| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N49CU |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing Vertol HC-1B Chinook |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing H-47 Chinook (234/347) |
| Aircraft Version: | Coulson CU-47 Chinook |
| Manufacturers: | Boeing / Coulson |
| C/n (msn): | M3461 |
| Operator Titles: | Coulson & Tan |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Palm Springs - Jacqueline Cochran RegionalMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KTRM IATA: TRM Local: TRM Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 29 October 2022 |
| Photo by: | Kenneth I. Swartz |
| Photo ID: | 533011 |
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CH-47D, N49CU, has fought fires in the US, Chile and Bolivia. Seen being prepared at KTRM Thermal Airport, CA for a new firefighting contract in Argentina. This Chinook was the last of 12 Royal Australian Air Force CH-47C's (A15-012). In 1993, seven surviving RAAF CH-47Cs were sold to the US Army and four others upgraded by Boeing to CH-47Ds. This CH-47C, msn CE012, 73-21981 became US Army CH-47D, msn M3461, 93-0934. Based in Hawaii in 2007. To Unical Aviation in 2017 as N160CZ. To Coulson-Unical as N49CU in April 2020 and modified by Coulson Aviation at its HQ in Port Alberni, BC, Canada. This photo is copyright © Kenneth I. Swartz, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 25 December 2022, and has since been viewed 410 times. |