90-00225

 

 

         

 

 

         
Unit patch from Company A, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Washington Army Reserve, circa 2003.
Washington   
Army   
Reserve   
Unit patch from Company A, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Washington Army Reserve, while deployed to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Liberation, circa 2003.

 

 

             90-00225, Boeing D model kit number M3377, was a CH-47D helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 4 October 1991. As of 22 June 1998, 90-00225 had accumulated 1,026.6 D model hours and 3,918.6 total aircraft hours.

   90-00225 was a conversion from the original C model Chinook 71-20949.

   On 14 November 1990, 90-00225 was inducted into the D model program, converted, and initially scheduled for assignment to the Washington Army Reserve on or about 10 October 1991.

   At some point 90-00225 was assigned to Company A, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 244th Aviation Brigade, US Army Reserve, located at Gray Army Airfield in the State of Washington.

   At some point, 90-00225 deployed to Southwest Asia, attached to the 12th Aviation Task Force, to support Operation Iraqi Freedom, serving at the 35th Brigade Base, Kuwait; Tallil Air Base, Iraq; and Balad Air Base, Iraq.

   As of 1 January 2009, this aircraft was 36.4 years old.

   As of 1 May 2009, the last known location of 90-00225 was at Fort Lewis, Washington, assigned to Company A - "Hook-ers", 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Washington Army Reserve (WAR).

   Aircraft status: Flyable.

 

 

          This aircraft was piloted by:

 

          CIV Mark S. Morgan, Maintenance Test Pilot, 2008 - 2009.

 

          CIV Alex Bromen, Maintenance Test Pilot, 2008 - 2009.

 

          CW3 John "Rambo" Roberts, Pilot, March 2003 - May 2004.

 

          CW4 Michael Jones, Pilot in Command, October 1991 - December 1993.

 

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          This aircraft was crewed by:

 

          SGT Joshua Knott, Flight Engineer, March 2003 - May 2004.

 

          SGT Michael Noche, Flight Engineer, March 2003 - May 2004.

 

          Your Name Here.

 

 

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

         

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