Reward offered over vandalized Chinooks

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Reward offered over vandalized Chinooks
By Randy Pennell - The Associated Press
Posted : Friday May 16, 2008 5:58:45 EDT

RIDLEY PARK, Pa. — Two military helicopters were vandalized on the production line at a Boeing factory near Philadelphia, the Defense Department said Thursday as it offered a reward in the case.

Federal officials were handing out fliers to workers at the Boeing Rotorcraft Systems plant listing a $5,000 reward in the damaging of the two H-47 Chinook helicopters.

“We have determined that this was a deliberate act and not an accident,” said Ken Maupin, resident agent in charge of the Philadelphia area office of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, at a news conference outside the plant.

He said 10 agents were investigating the case, but he would not comment on specifics of the investigation or what led to the determination it was vandalism.

The Chinook is the Army’s workhorse aircraft and is used to transport troops and supplies. Boeing is currently producing new Chinooks for the Army, as well as updating older models.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/05/ap_boeingchinookshutdown_051508/



uhc comment: During the late 60s, early 70s we would occasionally get things in Vietnam that were sabotaged. It could be something as simple as rodent hairs in your super-Cs or bad parts to fix a _________ (name your poison). Could this be history repeating itself?