Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopter 88-00097.

88-00097

B Company, 2nd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, unit patch, circa 1990.

Property of

B Company - " Innkeepers "

2-501st

Camp Humphreys, Korea

1990

B Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, unit patch, Fall 2012.

Property of

B Company - " Diesel "

2-1 GSAB

Fort Riley, Kansas

2012

CH-47D Chinook helicopter 88-00097 sitting on the ramp at Marshall Army Airfield (KFRI), Fort Riley, Kansas, during the fielding of the F model Chinook. Once the F models arrived and the train-up of aircrews began for the replacement fleet, the D models were essentially pushed off to the side awaiting further disposition (transfer to another unit, sale on the open market, or get scrapped). Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

   88-00097, Boeing D model kit number M3271, was a CH-47D helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 31 July 1989. As of 31 January 2014, 88-00097 had accumulated at least 5,260.2 D model hours and 7,643.2 total aircraft hours.

   88-00097 was a conversion from the original C model Chinook 71-20952.

   On 26 August 1988, 88-00097 was inducted into the D model program, converted, and initially assigned to B Company - "Innkeepers", 2nd Battalion, 502nd Aviation Regiment, Desiderio Army Airfield (A-511 or RKSG), Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea. 88-00097 was received in theater on 8 November 1989 and remained in theater through an unknown end date.

   At some point, 88-00097 was assigned to B Company - "Diesel", 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Brigade, 1st Infantry Division - "The Big Red One", Marshall Army Airfield (KFRI), Fort Riley, Kansas through at least December 2012.

   In 2013, the Aviation Missile Command (AMCOM) decided to sell CH-47D airframes on the open market to dispose of the D model fleet and utilize the funds acquired in the sale of those assets to fund future CH-47 requirements. The United States Government General Services Administration (GSA) handled the auction process.

   88-00097, along with 88-00109 and 89-00138, was put up for auction in early January 2014 with an auction closing date of 20 January 2014. The minimum reserve bid price was $1,000,000. 88-00097 failed to sell.

   On 20 January 2014, 88-00097 was again placed on the auction block with a reserve bid price of $2,800,000

   By the closing date of 31 January 2014, 88-00097 sold at auction to an unknown buyer for $2,800,001.

   The DA Form 2408-15 was not posted on the GSA website. As such it is unknown what the condition of the airframe and components were in at the time of the sale.

   As of 31 January 2014, this aircraft was 41.3 years old.

   The last known location of 88-00097 was at Madison Executive Airport (KMDQ), Meridianville, Alabama.

   Aircraft status: Flyable.

Auction Photographs (GSA, circa late 2013)

CH-47D Chinook helicopter 88-00097 sitting at Madison Executive Airport (KMDQ), Meridianville, Alabama, during the auction process as it went up for sale to the highest bidder on the commercial market.

A right front view of CH-47D Chinook helicopter 88-00097 sitting at Madison Executive Airport (KMDQ), Meridianville, Alabama, during the auction process as it went up for sale to the highest bidder on the commercial market.

The identifying data painted on the side of CH-47D Chinook helicopter 88-00097 sitting at Madison Executive Airport (KMDQ), Meridianville, Alabama, during the auction process as it went up for sale to the highest bidder on the commercial market.

A right side view of CH-47D Chinook helicopter 88-00097 sitting at Madison Executive Airport (KMDQ), Meridianville, Alabama, during the auction process as it went up for sale to the highest bidder on the commercial market.

A right rear view of CH-47D Chinook helicopter 88-00097 sitting at Madison Executive Airport (KMDQ), Meridianville, Alabama, during the auction process as it went up for sale to the highest bidder on the commercial market.

A rear view up the ramp of CH-47D Chinook helicopter 88-00097 sitting at Madison Executive Airport (KMDQ), Meridianville, Alabama, during the auction process as it went up for sale to the highest bidder on the commercial market.

A view from behind of CH-47D Chinook helicopter 88-00097 sitting at Madison Executive Airport (KMDQ), Meridianville, Alabama, during the auction process as it went up for sale to the highest bidder on the commercial market.

A left side view of CH-47D Chinook helicopter 88-00097 sitting at Madison Executive Airport (KMDQ), Meridianville, Alabama, during the auction process as it went up for sale to the highest bidder on the commercial market.

A left front view of CH-47D Chinook helicopter 88-00097 sitting at Madison Executive Airport (KMDQ), Meridianville, Alabama, during the auction process as it went up for sale to the highest bidder on the commercial market.

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