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
The roar of the chopper shrieks loud and low until I think it will tear my head off.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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
The choppers, including Black Hawk helicopters traditionally used for military operations, can be remotely programmed to take off, find fires and drop water where it’s needed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
I was there at the helipad to meet the choppers.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
