Originally Posted by
Ascend Charlie
A B-model Huey (5 seats in the back) once carried over 20 people to safety in Darwin after Cyclone Tracy back in 1975. You do what you gotta do.
indeed. In 2003 one or two of us (ie several) brought out 20-23 at a time out of Nigerian villages in S76s and EC155s. More trips meant less chance of survivors to rescue and more chance of being shot at - which we were. Hey ho, another day in paradise.