| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 85-24348 |
| Alternate Serial: | 24348 |
| Military Code: | 348 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing Vertol HC-1B Chinook |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing H-47 Chinook (234/347) |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing CH-47D Chinook (414) |
| C/n (msn): | M3118 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Army |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | KandaharMap |
| Country: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: OAKN IATA: KDH Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | January 2006 to March 2006 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 317001 |
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This Chinook was delivered to the USArmy as CH-47A with serial 66-00101 and accepted on 9 September 1966. It was converted to CH-47D with serial 85-24348 and redelivered on 27 May 1986. The helicopter then served A/2-159th AVN from April 1994 to October 1997 and was transferred to C/159th AVN on 16 October 1997 up to June 2003. Fro 2006, the CH-47D appeared in Afghanistan where it was sadly lost in an accident on 1 July 2010. It was reported that the accident was not related to enemy fire, no further details known. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 December 2020, and has since been viewed 469 times. |