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B Company - "Flippers" 3-82nd GSAB Fort Bragg, North Carolina 2008 - 2009 |
| 06-08718 |
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B Company - "Flippers" 3-82nd GSAB Fort Bragg, North Carolina 2008 - 2009 |
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| CH-47F Chinook helicopter 06-08718 is pictured on the flight line at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. B Company, 3-82 General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB) - "Flippers", had received their new F models and were undergoing transition training in-house during 2008. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
| 06-08718, Boeing Vertol Tab Number M8718, was a CH-47F helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 26 September 2008. As of 15 August 2009, 06-08718 accumulated 391.0 aircraft hours. 06-08718 was a new build airframe with all new components installed. 06-08718 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, 06-08718 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 06-08718 was at Kandahar, Afghanistan. Aircraft status: Flyable. |
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| 7 May 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 06-08718 is pictured at an unknown location in Afghanistan. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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| August 2009: SGT Rodger Rathbun, Flight Engineer / Flight Engineer Instructor and SPC Eric Hover, Crew Chief, on 06-08718 while deployed to Afghanistan. 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: |
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| This aircraft was piloted by: |
| CW4 Dennis Busch, DCMA Acceptance Test Pilot, 2008 |
| Your Name Here. |
| This aircraft was crewed by: |
| SGT Rodger Rathbun, Flight Engineer Instructor, 2009 |
| SPC Eric Hover, Crew Chief, 2009 |
| Your Name Here. |
| Related Information |
| F Model in Production |
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