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B Company - " Innkeepers " 3-2 GSAB Camp Humphreys, ROK 2013 |
| 12-08106 |
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B Company - " Innkeepers " 3-2 GSAB Camp Humphreys, ROK 2013 |
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| 11 September 2013: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 12-08106 rests on the ramp at the Boeing Millville facility, Millville Municipal Airport (KMIV), New Jersey, awaiting movement to the Port of Baltimore for ship transport to the Republic of Korea. CH-47F New Equipment Training Team (NETT) Maintenance Test Pilot Rich Felter preflights the forward pylon as Standardization Instructor Bill Cagle closes up the top. The fellow in the shorts is unknown. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
| 12-08106, Boeing Vertol Tab Number unknown, U.S. Army Tab Number M8106, was a CH-47F helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date is unknown. As of 11 January 2014, 12-08106 accumulated an unknown number of aircraft hours. 12-08106 was a new build airframe that utilized used power train and some other components (blades, engines and transmissions, hydraulics, etc.). 12-08106 was initially assigned to B Company - "Innkeepers", 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 2nd Aviation Regiment, located on Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea (ROK), beginning in November 2013. 12-08106 was received by the New Equipment Training Team (NETT) at Millville Municipal Airport (KMIV) on 10 September 2013 for an aircraft delivery ferry flight to the Port of Baltimore to await surface vessel movement to the Republic of Korea. 12-08106 was one of 12 CH-47F airframes moved to the port during the period of 10 through 13 September 2013. The unit in Korea would receive eight completely brand new airframes and four brand new airframes with used dynamic components. During the first week of November 2013, the ship "Lightning" arrived at Pier 8 at the Port of Busan, Republic of Korea, carrying the 12 CH-47F helicopters along with two CH-47F Transportable Flight Proficiency Simulators (TFPS). Crewmembers from the ship and members of the Boeing Maintenance Team quickly unloaded the aircraft, along with the TFPS, and began the build-up procedures to restore the aircraft to flyable status. This included essentially removing various protective shipping materials and reinstalling the rotor blades. Aircrews from the CH-47F NET Team conducted preflight and airworthiness inspections in preparation for the ferry flight to Camp Humphreys. On 13 September 2013, of the 12 ferried, 12-08106 was the eleventh aircraft to arrive at the Port of Baltimore. From Pier 8, 12-08106 was the fifth CH-47F aircraft ferried to Camp Humphreys. It arrived on 4 November 2013 and on both occassions was flown by members of the CH-47F NET Team. From mid-November to mid-December, 12-08106 was utilized to conduct refresher training on unit personnel previously CH-47F qualified at other locations. As of 1 January 2014, the last known location of 12-08106 was at Desiderio Army Airfield (RKSG or A-511), Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea. Aircraft status: Flyable. |
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| 11 September 2013: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 12-08106 rests on the ramp at the Boeing Millville facility, Millville Municipal Airport (KMIV), New Jersey, awaiting movement to the Port of Baltimore for ship transport to the Republic of Korea. CH-47F New Equipment Training Team (NETT) Maintenance Test Pilot Rich Felter preflights the forward pylon. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
| The following CH-47F Chinook helicopters were fielded to B Company - "Innkeepers", 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 2nd Aviation Regiment, located on Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, beginning in November 2013 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 Tim McCall, Standardization Pilot, 2013 2 |
| CIV Z Szumigala, Standardization Pilot, 2013 2 |
| CW5 J.R. Griffith, Brigade Standardization Pilot PAX, 2013 2 |
| CIV Ahmad Upshaw, Standardization Pilot, 2013 1 |
| CIV Beth McCune, Instructor Pilot, 2013 1 |
| Your Name Here. |
| This aircraft was crewed by: |
| CIV Mario Sarria, Flight Engineer, 2013 2 |
| CIV Noel Cabias, Flight Engineer, 2013 1 |
| Your Name Here. |
| 1 Individuals who crewed the aircraft during the ferry flight from Millville Municipal Airport, New Jersey, to the docks at the Port of Baltimore, Maryland, conducted on 11 September 2013. |
| 2 Individuals who, in addition to conducting aircraft qualification and refresher training in this aircraft, crewed the aircraft during the ferry flight from Pier 8 (the dock at the Port of Busan) to Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, conducted on 4 November 2013. Individuals listed as PAX (passengers) were on board to observe the flight of the new helicopters and/or serve as local area observers to help guide the aircraft from Busan to Camp Humphreys due to the challenges of operating in that theater. |
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