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| US Army Chinook helicopter 85-24335 delivers sand bags to shore up the levees surrounding New Orleans. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger version. |
| 85-24351, Boeing build number M3121, was a CH-47D helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 14 June 1986. As of 26 July 2000, 85-24351 had accumulated 2,169.3 D model hours and 6,028.9 total aircraft hours. 85-24351 was a conversion from the original A model Chinook 65-07971. On 1 July 1985, 85-24351 was inducted into the D model program, conversion complete on 8 May 1986, and initially assigned to the United States Army Reserve (USAR), located at Fort Lewis, in the State of Washington. At some point, 85-24351 was assigned to Company A - "Hook-ers", 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 244th Aviation Brigade, USAR, located at Gray Army Airfield, Fort Lewis, Washington. On 30 July 2000, 85-24351 was assigned to Company A (-), 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 244th Aviation Brigade, (USAR), located at Fort Hood, in the State of Texas. As of 1 January 2002, this aircraft was 36.0 years old. As of 26 July 2000, the last known location of 85-24351 was Fort Hood, Texas, assigned to Company A (-), 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment. Aircraft Status: Flyable. |
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