| 08-08043 |
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B Company - "Flippers" 3-82nd GSAB Fort Bragg, North Carolina 2008 - 2009 |
| 08-08043, Boeing Vertol Tab Number M8043, was a CH-47F helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 31 January 2009. As of 15 August 2009, 08-08043 accumulated 134.2 aircraft hours. 08-08043 was a new build airframe that utilized the power train components (blades, engines and transmissions, etc.) from 92-00367. 08-08043 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, 08-08043 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 08-08043 was at Kandahar, Afghanistan. Aircraft status: Flyable. |
| This aircraft was piloted by: |
| Your Name Here. |
| This aircraft was crewed by: |
| SSG Bryon Brown, FE/FI, 2009. |
| SPC Steffan Wittbrodt, CE, 2009. |
| Your Name Here. |
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| August 2009: SSG Bryon Brown, Flight Engineer / Flight Engineer Instructor, on 08-08043 while deployed to Afghanistan. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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| 12 September 2009: SPC Steffen Wittbrodt, Crew Chief on 08-08043 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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