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          81-23387

 

 

             81-23387, Boeing D model kit number M3010, was a CH-47D helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 12 March 1983, at 4,255.0 aircraft hours. As of 24 November 1999, 81-23387 had accumulated 1,547.5 D model hours and 5,786.5 total aircraft hours.

   81-23387 was a conversion from the original A model Chinook 64-13134.

   On 12 December 1982, 81-23387 was inducted into the D model program, converted, and on 4 April 1983 initially assigned to C Company - "Playtex" or "Haulmark" (?), 159th Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, 2nd Army, located at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

   On 16 January 1985, 81-23387 was transferred to A Company - "Pachyderms", 159th Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, 2nd Army, located at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

   At some point, A Company, 159th Aviation Battalion was redesignated A Company, 7th Battalion, 101st Airborne Division.

   At some point, and as of 24 November 1999, 81-23387 was at Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD), Corpus Christi, Texas, undergoing On Condition Maintenance (OCM).

   As of 1 January 2002, this aircraft was 36.5 years old.

   As of 24 November 1999, the last known location of 81-23387 was Corpus Christi Army Depot, Corpus Christi, Texas.

   Aircraft status: Undergoing maintenance, but otherwise flyable.

 

 

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