84-24182

 

 

         
Chinook helicopter 84-24182 in Afghanistan, 15 April 2006.

             Chinook helicopter 84-24182 in Afghanistan, 15 April 2006. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger version.

 

 

             84-24182, Boeing D model kit number M3086, was a CH-47D helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 31 October 1985. As of 22 June 1998, 84-24182 had accumulated 1,635.6 D model hours and 5,584.9 total aircraft hours.

   84-24182 was a conversion from the original A model Chinook 62-02135.

   On 30 April 1984, 84-24182 was inducted into the D model program, converted, and initially scheduled for assignment at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

   In April 2005, 84-24182 was assigned to B Company - "Colossus", 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 10th Mountain Division, New York.

   In Febuary 2006, 84-24182 was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF 7).

   In February 2007, 84-24182 was transferred to the B Companay - "Flippers", 3rd GSAB, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, when the 10th Mountain Division rotated out of country.

   As of 1 January 2007, this aircraft was 42.8 years old.

   As of February 2007, the last known location of 84-24182 was in Afghanistan.

   Aircraft status: Flyable.

 

 

          This aircraft was piloted by:

 

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          This aircraft was crewed by:

 

          UNK Doug Slater, Crew Chief, 2006 - 2007

 

          SP4 Joseph Quigg Jr., Flight Engineer, 1987 - 1988

 

          SP4 Carson Singleton, Crew Chief, 1987 - 1988

 

          SPC Richard Watson, Flight Engineer, 1996 - 1998

 

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          The CH-47 - 40 years old and still circling the world.

         

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