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**redc1c4** · June 10th 07, 08:22 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation

wrote:

Improvising, adapting, and innovating are ALWAYS forbidden in the military.
(except under wartime conditions).

"Dave Kearton" wrote in message
...
Paul wrote:
This was pretty common in Vietnam...

Today Army Helicopters are forbidden to do it.

no. what happened is that they were doing it once and a cable broke,
destroying the rear rotor, the A/C, and killing the crew.

at that point it was decided to utilize only recovery vehicles designed
for the j*b....

redc1c4,
HTH. HAND................ %-)
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