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    Two U.S. Army helicopter pilots are seen from behind in the cockpit of a military helicopter flying over what appears to be the New York City area, with a large suspension bridge and river visible through the windshield. The pilots are wearing flight helmets and military uniforms with unit patches. The cockpit instrumentation is visible, including illuminated green displays on the center console.

    FORT DRUM AND MIDDLETOWN, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    08.18.2016

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Roberto Di Giovine 

    South Carolina National Guard

    A South Carolina Army National Guard (SCARNG) CH-47F Chinook helicopter flies on the Hudson River, in proximity of Manhattan, Aug. 18, 2016, Manhattan, New York, NY. The helicopter escorted its predecessor, CH-47D "Guard Copter 368" during its last mission. Assigned to Detachment 1, Company B, 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, 59th Aviation Troop Command, call-sign “Guard Copter 368” is one of the few CH-47D built as “true D-models,” at the end of the First Gulf War. "368" served with Det. 1 for the last ten years, both in support of state operations and during the unit deployments to Afghanistan, in 2009 and 2013; during its service, “368” earned a reputation for reliability and sturdiness among the unit’s pilots, maintainers and crew-chiefs. Its last mission started on August 16, from SCARNG Army Aviation Support Facility n. 2, Greenville, SC, and included a stop at Fort Drum, NY, where Det.1 received the newer F-model Chinook, "793," from Company B, 3-10 GSAB “Colossal,” 10th CAB, 10th Mountain (Infantry Light) Division. 793 and 368 resumed the cross-country flight on Friday, Aug. 18, as a two-ship formation, and ended (for 368) at Summit Aviation, Middletown, New Castle County, DE, where 368 will be resold as an airworthy aircraft, through an auction, to either a foreign-military or a private operator. 793 is one of six CH-47F Chinook helicopters Det.1 is in the process of receiving from 3-10th GSAB, as a replacement for its (retiring) older aircrafts. (US Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Roberto Di Giovine/Released)

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    Date Taken: 08.18.2016
    Date Posted: 08.25.2016 15:07
    Photo ID: 2816944
    VIRIN: 160819-Z-II459-091
    Resolution: 4288x2848
    Size: 4.27 MB
    Location: FORT DRUM AND MIDDLETOWN, SOUTH CAROLINA, US
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    Last Mission for “Guard Copter 368”
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    Last Mission for “Guard Copter 368”
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    Last Mission for “Guard Copter 368”
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    Last Mission for “Guard Copter 368”
    Last Mission for “Guard Copter 368”
    Last Mission for “Guard Copter 368”
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    Last Mission for “Guard Copter 368”
    Last Mission for “Guard Copter 368”
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