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B Company - " Diesel " 2-1 GSAB Fort Riley, Kansas 2012 |
| 10-08802 |
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B Company - " Diesel " 2-1 GSAB Fort Riley, Kansas 2012 |
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| 19 September 2012: Flight Lead Ship 10-08802 is readied for departure from Millville Municipal Airport (KMIV), New Jersey for the aircraft delivery ferry flight to Marshall Airfield (KFRI), Fort Riley, Kansas. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
| 10-08802, Boeing Vertol Tab Number unknown, U.S. Army Tab Number M8802, was a CH-47F helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 31 May 2012 at 10.8 aircraft hours. As of 1 October 2012, 10-08802 accumulated 23.2 aircraft hours. 10-08802 was a new build airframe with all new components installed. 10-08802 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. 10-08802 was received by the S3 Incorporated New Equipment Training Team (NETT) at Millville Municipal Airport (KMIV) on 19 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 20 September 2012. 10-08802 was Flight Lead and Chalk One in a flight of four of Sortie One accompanied by 10-08804, 10-08806 and 10-08807. The Chalk order was 10-08802, 10-08804, 10-08807, 10-08806. As of 1 October 2012, the last known location of 10-08802 was at Fort Riley, Kansas. Aircraft status: Flyable. |
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| 19 September 2012: 10-08802 on the ramp at Wheeling Ohio County Airport, West Virginia, during the fuel stop. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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| 19 September 2012: 10-08802 on the ramp at Wheeling Ohio County Airport, West Virginia, during the fuel stop. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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| 19 September 2012: 2-1 GSAB Battalion Commander LTC Brian Hughes and Battalion Standardization Pilot CW4 Kyle Evans pose for a photograph beside 10-08802 at Gus Grissom Joint Civil/Military Air Reserve Base. CW4 Evarts rode as a passenger on 10-08802 while LTC Hughes rode on 10-08804 for the duration of the ferry flight to gain insight on how their new helicopters function. Net Team Flight Engineer Roy Payne is seen conducting a post-flight on the top of the aircraft. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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| 20 September 2012: 10-08802 and flight rests on the ramp at Quincy Regional Airport, Illinois, during a fuel/lunch stop. The large black and white triangular shaped object to the right of the helicopters is called a wind tetrahedron and indicates the direction of the wind on the airfield. It is used by the pilot as an aid in determining the appropriate runway to use. The tetrahedron points in the direction from which the wind is coming. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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| 20 September 2012: 10-08802 on the ramp at Marshall Field, Fort Riley, Kansas, shortly after arrival. Flight Engineer Roy Payne is seen securing the aircraft. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
| 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. |
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| This aircraft was piloted by: |
| CIV Barry Elsholz, Standardization Pilot, 2012 1 |
| CIV Mark S. Morgan, Instructor Pilot, 2012 2 |
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| This aircraft was crewed by: |
| CIV Roy Payne, Standardization Instructor, 2012 3 |
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| 1. Flight Lead on Aircraft Delivery Ferry Flight from KMIV to KFRI. 2. 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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