Amazing Chinook Recovering a downed AH-64D in Afghanistan

Down AH-64D being lifted and taken away by a chinook in Afghanistan. System failure at night. Hit mountain and rolled. Tail section split and rolled into valley of mountain. Both pilots survived.

[@ralphmadera4366]

I used to be a 67U in the US ARMY from the 80s to the 90s , that’s Chinook repairman, the proudest period of my life .

[@Dbreeze986]

I feel u. I miss working and being a crew chief for the Apache. Great and wonderful times I had.

[@victorjeffers1993]

God Bless you an thank you for your service !

[@mehmetaltunkaya6514]

until america enters Afghanistan was a modern country in the 70s, all you do is start a civil war using people's faith!

[@mehmetaltunkaya6514]

I feel sorry for the people who died on 9/11, To use the underground resource of the Middle East, the US administration killed thousands of its citizens in those buildings.

[@aravindchef]

i use to in voic city 🌆

[@alfredozertuche784]

👏👏👏 kudos to the pilot and flight engineer for making that possible. Big shout out to the cameraman for making the video along with the soldiers on the ground. Thank you to all and keep up the excellent work. thank you for your service

[@SchnoeselHD]

bop bop bop bop love this sound

[@jtrx753]

loud as hell at loe level, you can even feel the shock wave of the rotors in your chest

[@fernandover9538]

I like more "tucututucututucutu" Uh 1 "Huey" ...

[@rickowens244]

Damn good work between pilot and flight engineer!!!!!

[@Dbreeze986]

Yea it was awesome to see.

[@miniena7774]

Dbreeze986 Can confirm.

[@stewartgrindlay9760]

“We will be in and out in two minutes” “Oh yeah?” “Watch”

[@hikmatullahhussainee1615]

Have you ever deployed to Afghanistan?

[@harryballsagna4549]

That's some serious skill holding that flying bus steady with all that updraft

[@clydefrog8711]

Thats how I've always explained it to people. It feels like youre on a very loud school bus that vibrates a lot.

[@mekanikadam.]

PHOLD nails it.

[@Almost_Blue_]

@@mekanikadam. CH-47D did not have PHOLD, player.

[@tonynewburey8900]

As a recovery Team Chief in Bosnia..... Old School

[@BLACKMONGOOSE13]

Recovery copilot: Man, why couldn’t he just crash out in the open? Recovery Pilot: Hold my beer.

[@Dbreeze986]

Right lol the tail was recovered down on the valley. The pilots m4 was flung from the cockpit and I found it over 150 yards away in a tree

[@shea829]

A life saving machine I love the chinook : )

[@willmolloy4073]

Well done lad's some seriously good poilte shit there, all the crew are like back up back up back up stop!!! OK down down down stop!!! Now left left left u got it skip, let's back for some R an R, hat's off to all service men, hope the lad's in the jeep are 👌 ok Notting but love for you guys be safe.

[@snipereliete]

Amazing job by all involved.being around helicopters all my life I could hear the changes in pitch of the blades they were working hard.the Chinook helicopter is an amazing machine.first used in 1961, to have them I the front line in 2019 is something unheard of besides the humble UH-1.but I take my hat off to that remarkable beast.just recently here in AUSTRALIA I saw a video of a Chinook picking up an old Caribou aircraft.that was amazing to watch as well.

[@starkicker5623]

the b-52 stratofortress is still used and was first used in 1955...crazy how good our engineering is.

[@williamm374]

Awesome video but I always thought the Chinooks were too big a flying target. God Bless our military men and women.

[@connornorley5079]

That's one of the reasons theyre not meant to fly in combat situations without apache support, because they are just big sitting ducks and indeed God bless all service men women and animals.

[@timdogg2611]

They are big but there fast 2 the fastest helicopter is the us army

[@donburke4886]

god is fictional..Why not ask the Easter Bunny or Santa Clause for their blessings ?

[@AbdulRehman-do7ct]

@@donburke4886 To each their own. I see so many people telling others that their beliefs are flawed and blah blah. Like come on. Why do you care if someone believes in a God or not

[@jessicamerriman2336]

Insanely skilled flight crew!

[@doca8792]

Damn man. The U.S. has the best shit!

[@Grunt0369USMC]

Apache was pretty beat up in the crash

[@westdoe2361]

Pilot and crew deserve recognition for this.

[@markhenning148]

Dont know who the air crew is working that .machine, but they are some badass soldiers for sure....

[@Thatguy01984]

My uncle would buff that out. paint flames on it and sell it at a Mecum auction

[@Dbreeze986]

Lol any paint job on a Apache would be sick

[@3073Sean]

To add to the danger of this opp, the description doesn’t tell you the altitude. If memory serves it was around 10,000 MSL

[@larrycrawford7240]

I worked on CH- 47's in 1970 during the Vietnam War. It was awesome then very powerful. I can imagine how much improved they are now.

[@Dbreeze986]

It was a sight to see brother. Thank you for ur service

[@solidwoods6999]

Thanks Larry , I flew them in the 80's /90's Korea/Savannah/Italy/Iraq/Germany

[@egreenie3819]

I dont know why they didn't just call AAA...... Afghani Automobile Association

[@aaroniousairlines9087]

Cuz camels can't airlift worth sh!t

[@___Me_]

I guess triple-A is what downed it in the first place.

[@Idaho1936]

HAHAHAH, Nice1

[@CHaas-bn3xi]

Very skilled pilot with an amazing chopper

[@rockyg2823]

American aliens rock everytime....never fail to amaze...👏👏👏👋

[@FryedGamingNet]

You know that helicopter's crew chief looked at it and said "that'll buff right out."

[@Dbreeze986]

Yea it was my companys helicopter. I picked up the pieces up around the crash site lol.

[@TarreVizsla]

@@Dbreeze986 how did it crash? Were the pilots okay?

[@Dbreeze986]

@@TarreVizsla yes both survived. System failure at night.

[@pops7249]

@@Dbreeze986 i though it was enemy attack

[@Dbreeze986]

@@pops7249 naw no enemy fire. System failure

[@MZ-bl6wg]

Thanks for your service boys!

[@L0sTm1nD09]

2:10 Holy shit it looks like they almost looks like that guy got hit when they lifted the Apache

[@osamabinladen824]

Yes

[@vimalkumar3815]

It is very difficult to fly helicopter in mountain region.

[@ImpendingJoker]

Not really. The Chinook has power for days. It can actually climb at about 30knots straight up. They are a very stable long line aircraft which is why they use them for logging in Canada and the US Pacific North-West all very mountainous areas. I worked on them in US Army when I was based in Hawaii. 2/25 Avn/B-214 Hillclimbers.

[@sakshamteji6115]

@@ImpendingJoker lol bigg difference btw the mountains of America and india. Here in India your highest peaks are like unidentified/barren mountains no one cares about. The average altitude in Ladakh region is 5000m. That's higher than mount blanc(highest mt of Europe)

[@kabulkabul5671]

I have fast rope from Chinook helicopter at night time during a military operation in Afghanistan without any prior training. My thigh burned bad. It was a horrible experience. After that, I practice. I was a linguist with the US Army for 10 years.

[@DurzoBlunts]

That sounds like an amazing story. Thank you for your service.

[@tierone4761]

Wow that was amazing work by the crew to say the least! Anyone know the status of the crew from the AH-64? It looks like it was torn up pretty good from the impact or the initial cause of the hard landing. Good Day Everyone!

[@Dbreeze986]

Both survived. Was equipment failure if I remember. I was filming it.

[@tierone4761]

Dbreeze986 Rodger That, thank you! Glad to hear they survived & lived to fight another day. During WW2, some of the fighter planes such as the P-51 Mustang that would support the ground troops by destroying enemy tanks & other equipment, were often referred to as “Angels Over Our Shoulders”, so the AH64’s along with the A10’s that carry out that same type of mission today are the modern day equivalent. Good Day to You!

[@APACHE529CREWCHIEF]

Actually this crash was due to pilot error and if you can believe it they actually crashed two helicopters on the same hill. All pilots walked away.This was the Arizona national guard and probably the worst unit in the entire army as far as aviation goes.

[@finalownageclan]

@@APACHE529CREWCHIEF I didn't think the national guard got deployed to afghanistan

[@Dbreeze986]

How can you say that when your not the one recovering the helo I was.

[@19therealone]

We saw this happen in Korea on the range at bore 10. Same aircraft.

[@cap2c484]

Why would they take such risk to recover the wreckage? Protect secrets or understand the nature of the mechanical failure or perhaps both?

[@aviationiceman9549]

That’s what I thought too ! If the didn’t want the technology to fall into enemy hand just have the engineers blow it in situ !!!!

[@Specops915]

Nothing some hundred mile an hour tape can't fix.

[@NoName-ke7ro]

Shit that was awesome!!! Fuc.... scary for sure ...

[@Idaho1936]

Glad the Pilots were not drunk, like some I know in Europe...Kudos Team Recovery!!!!!!

[@calebramsey3086]

That’s there secret there always drunk

[@ark-mark1]

Hope the apache pilots were ok. that thing is trashed :(

[@scottd6921]

Chinook from Fort Lewis, WA the preferred high elevation mountain rescue helicopter on Mt Rainier in joint ops between NPS and U.S. Army. Requested a few for NPS to Ft Lewis back in the mid 80's. The French Lama was also used in tight places.

[@allgood6760]

Cool vid... thanks from down under 👍🇳🇿

[@missag1538]

Well done soilders 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 💙💙💙💙 Alice from Manchester

[@missag1538]

Thank you who ever likes my comment 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️. 💖💖

[@Dbreeze986]

Thankyou.

[@missag1538]

@@Dbreeze986 Thank you👍👍👍

[@victorjeffers1993]

That's Amazing skill ! Good job to all ! And thank you for your Service

[@tobiasrabelink7733]

Dbreeze986 what a noise must that have been or not????? a long time ago when i was younger i think i was around 15 or 16 it was a normal day at school and everybody was playing outside and taking a break and i heard a low rumble coming on from far away and it became louder and louder and the windows of the class started shaking and shaking even more and than i saw it it was a low flying chinook that flew over i never never never forget that moment that was so amazing they are my favorite choppers

[@Dbreeze986]

ya it was loud specially in the mountain area

[@ronwade5433]

Oh sure... NOW the parachute opens!

[@ammargamer3793]

Excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent

[@l.a.xgunner]

How is that chinook able to fly with that pilot who has balls of fucking steel. Man I miss being in the army, I was a 19D Cav Scout

[@mattsmith718]

Proof it never happened.

[@allanben9795]

Always remember the Mi-26 casually airlifted two of these

[@xavierwarren9799]

You can hear the commanding attention grabbing of this aircraft, she is a spectacle

[@amranomar6229]

One of the dengue’s place in the world. kunar province.

[@kandharinazari5882]

Me from afghanistan paktia It is fall in our village are i was this time here i am very small

[@petersjeanpaul9071]

Holy shit what's the point in recovering that AH-64 wreckage ? it is half ripped and screwed up, did they really mean to repair it ?

[@Dbreeze986]

No one they didn't want sensitive material to get in the hands of the enemy. Also they can do an investigation on it.

[@truckerray7533]

This recovery was so the FAA & the US Army could do an investivation leading to the crash

[@dharam-ms2it]

Peters Jean Paul

[@josephastier7421]

@@Dbreeze986 Exactly.

[@kandharinazrai-tv3xf]

This area is many home village I was this time here Me from Afghanistan

[@pegasus6724]

Amir says no he's not he's grassing her up he's under mi5 command

[@sheldonlaney8315]

Gotta ask, did the Apache Pilots make it?

[@Dbreeze986]

Yes both survived

[@ThriskaTheCODPlayer]

My Flight Instructor was on this chinook!

[@jebakumar2116]

Only Americans do My hearty wishes

[@Ghaith_Alkhuzaie1982]

I love that sound

[@jonjoel1335]

They are a very loud helicopter to be around. Try standing in the back end of one. You can't hear yourself scream.

[@gregbuck701]

Chinook is a bad ass......but y'all better check out the stats of the super stallion. Super fast, nimble, and also a workhorse. I believe it has a 35000 or 36000 sling load capability.

[@ImpendingJoker]

Yes, it has a higher external sling load capability than the Chinook and neither of them can compare to the Mi-26 Halo.

[@drazz9992]

Greg Buck no, but your close. It’s around 27,000 in tandem and around 17,000 center hook. You are correct it’s really fast too.

[@ALKUKES]

So how did it end on that place ....

[@Dbreeze986]

System failure at night.

[@KParsonsNY]

What happened to the Pilot and Co Pilot?

[@Dbreeze986]

Kevin Parsons they survived. i know one had fractured neck i think and some other issues

[@KParsonsNY]

Awesome! Maybe someday I'll run into them... you still serving?

[@Dbreeze986]

Not anymore got out after 6 years back in 2011

[@KParsonsNY]

Ah cool cool, 11B?

[@Dbreeze986]

Na 15R apache mechanic

[@VulcanGunner]

did the crew survive?

[@Dbreeze986]

Yes they did

[@VulcanGunner]

@@Dbreeze986 thanks for the update, US Army retired

[@jamesberlo4298]

That was impressive !

[@Dbreeze986]

Yea man. Spent 2 days on the mountain side cleaning up and collecting all the parts from the crash.

[@joeschlotthauer840]

Not much left of the AH64D...

[@joaquinandreu8530]

They probably stripped it of the motors and other components to save weight, just like the Spanish did to recover that Super Puma with a Chinook.

[@josephastier7421]

Cockpit instrumentation and other fun toys they would like to get back, even if broken.

[@cyberdyn1]

Impotant question is that how AH 64 Apache downed? enemy fire? Technical Malfunctioning ?

[@Dbreeze986]

Yes. Its in the comments

[@farisadib1527]

Shot by home made shot gun by a simple Afghan poor farmer...

[@thegreatdogzilla5855]

@@farisadib1527 wrong

[@dragonboy181]

CH-47 has two (4.5 CARGO HOOKS).can easily juice up 13000lbs of Fuel to salvage whatever.

[@virginialoverproductions]

Nice! The Chinook is a beast!

[@andreasvenetis1513]

bravo

[@AlbertV90]

I saw this video on a blog a couple of years ago and the title said it "Filming of the movie Lone Survivor in Afghanistan" with no description. At first I believed it because Chinook helicopters do fly over the Afghan mountains in the movie. I was fooled and this video is about something else. Anyway kudos to everyone involved in helping those pilots

[@thats_my_comment]

not all bad memories in war.. there's actually a queit a few good ones just like this one of a badass helicopter and a badass pilot hauling off wreckage

[@briandavenport8971]

In 2008, our force recon guys hit an IED and their Vic was disabled, so they pulled out all the radios and classified material and left left the Vic. The next day there were drag marks around the Vic from where the Taliban tried to take it the previous night. We ended up dropping bombs on it so they couldn’t salvage it.

[@bigbluenationsmith2489]

My dog hates helicopters. sometimes I wish I would’ve been a crew chief.

[@indyjons321]

Is it just me, or do Apaches always seem to be the ones to go down (or rather crash) in Afghanistan?

[@memofrf]

Brother business. Respect.

[@mohammadqadri5065]

When it comes to helicopters, American ones are simply the best, even german ones fail to compare

[@RUMCYCO]

Bravery +++++ . Could have been smoked for that "wreckovery " .

[@caseykoelbl3729]

Just badass!

[@hattrickjs]

That looked like Dara y Pech District Kunar Province. Some talented flying there. Those mountains are steeeep

[@chrischris8550]

Both pilots survived the crash! That was lucky!

[@spillysock-spock9929]

That’s fucking insane

[@ja1235]

That Apache will probably be given to the Marines so they can use it

[@tylerrice8003]

How did the Apache crash? Were the pilots okay?

[@Dbreeze986]

System failure. Both pilots lived

[@robertalderman5614]

Wow! It is coming through to me now! Wow!

[@GPLDUNORD]

Deuxième test, conclusif

[@venomsnakeYGBSM]

Wish i was born in the USA so I could have enlisted mad respects to that Chinook pilot

[@jacobevans5832]

There's many foreign born in the US military. Islam,sikhi, Spanish, Britt's ,etc

[@jacobevans5832]

All you need is a valid green card

[@m.m.6757]

That’s THE piece of equipment they didn’t want to leave behind for the Taliban !? What about all of the rest?

[@Dbreeze986]

Recovered most of everything we could. Nothing left behind if anything was it was destroyed

[@m.m.6757]

@@Dbreeze986 what about the rest of $93,000,000,000 of equipment left behind in Afghanistan. The entire operation was ran by idiots.

[@Walkwithlibin]

I used to be a US NAVY SEAL RIP CHAD

[@ramonayala1982]

I miss them days. OEF 08/09

[@andreasvenetis1513]

best helikopter shinook.

[@michaelcoley9360]

What’s the white parachute for?

[@Dbreeze986]

Steady the helicopter to keep it from spinning

[@michaelcoley9360]

Makes sense. Thanks for the video bud

[@Dbreeze986]

@@michaelcoley9360 no problem thanks for watching

[@lorenzodunn3226]

Excellent film footage and sound.

[@sensupradip]

Amazing 😀😀😀😀😀

[@justaguy4real]

Chinooks are so awesomely incredible

[@cmcrumb7638]

Gives a new meaning to Leave No Trace..

[@Joe-xm5op]

That's so cool

[@szakacscsalad1133]

super video

[@banzaisamurai9098]

why bother the apache was fucked!

[@estellemelodimitchell8259]

Where’s the tail boom? Did the Chinook or another helicopter come back to recover it?

[@Dbreeze986]

Was recovered before the apache got taken

[@estellemelodimitchell8259]

Dbreeze986 Thanks for replying. Happy to hear that nothing is left behind for the enemy. Although what they could actually do with it, even if something was indeed left behind, was rather limited.

[@kakuharic5565]

Just flew in one built in 1951! So yeah, built to last!

[@joshuabradley8676]

Lol. Ok. The first Chinook was built in 1961. And I doubt anyone on the planet is flying an "A" model.

[@kakuharic5565]

According to the tail numbers, it was 1951. I was told so by an O-3 who was managing the troop queues. He could be mistaken, but who knows what tge ANG of GA is flying??

[@jebthaaxe]

holy shit

[@alfonsobenitez695]

Did they survive?

[@Dbreeze986]

Alfonso Andros yes both pilots did

[@forwardobserver2048]

Was on a CS drop in 1970 near Nui Ba Den, Black Virgin Mountain. One pilot required to wear a gas mask. Hit rain and a fog bank. I was wired and sitting between pilots. Think one got vertigo as he broke out in profuse sweat! Dicey 10 minutes or so til we broke clear! Great aircraft.

[@jadefalcon001]

WOW. That is one seriously hairy lift.

[@heldherpatricks7156]

Wow

[@rampantcolt]

Awesome display of sling loading

[@robertb.3651]

I don't see an AH 64 . It looks like an old Toyota 🙄🤔🧐🧐🧐🧐