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242nd Assault Support Helicopter Company "Sugar Bears" Fort Wainwright, Alaska 1977 - 1985 |
| 68-15861 |
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242nd Assault Support Helicopter Company "Sugar Bears" Fort Wainwright, Alaska 1977 - 1985 |
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| CH-47C Chinook helicopter 68-15861 at a remote location in Alaska supporting fire fighting efforts. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) personnel can be seen unloading supplies and equipment needed to fight the tundra fire. Smoke from the fire can be seen rising in distance. Summer 1977, exact location unknown. |
| 68-15861, Boeing build number B-573, was a CH-47C helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 28 April 1969. 68-15861 accumulated 3,025.5 aircraft hours. At some point, 68-15861was initially assigned to an unknown unit. At some point, as early as 1977, 68-15861 was assigned to the 242nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Sugar Bears", located at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, through at least 1985. On 30 July 1985, 68-15861 was inducted into the D model program and converted to 85-24355. The last known location of 68-15861 was at Boeing during the conversion. Aircraft status: Converted to D model. |
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| CH-47C Chinook helicopter 68-15861 refueling at a remote location near Galina, Alaska, while supporting fire fighting efforts, August 1977. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger version of this image. |
| This aircraft was piloted by: |
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| This aircraft was crewed by: |
| SP4 Mark Ruschak, CE, July 1977 - August 1977. |
| Your Name Here. |
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