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A British helicopter pilot gets hit by Taliban fire

submitted by SFOGuy

1 decade 1 month 2 weeks ago

This is sort of amazing---from a British television series called "Frontline Battle Machines" with the host of the series, "Wheelers Dealers"---Mike Brewer. He and his camera man do a ride along with a rather famous British Chinook helicopter (CH-47)---Bravo November---a whirly bird that has been flying for the Brits for 30 years through multiple upgrades---and won its various pilots 4 Distinguished Flying Crosses in the process (Go Boeing Vertol!).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bravo_November

The TV host is clearly rattled by the experience of being under actual fire---
and has quite emotional experience once they are back on the ground and can see the bullet damage to the aluminium fuselage.

Haven't see an American broadcast equivalent (though many honorable documentaries--e.g., Korengal et al)