Canada Seeks Sale Of Recently Bought CH-47s

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[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

: Less than three years after establishing an Air Wing in a combat zone (Afghanistan), Canada is seeking buyers for the Wing's major asset, five recently purchased CH-47 medium transport helicopters. Canadian troops are leaving Afghanistan later this year, and the government feels there is too little use for the CH-47s in Canada, nor any likely use for them in future peacekeeping operations. Canada spent over $250 million to buy six CH-47s for use in Afghanistan, and one was later lost to ground fire. The Canadian Air Wing has six leased Russian made Mi-8 transport helicopters, five U.S. made CH-47 transport helicopters and eight Canadian made CH-146 armed transports to escort the larger choppers. The Wing has about 450 personnel form aircraft maintenance and support.

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Ernst, did you ever see the resonance test?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RihcJR0zvfM