Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopter 09-08066.

09-08066

Property of

B Company - "Hillclimbers"

3-25th GSAB

Wheeler Army Airfield

Hawaii

2010 - 2011

26 August 2010: CH-47F Chinook helicopter 09-08066 sits parked on the ramp outside the Boeing Modification Center facility at Millville Airport (KMIV), Millville, New Jersey. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

   09-08066, Boeing Vertol Tab Number unknown, U.S. Army Tab Number M8066, was a CH-47F helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 8 July 2010. As of 1 December 2010, 09-08066 accumulated 25.0 aircraft hours.

   09-08066 was a new build airframe that utilized used power train and some other components (blades, engines and transmissions, hydraulics, etc.).

   09-08066 was initially assigned to B Company - "Hillclimbers", 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 25th Infantry Division, located at Wheeler Army Airfield, Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii.

   In late 2011, 09-08067 was deployed to Afghanistan and served with the Hillclimbers through an unknown end date.

   As of 1 January 2013, the last known location of 09-08066 was in Afghanistan.

   Aircraft status: Flyable.

3 June 2012: 09-08066, a CH-47F Chinook helicopter from Company B - "Hillclimbers", 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, Hawaii, lifts off to reposition itself to sling load an Mi-17 helicopter during an aircraft recovery mission somewhere in Afghanistan. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

The following CH-47F Chinook helicopters were fielded to B Company - "Hillclimbers", 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 25th Infantry Division, located on Wheeler Army Airfield (PHHI), Island of Oahu, in the State of Hawaii, beginning in November 2010 and used to support the unit train-up. Airframes are routinely reassigned as necessary so there is no telling where there are now.

07-08735	07-08736	07-08738	07-08739	07-08740
07-08741	07-08742	07-08743	08-08765	08-08766
08-08767	09-08064	09-08065	09-08066	09-08067
09-08068	09-08069