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B Company - "Flippers" 3-82nd GSAB Fort Bragg, North Carolina 2008 - 2009 |
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| 24 February 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 04-08717 undergoing preflight at Simmons Army Airfield (KFBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
| 04-08717, Boeing Vertol Tab Number M8717, was a CH-47F helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 27 August 2008. As of 15 August 2009, 04-08717 accumulated 408.0 aircraft hours. 04-08717 was a new build airframe with all new components installed. 04-08717 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, 04-08717 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 04-08717 was at Kandahar, Afghanistan. Aircraft status: Flyable. |
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| 24 February 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 04-08717 operating at an unknown location near Simmons Army Airfield (KFBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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| 24 February 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 04-08717 operating at an unknown location near Simmons Army Airfield (KFBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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| 24 February 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 04-08717 operating at an unknown location near Simmons Army Airfield (KFBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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| 24 February 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 04-08717 operating at an unknown location near Simmons Army Airfield (KFBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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| 24 February 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 04-08717 operating at an unknown location near Simmons Army Airfield (KFBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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| 24 February 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 04-08717 operating at an unknown location near Simmons Army Airfield (KFBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
| This aircraft was piloted by: |
| Your Name Here. |
| This aircraft was crewed by: |
| SSG Jeremy Porter, FE, 2009. |
| SPC Jake Brandt, CE, 2009. |
| Your Name Here. |
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| August 2009: SSG Jeremy Porter, Flight Engineer on 04-08717 while deployed to Afghanistan. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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| 2 September 2009: SPC Jake Brandt, Crew Chief on 04-08717 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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