but the Chinook isn't just 'a flying bus', its a valuable asset
Yeah.....exactly. The Chinook is a valuable asset as an attack helicopter....Err, no, sorry...The Chinook is a valuable asset as an FGA aircraft......woops...not that one... err....hang on a Mo...Recce...yeah...recce....nope...SAR..thats it...SAR.....ok, ok...maybe not.... OK I agree ..... Its a bus. But a blooming good bus at that