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B Company - "Varsity" 7-101 GSAB Fort Campbell, Kentucky 2007 - 2009 |
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15 August 2007: Fort Campbell, Kentucky, received the first CH-47F Chinook helicopter during a rollout ceremony. B Company, 7th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, was the first unit in the world to receive the $30 million bird, most notable for its tandem rotors and heavy-lift abilities. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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In the cockpit: Chief Warrant Officer 4 David "DJ" Watson, Standardization Instructor Pilot (SP), and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Tom Miskowiec, Standardization Instructor Pilot and Instrument Flight Examiner (IE), both with 7th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, fly a new CH-47F. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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15 August 2007: 04-08702, a new CH-47F Chinook helicopter, flies over a training area on Fort Campbell, Kentucky, during the rollout of the upgraded aircraft. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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Early 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 04-08702 sitting in a Forward Area Refueling Point (FARP) somewhere in Afghanistan. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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17 January 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 04-08702 sitting on the ramp with it's sister ships at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
An Electrical Short and Fire Damage |
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The result of the fire damage on 04-08702 caused by the electrical short. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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The result of the fire damage on 04-08702 caused by the electrical short. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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The result of the fire damage on 04-08702 caused by the electrical short. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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The result of the fire damage on 04-08702 caused by the electrical short. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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The result of the fire damage on 04-08702 caused by the electrical short. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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The result of the fire damage on 04-08702 caused by the electrical short. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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The result of the fire damage on 04-08702 caused by the electrical short. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
The following CH-47F Chinook helicopters were original fielded to B Company - "Varsity", 7th Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in mid 2007: |
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This aircraft was piloted by: |
CW4 Rob Devlin, Pilot in Command, 2007 - 2009 |
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This aircraft was crewed by: |
SGT James A. Tactacan, Crew Chief, 2009 |
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