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FLNG Chinook bambi bucket training
January 08, 2021 | FLORIDA
CHRIS DILLEY, Senior Correspondent
Photo by Chris DilleyCH-47F Chinook with 2,000 gallon bambi bucket
Photo by Chris Dilley
Photo by Chris Dilley
Photo by Chris Dilley
Photo by Chris Dilley
Photo by Chris Dilley
Photo by Chris Dilley
Photo by Chris Dilley
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On Friday, 1/8/21, soldiers from B. Co 1-111th Aviation Regiment, Florida Army National Guard conducted annual recurrency training on bambi bucket operations with a CH-47F Chinook helicopter. This training was performed at Cecil Airport’s Lake Fretwell. A 2000-gallon bambi bucket is used with the CH-47F heavy lift helicopter, with a full bucket of water weighing almost 17,000 pounds.
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