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Fini Flight at Cecil Airport
June 03, 2024 | FLORIDA
CHRIS DILLEY, Senior Correspondent
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Photo by Chris DilleyFinal Landing
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Photo by Chris DilleyTurret Salute
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Photo by Chris DilleyTurret Salute
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Photo by Chris DilleyB Co 1-111th Avn Florida Army National Guard CH-47F 06-08719
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
On Monday, June 3, 2024, firefighters from the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department assisted with the celebrations for a last flight. Firefighters from St 56 performed a turret salute with two Oshkosh Striker 3000 ARFF apparatus. A US Army Aviator with 24 years of service performed his last flight in a CH-47F Chinook helicopter assigned to B Co 1-111th Ave. Florida Army National Guard. The last flight was flown in the downtown Jacksonville area with a last takeoff and landing happening at Cecil Airport, in Jacksonville Florida.