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90-00212, Boeing D model kit number M3364, was a CH-47D helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 24 May 1991. As of 1 December 1999, 90-00212 had accumulated 1,607.2 D model hours and 5,886.2 total aircraft hours. 90-00212 was a conversion from the original C model Chinook 68-15856. On 24 April 1991, 90-00212 was inducted into the D model program, converted, and assigned to the United States Army Reserve (USAR) in Washington State. In May 1991, 90-00212 self deployed cross-country from Boeing for assignment to Company A - "Hook-ers", 6th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, USAR, located at Paine Field, Everett, Washington. In May 95, 90-00212 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. Chinooks 85-24354, 89-00137, and 90-00214 made up the rest of the party. In June 1995, 90-00212 arrived in the country of Haiti and was flown to Camp CANARGUS (CANada-ARGentina-United States). Parking was at the southeast end of Port au Prince International Airport. The objective was to support of the United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH) for Operation Uphold Democracy. In October 1995, 90-00212 was assigned to Detachment 2, Company A - "Hook-ers", 6th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, in the country of Haiti, and continued supporting the United Nations Mission. In February 1996, 90-00212 was assigned to Detachment 1, Company A - "Spartans", 6th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment in the country of Haiti and continued supporting the United Nations Mission. In May 1996, after a 1 year tour in Haiti, 90-00212 was loaded on to a C-5A, along with 90-00214, repatriated and returned to Company A, 6th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment at Paine Field, Everett, Washington. In October 1996, 90-00212, along with unit, relocated to Gray Army Airfield, Fort Lewis, Washington. In October 1998, Company A - "Hook-ers", 6th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment became Company A, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment. As of 1 January 2002, this aircraft was 32.9 years old. As of August 1999, the last known location of 90-00212 was Gray Army Airfield, Fort Lewis, Washington, assigned to Company A, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, United States Army Reserve. Aircraft status: Flyable. |
