Operation Wing Fury, Force Extraction [Part 3 of 5] Aircrewman Perspective.

Operation Wing Fury, Force Extraction [Part 3 of 5] Aircrewman Perspective. A mission involving three UH60 Blackhawks, two US/AUS Chinooks, and two AH64 Apache Helicopters. Mission Duration 2.7 Hours. Crew: Pilots Major Jason Duggan (RHS) and Captain Jason Otter (LHS); Aircrewman Technician Corporal Garth Pregnell (RHS); Aircrewman LHS Unknown and Aircrewman Technician Sergeant Lee Maloney (RAMP). Pen Camera footage filmed from the helmet of Corporal (Cpl) Garth Pregnell, C Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment (5 Avn Regt), aboard Australian Army CH-45D Chinook A15-202.

Captain Otter later noted: “The vision was captured utilising a pen camera attached to Cpl Pregnell’s helmet as he mans the right hand M134 Minigun of Chinook A15-202. Crew communications are heard over the aircraft communications system (ICS). It follows on from events shown in AWM2020.895.1 (Part 1 of 5) and AWM2020.895.2 (Part 2 of 5). It commences at the Kandahar Forward Arming and Refuel Point (FARP) where Cpl Pregnell accesses the ‘esky’ repurposed as an unofficial Aircrewman seat to provide refreshment to one of the ‘Farpies’ (refuelling chaps). Refuel seen from 00:00 through to 13:20min. Aircraft departs FARP at 15:40. It overflies Afghanistan National Army vehicle graveyard at 17:14, Southern edge of Kandahar Base at 17:44, turning onto final approach to land at Kandahar at 18:54. Landing and Taxi into the lines on completion of mission and captures the procedures through until engine Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) start and engine shutdown”. See also AWM2019.311.8.280.281 and AWM2019.311.8.282, which show Capt Otter’s pilot perspective of the same mission.