10-08805

 

 

         

 

 

         
B Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, unit patch, Fall 2012.
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B Company - " Diesel "

2-1 GSAB

Fort Riley, Kansas

2012

 

 

         
25 September 2012: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 10-08805 rests on the ramp at Millville Municipal Airport (KMIV), New Jersey, ready for the aircraft delivery ferry flight to Marshall Airfield (KFRI), Fort Riley, Kansas.

             25 September 2012: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 10-08805 rests on the ramp at Millville Municipal Airport (KMIV), New Jersey, ready for the aircraft delivery ferry flight to Marshall Airfield (KFRI), Fort Riley, Kansas. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

             10-08805, Boeing Vertol Tab Number unknown, U.S. Army Tab Number M8805, was a CH-47F helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 28 June 2012 at 8.0 aircraft hours. As of 1 October 2012, 10-08805 accumulated 22.6 aircraft hours.

   10-08805 was a new build airframe with all new components installed.

   10-08805 was initially assigned to B Company - "Diesel", 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), 1st Infantry Division (The Big Red One), located at Fort Riley, Kansas.

   10-08805 was received by the S3 Incorporated New Equipment Training Team (NETT) at Millville Municipal Airport (KMIV) on 26 September 2012 for an aircraft delivery ferry flight to Marshall Airfield (KMIV), Fort Riley, Kansas. The 1,300 mile trip lasted two days and involved landing at Wheeling Ohio County Airport (KHLG), West Virginia, for fuel, Gus Grissom Air Reserve Base (KGUS), Indiana, for an overnight stop, Quincy Regional Airport (KUIN), Illinois, for fuel, and finally a landing at Marshall Airfield on 27 September 2012.

   10-08805 was Chalk Two in a flight of four of Sortie Two accompanied by 10-08803, 10-08808 and 11-08094. The Chalk order was 10-08803, 10-08805, 10-08808, 11-08094.

   As of 1 October 2012, the last known location of 10-08805 was at Fort Riley, Kansas.

   Aircraft status: Flyable.

 

 

             The following CH-47F Chinook helicopters were originally fielded to B Company - "Diesel", 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), 1st Infantry Division - "The Big Red One", located on Marshall Airfield (KFRI), Fort Riley, in the State of Kansas, beginning in September 2012 and used to support the unit train-up. Airframes are routinely reassigned as necessary so there is no telling where there are now.

 

 

         
10-08802 10-08803 10-08804 10-08805 10-08806
10-08807 10-08808 11-08094    

 

 

          This aircraft was piloted by:

 

          CIV Sam Blakely, Standardization Pilot, 2012 1

 

          CIV James Andrew Mankie, Standardization Pilot, 2012 2

 

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          This aircraft was crewed by:

 

          CIV Wade Cothron, Standardization Instructor, 2012 3

 

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          1. Pilot in Command on Aircraft Delivery Ferry Flight from KMIV to KFRI.
2. Air Mission Commander/Pilot on Aircraft Delivery Ferry Flight from KMIV to KFRI.
3. Flight Engineer on Aircraft Delivery Ferry Flight from KMIV to KFRI.

 

 

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