91-00263

 

         

 

 

         
Chinook helicopter 91-00263 delivers humanitarian supplies in Pakistan, March 2005.

             March 2005, ZABUL PROVINCE, Afghanistan — US Army Chinook helicopter 91-00263 touches down to offload pallets of food to Afghan citizens in the Zabul province. Coalition forces and the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development have worked closely with organizations like the US Agency for International Development, the World Food Program and the Red Crescent to deliver thousands of tons of food to Afghan citizens in Zabul. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger version.

 

 

             91-00263, Boeing D model kit number M3412, was a CH-47D helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 4 September 1992. As of 1 August 1999, 91-00263 had accumulated 500.1 D model hours and 4,310.1 total aircraft hours. 91-00263 was a conversion from the original A model Chinook 62-02114. On 29 August 1991, 91-00263 was inducted into the D model program, converted, and then assigned to the Army National Guard, located in the State of Connecticut, on or about 11 September 1992. Data from Historical Records. As of 1 January 2002, this aircraft was 38.3 years old. As of 1 August 1999, the last known location of 91-00263 was Windsor Locks (near Hartford), Connecticut, assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 104th Aviation, Army National Guard, 1st Army. Aircraft status: Flyable.

 

 

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

         

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