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Old 29th Jan 2019, 02:29
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GrayHorizonsHeli
 
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Thankfully no one was seriously hurt
I worked at Canadian Helicopters in Canada when they plunked a 61 into a small lake fighting fires.
The 64 came to remove the wreck from the waters edge after a bulldozer dragged it partially to shore.
It did the lift with minimal effort albeit slowly while the remaining water drained out.

I know a 64 doesn't have a bathtub of an airframe to collect as much water, so I wonder if another 64 can manage with a little more effort. If it cant...go ahead and drag that sucker up onto dry land.
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