04-08702

 

 

         

 

 

         
B Company - "Varsity", 7th Battalion unit patch.
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B Company - "Varsity"

7-101 GSAB

Fort Campbell, Kentucky

2007 - 2009

 

 

         
15 August 2007: Fort Campbell, Kentucky, received the first CH-47F Chinook helicopter during a rollout ceremony. B Company, 7th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, was the first unit in the world to receive the $30 million bird, most notable for its tandem rotors and heavy-lift abilities.

             15 August 2007: Fort Campbell, Kentucky, received the first CH-47F Chinook helicopter during a rollout ceremony. B Company, 7th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, was the first unit in the world to receive the $30 million bird, most notable for its tandem rotors and heavy-lift abilities. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

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Chief Warrant Officer 4 David Watson, standardization instructor pilot, and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Tom Miskowiec, standardization instructor pilot and instrument flight examiner, both with 7th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, fly a new CH-47F.

             In the cockpit: Chief Warrant Officer 4 David "DJ" Watson, Standardization Instructor Pilot (SP), and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Tom Miskowiec, Standardization Instructor Pilot and Instrument Flight Examiner (IE), both with 7th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, fly a new CH-47F. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
04-08702, a new CH-47F Chinook helicopter, flies over a training area on Fort Campbell, Kentucky, during the 15 August 2007 rollout of the upgraded aircraft.

             15 August 2007: 04-08702, a new CH-47F Chinook helicopter, flies over a training area on Fort Campbell, Kentucky, during the rollout of the upgraded aircraft. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
Early 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 04-08702 sitting in a Forward Area Refueling Point (FARP) somewhere in Afghanistan.

             Early 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 04-08702 sitting in a Forward Area Refueling Point (FARP) somewhere in Afghanistan. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
17 January 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 04-08702 sitting on the ramp with it's sister ships at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.

             17 January 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 04-08702 sitting on the ramp with it's sister ships at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

          An Electrical Short and Fire Damage

 

 

         
The result of the fire damage on 04-08702 caused by the electrical short.

             The result of the fire damage on 04-08702 caused by the electrical short. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
The result of the fire damage on 04-08702 caused by the electrical short.

             The result of the fire damage on 04-08702 caused by the electrical short. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
The result of the fire damage on 04-08702 caused by the electrical short.

             The result of the fire damage on 04-08702 caused by the electrical short. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
The result of the fire damage on 04-08702 caused by the electrical short.

             The result of the fire damage on 04-08702 caused by the electrical short. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
The result of the fire damage on 04-08702 caused by the electrical short.

             The result of the fire damage on 04-08702 caused by the electrical short. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
The result of the fire damage on 04-08702 caused by the electrical short.

             The result of the fire damage on 04-08702 caused by the electrical short. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
The result of the fire damage on 04-08702 caused by the electrical short.

             The result of the fire damage on 04-08702 caused by the electrical short. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

             The following CH-47F Chinook helicopters were original fielded to B Company - "Varsity", 7th Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in mid 2007:

 

 

         
04-08702 04-08703 04-08704 04-08705 04-08706
04-08707 05-08010 05-08011 05-08012 05-08013
05-08014 05-08015 05-08016    

 

 

          This aircraft was piloted by:

 

          CW4 Rob Devlin, Pilot in Command, 2007 - 2009

 

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          This aircraft was crewed by:

 

          SGT James A. Tactacan, Crew Chief, 2009

 

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