Cal Fire’s Copter 101 was wheeled out of the hanger at Howard Forest yesterday to take part in mandatory training exercises. Short-haul maneuvers involve the suspension of one or more people from a line below the helicopter and was originally developed by Cal Fire to evacuate firefighters from the fire line in the event they [...]
14 people were killed in Afghan helicopter crashes Monday. The first incident involved the death of 10 individuals, seven servicemen and three DEA agents. That helicopter was reportedly leaving the scene of a firefight after a drug raid was performed when the crash occurred. The Taliban are claiming they shot it down but US forces [...]
Apparently someone decided to spray paint a swastika on a helicopter located on display at an American Legion post. There isn’t mention in the article about what type of helicopter it is beyond being Vietnam-era. I was able to track down someone’s picture of post 139 though and I’m confident the static display in question is [...]
