Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopter 08-08056.

08-08056

Property of

B Company - "Pachyderms"

6th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB)

101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

Fort Campbell, Kentucky

2009

B Company, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort drum, New York first unit patch, Summer 2010. Click on the patch to see a full size image.

Property of

B Company - "Colossal"

3-10th GSAB

Fort Drum, New York

2010 - 2012

The Aft Pylon of CH-47F Chinook helicopter 08-08056 showing the Cav Flag while the aircraft was assigned to B Company, 6-6 CAV.

February 2011 to October 2012: The Aft Pylon of CH-47F Chinook helicopter 08-08056 showing the Cav Flag while the aircraft was assigned to B Company - "Colossal", 6th Squadron, 6th Air Calvary Regiment (6-6 CAV), 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. The Chinook helicopter powerplant is dwarfed by the Engine Air Particle Separator (EAPS), mounted on the front, and the Infra-Red Suppression System (IRSS), mounted on the rear. For a relatively small unit, the H-47 engine produces a minimum of 4,500 shaft horsepower. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

   08-08056, Boeing Vertol Tab Number M8056, was a CH-47F helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date is unknown. As of 12 December 2012, 08-08056 accumulated an unknown number of aircraft hours.

   08-08056 was a new build airframe that utilized used power train components (blades, engines and transmissions, etc.).

   In 2009, 08-08056 was initially assigned to B Company - "Pachyderms", 6th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

   Beginning in the Spring of 2009, 08-08056 was utilized extensively for 8 months in the train up of aircrews undergoing CH-47F Aircraft Qualification conducted by members of S3 Incorporated New Equipment Training Team (NETT). The NET Team was under contract from the Project Managers Office - Cargo Helcopters (PM Cargo), Aviation Missile Command (AMCOM), located at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama, to conduct the worldwide fielding and training for the CH-47F Chinook helicopter.

   In February 2010, 08-08056 was transferred to B Company - "Colossal", 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 10th Mountain Division, located at Fort Drum, New York

   From February 2010 through June 2010, 08-08056 was utilized by the NET Team to train and field B Company, 3-10 GSAB in the Aircraft Qualification of aircrews.

   In October 2010, 08-08056 deployed to Afghanistan via Strategic Air (STRATAIR) via a C-17 Globemaster III.

   From February 2011 to October 2012, 08-08056 was temporarily attached to 6th Squadron, 6th Air Calvary Regiment (6-6 CAV), 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.

   In October 2012, 08-08056 returned to its home station of Fort Drum and was assigned to B Company, 3-10 GSAB.

   As of 12 November 2012, the last known location of 08-08056 was at Fort Drum, New York.

   Aircraft status: Flyable.

October 2010: Somewhere over the Altantic Ocean, 08-08056 is loaded aboard a C-17 Globemaster III headed for Afghanistan. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

With the Number 2 Engine on a workstand, 08-08056 sits on the ramp outside a hangar in Afghanistan while undergoing phased maintenance. The engine had an oil leak that required its removal, repair and reinstallation. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

The Nose Art on 08-08056 while deployed in theater. 08-08056 had an APU Generator come off line without warning. When the crew opened the right electrical pod they discovered burnt wires and a very hot Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Generator Control Unit (GCU). After troubleshooting it was found that the GCU was fried and the APU Generator would not operate. The burnt wires were repaired and the GCU and APU Generator were replaced. About two flights later, during a run up, there was a fire in the Number 2 Power Distribution Panel (PDP) and it all led back to the APU Generator Alternating Current (AC) electrical system. Long story short, there was a bad ground that cooked the system not once - but twice. In the nose art you see an electric bolt getting ready to strike the GCU and fry it with the GCU trying to stop it. At the top is the name of 08-08056 - "SPARKY" - on top of an electric bolt. The names shown below the Nose Art are those of the crew while the aircraft was assigned to B Company, 6-6 CAV. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

SGT Sidney Scott, Flight Engineer of 08-08056, poses beside his aircraft while it was assigned to B Company, 6-6 CAV in theater. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

The following CH-47F Chinook helicopters were utilized to support the train-up and fielding of B Company - "Pachyderms", 6th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in mid 2009. Airframes are routinely reassigned as necessary so there is no telling where there are now.

03-08003	07-08040	07-08725	08-08045	08-08046
08-08047	08-08048	08-08049	08-08050	08-08051
08-08052	08-08053	08-08054	08-08055	08-08056
08-08058

The following CH-47F Chinook helicopters were fielded to B Company - "Colossal", 3rd Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York, in early 2010. They also deployed with the unit to Afghanistan in the Fall of 2010. Airframes are always being shifted around, so there is no telling where they are now.

05-08014	07-08727	07-08728	07-08729	07-08730
07-08731	08-08044	08-08054	08-08056	08-08058
09-08059	09-08060

The following CH-47F Chinook helicopters were borrowed from other units and utilized to support the training of personnel assigned to B Company - "Colossal", 3rd Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York, in early to mid 2010. Airframes are always being shifted around, so there is no telling where they are now.