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B Company - "Flippers" 3-82nd GSAB Fort Bragg, North Carolina 2008 - 2009 |
| 06-08720 |
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B Company - "Flippers" 3-82nd GSAB Fort Bragg, North Carolina 2008 - 2009 |
| 06-08720, Boeing Vertol Tab Number M8720, was a CH-47F helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 30 September 2008. As of 30 September 2008, 06-08720 accumulated 9.5 aircraft hours. 06-08720 was a new build airframe with all new components installed. 06-08720 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, 06-08720 was deployed with the "Flippers" in support of contingency operations during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). On 13 June 2009, 06-08720 experienced an aft droop stop failure and during engine shut down an aft rotor blade contacted the fuselage causing structural damage. As of 15 August 2009, the last known location of 06-08720 was at Kandahar, Afghanistan. Aircraft status: Undergoing repair, but otherwise flyable. |
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| August 2009: 06-08720 under going repairs after an aft droop stop failed on 13 June 2009 causing damage to the aircraft. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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| August 2009: 06-08720 under going repairs after an aft droop stop failed on 13 June 2009 causing damage to the aircraft. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
| This aircraft was piloted by: |
| Your Name Here. |
| This aircraft was crewed by: |
| SGT Miaicon Myers, FE, 2009 |
| SPC Brian Paradowski, CE, 2009 |
| Your Name Here. |
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| August 2009: SPC Brian Paradowski (left), Crew Chief, and SGT Miaicon Myers,Flight Engineer, on 06-08720 while deployed to Afghanistan. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
| Aft Droop Stop Failure |
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| 13 June 2009: 06-08720 on the flight line after the aft droop failure. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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| 13 June 2009: 06-08720 on the flight line after the aft droop failure. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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| 13 June 2009: 06-08720 on the flight line after the aft droop failure. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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| 13 June 2009: 06-08720 on the flight line after the aft droop failure. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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| 13 June 2009: 06-08720 on the flight line after the aft droop failure. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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| 13 June 2009: 06-08720 on the flight line after the aft droop failure. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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| 13 June 2009: 06-08720 on the flight line after the aft droop failure. 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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