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B Company - "Flippers" 3-82nd GSAB Fort Bragg, North Carolina 2011 |
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B Company - "Flippers" 3-82nd GSAB Fort Bragg, North Carolina 2011 |
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B Company - "Colossal" 3-10th GSAB Fort Drum, New York 2010 - 2011 |
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| 21 May 2010: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 09-08060 sitting on the Phoenix North ramp at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield, Fort Drum, New York, during the B Company - "Colossal", 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 10 Mountain Divison (B, 3-10 GSAB) fielding and train up in the Spring of 2010. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
| 09-08060, Boeing Vertol Tab Number unknown, U.S. Army Tab Number M8060, was a CH-47F helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 12 February 2010. As of 1 July 2010, 09-08060 accumulated at least 46.2 aircraft hours. 09-08060 was a new build airframe manufactured with used power train components (blades, engines and transmissions, etc.) and some hydraulic components. 09-08060 was initially assigned to B Company - "Colossal", 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 10th Division, located at Fort Drum, New York. The first crew members assigned to 09-08060 were SGT Christopher Utter, Flight Engineer; SGT Matthew Bos, Crew Chief; and SPC James Trettenero, Crew Chief / Door Gunner. In October 2010, 09-08060 deployed via STRATAIR to Afghanistan. Once in country, the aircraft and a sister ship, tail number unknown, further deployed to Forward Operating Base (FOB) Fenty near Jalalabad. In October 2011, 09-08060 was transferred to B Company - "Flippers", 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 82nd Airborne Division, headquartered at Simmons Army Airfield (KFBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. At the time of transfer, the "Flippers" were in Afghanistan as well as "Colossal", who were preparing to return stateside. As of 7 November 2011, the last known location of 09-08060 was in Afghanistan, assigned to the "Flippers". Aircraft status: Flyable. |
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| They named her "Outhouse". We nicknamed 060 "Outhouse" after a number of toilet-related incidents occurred on-board. During Operation Bulldog Bite in the Pech Valley, a pilot had an "accident" in the cockpit between lifts, not wanting to break the rhythm of the operation. On another assault mission with the Afghan National Army, one Afghan soldier had similarly wet himself in the cabin. A few days later, working with Special Operations soldiers who had a Combat Action Dog (CAD) with them, the dog relieved itself on the ramp and the tail gunner, SPC Reggie Morris, almost sat in it. A few weeks after that, in support of French allies, 060 had landed in one of their FOBs when their sister ship landed next to them, they blew over an outhouse which struck 060 on the #2 side just below the engine. I originally wanted to call her "Double Vision" due to the fact that no matter which way you read her tail number, it ALWAYS says 0908060, but after all these incidents, I couldn't think of a better name for her. SGT Christopher J. Utter, November 2011. |
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| September 2010: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 09-08060 inside the hangar at Fort Drum, New York, undergoing preparation for STRATAIR deployment to Afganistan. |
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| September 2010: In preparation for Stategic Air Deployment (STRATAIR) to Afghanistan, the Aft Pylon of CH-47F Chinook helicopter 09-08060 gets removed. Notice, that unlike the D model and prior versions of the Chinook, the Aft Transmission and Aft Shaft do not get removed for STRATAIR deployment. Rather, the pylon gets removed as an assembly in the F model. |
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| September 2010: In preparation for Stategic Air Deployment (STRATAIR) to the distant land of Afghanistan, the Aft Pylon of CH-47F Chinook helicopter 09-08060 gets removed. |
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| September 2010: In the hangar, CH-47F Chinook helicopter 09-08060 and a sister ship await loading onto a C-17 for deployment to Afghanistan. |
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| September 2010: While awaiting STRATAIR deployment to Afghanistan, CH-47F Chinook helicopter 09-08060 gets the Infra-Red Suppression System (IRSS) B Kit installed. SSG Shane Cook is below holding up the Fuselage Mounted Component while SPC James Trettenero (on top) measures to ensure proper clearance. The third person's name is unknown. |
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| 18 October 2010: The Aft Pylon of CH-47F Chinook helicopter 09-08060 gets loaded aboard a C-17 aircraft for deployment ot Afghanistan. |
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| 18 October 2010: SGT Christopher J. Utter, Flight Engineer of CH-47F Chinook helicopter 09-08060, and his Crew Chief, SGT Matthew Bos, await takeoff from Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield aboard a C-17 aircraft for deployment to Afghanistan. |
| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| This aircraft was piloted by: |
| CW3 Eric Landre, Maintenance Test Pilot, 2010 - 2011 |
| CW3 Mark Chamberlin, UNK, 2010 - 2011 |
| CIV Mark S. Morgan, Instructor Pilot / Maintenance Examiner, 2010 |
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| This aircraft was crewed by: |
| SGT Christopher Utter, Flight Engineer, 2010 - 2011 |
| SGT Matthew Bos, Crew Chief, 2010 - 2011 |
| SPC James Trettenero, Crew Chief / Door Gunner, 2010 - 2011 |
| SPC Reggie Morris, Tail Gunner, 2010 - 2011 |
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