chopper
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Watch how this small chopper flown inside a C-130 transport plane was used to rescue the U.S. aviator trapped in Iran after his F-15 was shot down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
“The only thing you see is the chopper. Sometimes, you’re rotating because it’s a line, and you just see the chopper going around and around.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
"Five more minutes, and I would have left you," the pilot tells the reporters as they clamber back in, the chopper stuttering up and banking over the town's remains.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
"And no-one went to the spot that the chopper was hovering over until later that day when the police arrived."
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025
“Can’t put a car seat on a chopper, that’s for sure,” Bobby Gene said.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
"It rained all night, but we stayed put till the choppers came for us," he added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Her mother-in-law once offered to spend $50,000 on her teeth but, like Queen Elizabeth II, she stuck with her OG choppers.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
"Preparation to supply more food and non-food relief items to the victims is underway," said Murkomen, adding: "Military and police choppers are on standby to transport the items."
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
Her official Mikie Sherrill for New Jersey page even has the silhouette of a helicopter in the logo, while the choppers and the congresswoman in flight jacket feature prominently in the background of her sites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
I looked over my shoulder at the choppers as they landed, blowing away the loose grass and debris on the ground.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
