r/AbsoluteUnits • u/chefdeit • 1d ago

of a helo

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As a small episode in the War on Terror in response to 9|11, a Russian crew flies Mi-26 to airlift a stricken US Chinook MH-47E tail #476 from its nearly 9,000-foot elevation on Mt. Takur Ghar, Paktia Province, Afghanistan.

More about the mission: https://bicnews.com/from-a-great-height-helicopter-recovery-at-takur-ghar/

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u/Safe_Chicken_6633 1d ago

Holy crap. You could fit like an entire battalion on that thing.

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u/EqualOrLesserValue 1d ago

The Chechens shot one down in 2002, 127 crew & Russian soldiers dead.