86-01656

 

         

 

             86-01656, Boeing build number M3161, was a CH-47D helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 7 April 1987. As of 22 June 1998, 86-01656 had accumulated 1,253.3 D model hours and 4,962.1 total aircraft hours. 86-01656 was a conversion from the original A model Chinook 65-07980. On 30 April 1986, 86-01656 was inducted into the D model program, converted, and initially scheduled for assignment to Fort Carson, Colorado. As of 1 January 2002, this aircraft was 35.9 years old. As of 7 April 1987, the last known location of 86-01656 was at Boeing during the conversion. Aircraft Status: Flyable.

 

 

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

         

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