The safe landing zone to pick up on the first lift 65 souls – some of which injured – happened to be a boat ramp. On the second lift however, the Chinook powered by the current T55 variant in ...

The CH-47D Chinook is the U.S. Army’s primary heavy troop and supply transport aircraft. Originally fielded in the Vietnam War, the CH-47 has undergone a series up upgrades to increase lift and ...