| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 91-0497 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing Vertol HC-1B Chinook |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing H-47 Chinook (234/347) |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing MH-47E Chinook (234) |
| C/n (msn): | M3703 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Army |
| Location | |
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| City / Heliport: | Kabul - HQ ISAF Heliport (closed)Map |
| Country: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | January 2006 to March 2006 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 323640 |
| Photo Comment |
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This MH-47E was once delivered as CH-47C 74-22289 and accepted on 31 Aug'76. It was converted to MH-47E 91-00497 and delivered to the 2-160th SOAR on 21 Oct'93. The special ops Chinook crashlanded on 11 July 2006 near Sangin (Afghanistan) during operation Mountain Thrust, the damaged airframe was destroyed by coalition forces in an airstrike. Multiple 1-160th CH-47Ds, MH-47Gs, UH-60Ls and two HMX-1 VH-60Ns landed on or near HQ ISAF that is close to the US Embassy. Overhead was an AC-130 and a flight of A-10s gave Close Air Support while F-16s gave top cover. Quite an operation! This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 January 2021, and has since been viewed 544 times. |