Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopter 08-08772.

08-08772

The unit patch of B Company - "Sugar Bears", 1st General support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 52nd Aviation Regiment unit patch circa May 2012. Click-N-Go Here to view more unit patches.

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B Company - "Sugar Bears"

1st General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB)

52nd Aviation Regiment

Fort Wainwright, Alaska

2012

CH-47F Chinook helicopter 08-08772 on the ramp at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, 29 March 2012. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

   08-08772, Boeing Vertol Tab Number M8772, was a CH-47F helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 21 September 2011 at 11.0 aircraft hours. As of 10 May 2012, 08-08772 accumulated 90.0 aircraft hours.

   08-08772 was a new build airframe with all new components installed.

   At some point in 2011 after modifications were (M4 Gun Mount, IRSS, ARC-231, Fifth Sensor, Left/Right Cabin Door Gunner's Seat) completed at Millville Airport, New Jersey, 08-08772 was flown to Hunter Army Airfield (AAF), near Savannah, Georgia.

   At Hunter AAF, 08-08772 was utilized extensively for the training of multiple flight crews undergoing CH-47F Aircraft Qualification conducted by members of S3 Incorporated New Equipment Training Team (NETT). The NET Team was under contract from the Project Managers Office - Cargo Helcopters, Aviation Missile Command (AMCOM), located at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama, to conduct the worldwide fielding and training for the CH-47F Chinook helicopter.

   In April 2012, 08-08772 was transferred to Company B - "Sugar Bears", 1st General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 52nd Aviation Regiment, Ladd Field, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, to support the NETT training of that unit. The aircraft arrived at Ladd Field at 90.0 aircraft hours, having accumulated 30.1 hours on the Georgia to Alaska Ferry Flight.

   Tasked by the Program Managers Office, the NET Team - led by Tim McCall (Director of Flight Operations for the CH-47F NET Team) - formulated a plan to ferry the aircraft from Hunter AAF via the Alaska Canada (ALCAN) Highway. 08-08772 was the lead aircraft (Chalk 1) in a flight of four, part of Sortie 2 of three sorties.

   The flight departed Hunter AAF on 11 April 2012 and arrived at Ladd Field on 19 April 2012.

   As of 8 May 2012, the last known location of 08-08772 was at Ladd Field.

   Aircraft status: Flyable.

19 April 2012: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 08-08772 taxies past historic Hangar 1 upon its arrival at Ladd field, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. D model 86-01665 sits in the background as its replacement rolls past. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

The following CH-47F Chinook helicopters were fielded to B Company - "Sugar Bears", 1st General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 52nd Aviation Regiment, located on Ladd Field, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, beginning in April 2012 and used to support the unit train-up. Airframes are routinely reassigned as necessary so there is no telling where there are now.