Disposition of the MH-47E Helicopters

In service to the United States Army

 

President George W. Bush is joined by Lt. Gen. Doug Brown, commander of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command and Captain Peter Benchoff, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, atop a building at Fort Bragg's Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) site during a Special Operations Capabilities Demonstration on 15 March 2002.

 

 

As of December 2002, we had generally a good idea what became of most of the 26 E model Chinooks manufactured for the U.S. Army. Many of the details surrounding the demise of most of the known lost aircraft has remained a mystery.

 

Click-N-Go on an underlined tail number to read more about a specific Chinook.

 

 

Airframe Losses

 

 

--- Crashed in the Continental United States (CONUS) ---

 

One airframe was lost due to an accident in Kentucky on 7 March 1996:

 

92-00465

 

 

--- Crashed in the Philipines ---

 

One airframe was lost due to an accident on 21 February 2002:

 

92-00471

 

 

 

--- Shot Down In Combat ---

 

One airframe was shot down in Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda on 4 March 2002:

 

92-00475

 

 

 

--- In Service to the United States Army ---

 

 

23 E model Chinook helicopters were in service as of December 2002:

 

88-00267 90-00414 91-00496 91-00497 91-00498 91-00499 91-00500 91-00501 92-00400 92-00401 92-00402 92-00403 92-00464 92-00466 92-00467 92-00468 92-00469 92-00470 92-00472 92-00473 92-00474 92-00476 92-00477

 

 

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