was a conversion from the original A model Chinook 62-02117.    On 26 January 1987, 87-00076 was inducted into the D model program, converted, and was initially assigned to the 205th Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Geronimos", 4th Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), United States Army Europe (USAREUR), Finthen Army Airfield, near Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) (West Germany), on 17 March 1988.    In December 1988, the 205th ASHC was redesignated as B Company, 6th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, and the unit remained at Finthen until deactivated in September 1992.    On 20 November 1990, while the Army was preparing for Operation Desert Storm, 87-00076 was transferred to A Company - "Big Windy", 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Schwabisch Hall, FRG, at 5,014.9 aircraft hours. A Company was formerly the 180th ASHC.    On 3 September 1991, 87-00076 was assigned to D Company, 502nd Aviation Regiment, Mannheim, FRG, at 5,163.8 aircraft hours. D Company was formerly the 295th ASHC "Cyclones".    On 29 March 1993, 87-00076 was assigned to A Company, 7th Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. A Company was formerly the 200th ASHC - "Pachyderms", in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN), that became A Company, 159th Aviation Regiment, that eventually became A Company, 7th Battalion, 101st Airborne Division.    In November 1999, 87-00076 was at Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD), Corpus Christi, Texas, for On Condition Maintenance (OCM).    As of 1 January 2002, this aircraft was 38.3 years old.    As of 21 November 1999, the last known location of 87-00076 was Corpus Christ Army Depot.    Aircraft status: Undergoing maintenance, but otherwise flyable.

 

 

This aircraft was piloted by:

 

WO1 / CW2 Mark S. Morgan, Pilot in Command / Maintenance Test Pilot, 1987 - 1992

 

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