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http://www.liveleak.com/ll_embed?f=52a001535498"
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f68_1416565186
"This is a Russian MI8-MTV variant that made deliveries to forward operating bases and LP,OP's in Afghanistan.
The helicopter had lost the ability to use one of its two engines.
The helicopter could not stay in this location as it was too dangerous.
Keeping it at that location for more than a few hours was NOT an option.
If nighttime had come it would have been destroyed by local Taliban.
So the pilot decided to have his crew take everything out of the aircraft that wasn't bolted down and try to fly it on it single working engine by himself.
Typical crew is 3 (Pilot Co-pilot Flight Engineer).
The pilot only wanted to risk himself to get the helicopter out to another more secure base for repairs.
He had a small fence to hop it over and a bit of space to pick up some airspeed."