Best Of The Web: Chinook Helicopter Plucks Crashed CL-215 From Wilderness

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Key Takeaways:

  • Buffalo Airways faced a challenge when one of its CL-215 waterbombers had a mishap on a remote lake in Canada's Northwest Territories.
  • Demonstrating their "can-do attitude," Buffalo Airways decided to retrieve the damaged aircraft rather than leave it.
  • The waterbomber was successfully flown back to Yellowknife with the assistance of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Billings Flying Services.
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Buffalo Airways in Canada’s Northwest Territories is known for its can-do attitude, and when one of its CL-215 waterbombers was in a mishap on a remote lake, the decision was made to bring it home. It flew back to Yellowknife thanks to a lift from a Billings Flying Services CH-47 Chinook helicopter.

Russ Niles

Russ Niles is Editor-in-Chief of AVweb. He has been a pilot for 30 years and joined AVweb 22 years ago. He and his wife Marni live in southern British Columbia where they also operate a small winery.
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