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          06-08028

 

 

         
As of today, this airframe is 17.38 years old.

 

 

         
Flipper unit patch, circa 2008.
Property of

B Company - "Flippers"

3-82nd GSAB

Fort Bragg, North Carolina

2008 - 2009

 

 

         
May 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 06-08028 operating in Afghanistan.

             May 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 06-08028 operating in Afghanistan. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

             06-08028, Boeing Vertol Tab Number M8028, was a CH-47F helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 31 October 2007. As of 15 August 2009, 06-08028 accumulated 446.0 aircraft hours.

   06-08028 was a new build airframe that utilized the power train components (blades, engines and transmissions, etc.) from a scrapped CH-47D Chinook helicopter.

   06-08028 was initially assigned to B Company - "Flippers", 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 82nd Airborne Division, located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

   At some point, in early 2009, 06-08028 was deployed with the "Flippers" in support of contingency operations during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF).

   As of 15 August 2009, the last known location of 06-08028 was at Kandahar, Afghanistan.

   Aircraft status: Flyable.

 

 

         
16 April 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 06-08028 transported to Afghanistan by U.S. Air Force C5 "Galaxy" - a strategic air (STRATAIR) asset.

             16 April 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 06-08028 transported to Afghanistan by U.S. Air Force C5 "Galaxy" - a strategic air (STRATAIR) asset. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
16 April 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 06-08028 transported to Afghanistan by U.S. Air Force C5 "Galaxy" - a strategic air (STRATAIR) asset.

             16 April 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 06-08028 transported to Afghanistan by U.S. Air Force C5 "Galaxy" - a strategic air (STRATAIR) asset. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
16 April 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 06-08028 transported to Afghanistan by U.S. Air Force C5 "Galaxy" - a strategic air (STRATAIR) asset.

             16 April 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 06-08028 transported to Afghanistan by U.S. Air Force C5 "Galaxy" - a strategic air (STRATAIR) asset. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
16 April 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 06-08028 transported to Afghanistan by U.S. Air Force C5 "Galaxy" - a strategic air (STRATAIR) asset.

             16 April 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 06-08028 transported to Afghanistan by U.S. Air Force C5 "Galaxy" - a strategic air (STRATAIR) asset. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
SSG Chris Cornish, Flight Engineer on 06-08028 while deployed to Afghanistan.

             August 2009: SSG Chris Cornish, Flight Engineer on 06-08028 while deployed to Afghanistan. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
In this undated photograph taken at an unknown location, CH-47F Chinook helicopter 06-08028 hovers over a lake.

             In this undated photograph taken at an unknown location, CH-47F Chinook helicopter 06-08028 hovers over a lake. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

             The following CH-47F Chinook helicopters were original fielded to B Company - "Flippers", 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in late 2008 / early 2009:

 

 

         
04-08717 06-08028 06-08718 06-08719 06-08720
07-08039 07-08041 07-08721 07-08722 07-08723
07-08724 08-08042 08-08043    

 

 

          This aircraft was piloted by:

 

          CW4 Dennis Busch, DCMA Acceptance Test Pilot, 2008

 

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          This aircraft was crewed by:

 

          SPC Peterson Clare, Door Gunner, 2008 - 2010

 

          SSG Chris Cornish, Flight Engineer, 2009

 

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Last updated: 12/22/2016 04:12:14