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Boeing Delivers 100th CH-47 Chinook Helicopter

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Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

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Boeing [BA] today celebrates the 100th CH-47F Chinook helicopter built at the company's Ridley Township, Pa., facility. "This is an incredible milestone," said Leanne Caret, Boeing vice president, H-47 programs. "More than 2,000 Boeing employees work on the Chinook program, and they all share in this exceptional accomplishment with the rest of the company and our partners, suppliers and customers. We are dedicated to delivering aircraft with advanced capability and the utmost quality to meet warfighters' urgent needs." Following delivery…

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