88-00103

 

         

 

          Unit patch from F Company - "Big Windy", 159th Aviation Regiment, circa mid-1990s.
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"Big Windy"

F Company, 159th Aviation Regiment

Giebelstadt, Germany

 

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Chinook helicopter 88-00103 with the nose art of "Baghdad Betty".

 

 

             Above and below: Chinook helicopter 88-00103 and the nose art displayed as "Baghdad Betty" during it's deployment to Iraq in 2002. While there, 88-00103 was assigned to "Big Windy".

 

 

         
Chinook helicopter 88-00103 with the nose art of "Baghdad Betty".

 

 

             May 2005: While operating in Afghanistan, 88-00103 suffered from a hard landing and was airlifted to safety by 87-00072:

 

 

         
While operating in Afghanistan, 88-00103 suffered from a hard landing.

             The crew of 88-00103: CW2 Rekow, CW2 Heitzenrodder, SGT Gogochiea, SPC Hunting, and PFC Bogard (not in that order). Click-N-Go Here to view a larger version.

 

 

         
While operating in Afghanistan, 88-00103 suffered from a hard landing and was airlifted to safety by 87-00072.

         
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While operating in Afghanistan, 88-00103 suffered from a hard landing and was airlifted to safety by 87-00072.

         
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While operating in Afghanistan, 88-00103 suffered from a hard landing and was airlifted to safety by 87-00072.

 

 

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