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Old 28th January 2007 | 00:47
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excrewingbod
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From: Near ABZ
Mid 80's, think it was June 86, BAH sent over one of its 234's to display at the annual RAF Buchan open day.

On this particular day, there was a cricket match in progress in the playing field next door. Nothing untoward happened, until the end of the display. The crew demonstrated the 234's capability of climbing, vertically, like a love sick angel, whilst at the same time demonstrating a max-rate yaw turn.

The downwash from the chinook caused absolute chaos in the cricket field - tables, chairs, people rolling around the field.

Absolute corker of a display, can still hear that distinctive chinook whine, as it shot off into the heavens, before disappearing back to ABZ.

The helicopter displays were somewhat muted at subsequent Open Days.
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