Impressive! As a 'plank' who has only flown in rotary twice of his own free will - once before I knew any better
and once to please a colleague who wanted to show me how he could insert his 'angry palm tree' into a hill clearing - I've thought of the situation in the ME of being low, slow and very obvious to the bad guys. Day after day - respect!.
I'll probably have the honour of saying hello at an annual reunion I attend at the new Chinook base.