Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopter 04-08717.

04-08717

Property of

B Company - "Flippers"

3-82nd GSAB

Fort Bragg, North Carolina

2008 - 2009

24 February 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 04-08717 undergoing preflight at Simmons Army Airfield (KFBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

   04-08717, Boeing Vertol Tab Number M8717, was a CH-47F helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 27 August 2008. As of 15 August 2009, 04-08717 accumulated 408.0 aircraft hours.

   04-08717 was a new build airframe with all new components installed.

   04-08717 was initially assigned to B Company - "Flippers", 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 82nd Airborne Division, located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

   At some point, in early 2009, 04-08717 was deployed with the "Flippers" in support of contingency operations during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF).

   As of 15 August 2009, the last known location of 04-08717 was at Kandahar, Afghanistan.

   Aircraft status: Flyable.

24 February 2009: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 04-08717 operating at an unknown location near Simmons Army Airfield (KFBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

August 2009: SSG Jeremy Porter, Flight Engineer on 04-08717 while deployed to Afghanistan. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

2 September 2009: SPC Jake Brandt, Crew Chief on 04-08717 while deployed to Afghanistan. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

The following CH-47F Chinook helicopters were original fielded to B Company - "Flippers", 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in late 2008 / early 2009:

04-08717	06-08028	06-08718	06-08719	06-08720
07-08039	07-08041	07-08721	07-08722	07-08723
07-08724	08-08042	08-08043