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| Boeing CH-47D Model Chinook Helicopters |
| In service to the United States Army |
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| Nearly all of the 444 production D model Chinook helicopters listed on this page were conversions from previous models. 443 D models were delivered to the U.S. Army. One aircraft, 84-24166, crashed during a Boeing company test flight and was lost. The production list (does not include prototypes) for the D models includes all 425 tail numbers that were converted from previous U.S. Army A, B, and C models, 7 former Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C models, 9 Augusta built C models, as well as the 3 tail numbers that were manufactured as new helicopters. 98-02000 was the last D model built and was delivered to the United States Army Reserve (USAR), located at Fort Hood, Texas, in early 2002. MH-47D helicopter tail numbers are not listed on this page. |
| 165 A models were converted to D models. |
| 75 B models were converted to D models. |
| 185 C models were converted to D models. |
| 7 former RAAF C models were converted to D models. |
| 9 Augusta built C models were converted to D models. |
| 3 airframes were manufactured as new helicopters. |
| As of 14 June 2009, 320 D models were in service. 124 D models have been lost due to accidents, mechanical failure, enemy fire, conversions to other models, sold to foregin governments, or have been scrapped as part of the F model manufacturing process. |
| Read a brief summary of the disposition of the D model Chinook helicopter - Click-N-Go Here. |
| Which D is the Oldest? |
| Prototype D Model Chinooks. |
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| 1979: The three prototype D model Chinook helicopters (bottom: 76-08008, middle 76-18479, top: 76-18538) pose for a group photograph at the Boeing plant. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger version. |
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| Three aircraft were selected as prototypes for conversion to D model helicopters. A model Chinook 65-08008 was re-serial numbered as 76-08008 for the prototyping. Later 76-08008 was inducted into the program and became production D model 92-00304. B model 67-18479 was re-serial numbered as 76-18479 for the prototyping. Sometime after testing at Fort Rucker, Alabama, in 1982, 76-18479 was assigned to Fort Eustis, Virginia, and was utilized as a Category B D model training device in the 67U maintenance course. The third and final prototype was CH-47C 67-18538. 67-18538 was re-serial numbered as 76-18538 for the prototyping and was also utilized at Fort Eustis as a training device. On 14 October 1992, 76-18538 was inducted into the program and became production D model 92-00303. |
| Production D Model Chinooks. |
| Click-N-Go on an underlined tail number to read more about a specific Chinook. |
| -- Notes -- |
| Royal Australian Air Force Conversions |
| The seven RAAF Chinooks were part of a buy-back program between Boeing and the Australian government. Boeing agreed to take back the seven C models and return four D model converted airframes in a no-cost transaction. |
| Augusta Conversions |
| The Augusta C models were acquired by the U.S. Government in 1985 as a result of the fall of the Shah of Iran in 1979. Originally built for the Imperial Iranian Air Corps, they were never delivered. Read more about the Iranian Chinooks - Click-N-Go Here. |
| CH-47D new build helicopters: 92-00367, 92-00368, and 98-02000. |
| There was no 88-00084 produced. 68-15838 almost became CH-47D 88-00084 (M3258). While in the production line this aircraft was selected to become the prototype YMH-47E and the tail number became 88-00267. |
| In late 2008, six D model Chinook helicopters were sold to the Canadian government and given new designations (CH-147) and tail numbers: |
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