Chinook used in mountain rescue; it lands on steep slope

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/headlines/44837226/chinook-helicopter-crew-rescues-climber-in-oregon

A bit of interesting piloting......a chinook standing on its hind legs!!

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I've seen them practice doing that Odiham, it looks very strange when there AREN'T any mountains nearby.

IIRC the US Army did it back in Viet Nam days too, there's a couple of pics of early Chinooks 'landing' on just their rear ramp on a high peak there.

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Then there's this historic shot from Afghanistan:



Which was not for CASEVAC, but to retrieve persons of interest.