88-00098

 

             88-00098, Boeing D model kit number M3272, was a CH-47D helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 30 August 1989. The administrative strike date was 30 August 2003. As of 22 June 1998, 88-00098 had accumulated at least 1,011.5 D model hours and 6,466.0 total aircraft hours. 88-00098 was a conversion from the original C model Chinook 69-17116. On 2 September 1988, 88-00098 was inducted into the D model program, converted, and initially scheduled for assignment to D Company -"Cyclones", 502nd Aviation Regiment, United States Army Europe (USAREUR), located at Coleman Barracks, near Mannheim, in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), formerly known as West Germany. At some point, and as of 30 August 2003, 88-00098 was assigned to F Company - "Big Windy", 159th Aviation Regiment, USAREUR, located at Giebelstadt, FRG. At some point, 88-00098 was deployed to Iraq with F Company in support of the "War on Terrorism". On 28 August 2003, 88-00098 was lost due to an accident. The details are unknown. As of 1 January 2002, this aircraft was 31.4 years old. As of 30 August 2003, the last known location of 88-00098 was in Iraq, assigned to F Company, 159th Aviation Regiment. Aircraft status: Crashed.

 

 

             The following photographs show 88-00098 at the crash site in Iraq, on 28 August 2003.

 

 

         
The final resting spot of 88-00098 in Iraq, 30 August 2003.

 

 

         
The final resting spot of 88-00098 in Iraq, 30 August 2003.

 

 

         
The final resting spot of 88-00098 in Iraq, 30 August 2003.

 

 

         
The final resting spot of 88-00098 in Iraq, 30 August 2003.

 

 

         
The final resting spot of 88-00098 in Iraq, 30 August 2003.

 

 

         
The final resting spot of 88-00098 in Iraq, 30 August 2003.

 

 

         
The final resting spot of 88-00098 in Iraq, 30 August 2003.

 

 

             Anybody have a grid coordinate of the crash site? Please send us an email.

 

 

          This aircraft was piloted by:

 

          Your Name Here.

 

 

          This aircraft was crewed by:

 

          SPC Matthew Crowley, Flight Engineer, 2003.

 

          SPC Brandon Durham, Crew Chief, 2003.

 

          Your Name Here.

 

 

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

         

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