Additional Korea CH-47F Fielding Photographs

 

 

         
3 November 2013: CH-47F Chinook helicopter Standardization Instructor Tim Coffman rides in the back of a UH-60 "Blackhawk" to the Port of Busan (Pier 8) from Camp Humphreys in the early morning hours.

             3 November 2013: CH-47F Chinook helicopter Standardization Instructor Tim Coffman rides in the back of a UH-60 "Blackhawk" to the Port of Busan (Pier 8) from Camp Humphreys in the early morning hours. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
3 November 2013: CH-47F Chinook helicopter Maintenance Test Pilot Rich Feltzer rides in a UH-60 "Blackhawk" along with his peers enroute to Pier 8 in Busan, Republic of Korea. Standardization Instructor Tim Coffman is in the background and Z Szumigala, to the left of Rich, catches some Zzz's on the way down.

             3 November 2013: CH-47F Chinook helicopter Maintenance Test Pilot Rich Feltzer rides in a UH-60 "Blackhawk" along with his peers enroute to Pier 8 in Busan, Republic of Korea. Standardization Instructor Tim Coffman is in the background and Z Szumigala, to the left of Rich, catches some Zzz's on the way down. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
3 November 2013: CH-47F Chinook helicopter Flight Engineer Wade Cothran finishes up preparing a Chinook helicopter for a ferry flight from Pier 8 to Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea.

             3 November 2013: CH-47F Chinook helicopter Flight Engineer Wade Cothran finishes up preparing a Chinook helicopter for a ferry flight from Pier 8 to Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
3 November 2013: The CH-47F Chinook helicopter fleet destined for Camp Humphreys sits in the rain on Pier 8 in Busan, Republic of Korea.

             3 November 2013: The CH-47F Chinook helicopter fleet destined for Camp Humphreys sits in the rain on Pier 8 in Busan, Republic of Korea. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
3 November 2013: On a cold and rainy November morning Boeing Maintenance crews work diligently to assemble the CH-47F Chinook helicopter fleet while the aircrews perform final airworthiness inspections prior to departing for Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea. In the background sits the transport vessel "Lightning" in which the fleet and ground simulators arrived.

             3 November 2013: On a cold and rainy November morning Boeing Maintenance crews work diligently to assemble the CH-47F Chinook helicopter fleet while the aircrews perform final airworthiness inspections prior to departing for Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea. In the background sits the transport vessel "Lightning" in which the fleet and ground simulators arrived. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
3 November 2013: On a cold and rainy November morning Boeing Maintenance crews work diligently to assemble the CH-47F Chinook helicopter fleet while the aircrews perform final airworthiness inspections prior to departing for Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea. In the background sits the transport vessel "Lightning" in which the fleet and ground simulators arrived.

             3 November 2013: On a cold and rainy November morning Boeing Maintenance crews work diligently to assemble the CH-47F Chinook helicopter fleet while the aircrews perform final airworthiness inspections prior to departing for Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea. In the background sits the transport vessel "Lightning" in which the fleet and ground simulators arrived. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
8 November 2013: A look to the southwest at the Busan Port area as the last sortie of CH-47F Chinook helicopters leave the dock enroute to Camp Humphreys. Pier 8 is located to the left of the red cranes near the center of the photograph.

             8 November 2013: A look to the southwest at the Busan Port area as the last sortie of CH-47F Chinook helicopters leave the dock enroute to Camp Humphreys. Pier 8 is located to the left of the red cranes near the center of the photograph. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
8 November 2013: A look to the south from approximately 10 miles north of the port area of Busan. The valley floors are almost completely covered in concrete from high rise apartments and other city buildings. The Republic of Korea is a rather small country in terms of land mass so in order to expand and provide space for their citizens the only way for progress is to go vertical with the construction.

             8 November 2013: A look to the south from approximately 10 miles north of the port area of Busan. The valley floors are almost completely covered in concrete from high rise apartments and other city buildings. The Republic of Korea is a rather small country in terms of land mass so in order to expand and provide space for their citizens the only way for progress is to go vertical with the construction. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
8 November 2013: Flying north from Busan rice paddys were observed in the less densely populated areas.

             8 November 2013: Flying north from Busan rice paddys were observed in the less densely populated areas. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
8 November 2013: Continuing north from Busan enroute to Camp Humphreys the flight encountered some scenic mountains with beautiful fall foilage.

             8 November 2013: Continuing north from Busan enroute to Camp Humphreys the flight encountered some scenic mountains with beautiful fall foilage. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
8 November 2013: Nestled in the mountains a Buddhist Temple was spotted along the way.

             8 November 2013: Nestled in the mountains a Buddhist Temple was spotted along the way. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

         
   Click-N-Go Here to view a High Definition B-Roll Video of two CH-47F Chinook helicopters departing Pier 8 and flying to Camp Humphreys, ROK. The 1.5 hour flight is condensed into a 7.5 minute video. Due to the large file size you may wish to "Right Click" and select "Save As" to download the file your computer for viewing at a later time. [7:24, 657 Mb, no audio]

 

 

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