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          86-01656
          (86-1656)

 

 

         
As of today, this airframe is 59.25 years old.

 

 

             86-01656, Boeing build number M3161, was a CH-47D helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 7 April 1987. As of 22 June 1998, 86-01656 had accumulated 1,253.3 D model hours and 4,962.1 total aircraft hours.

   86-01656 was a conversion from the original A model Chinook 65-07980.

   On 30 April 1986, 86-01656 was inducted into the D model program, converted, and initially scheduled for assignment to Fort Carson, Colorado.

   As of 1 January 2002, this aircraft was 35.9 years old.

   As of 7 April 1987, the last known location of 86-01656 was at Boeing during the conversion.

   Aircraft Status: Flyable.

 

 

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