How The CH-54 "Flying Crane" Lifted More Than 10,000 Tons Of War Machines Out Of Vietnam's Jungles скачать в хорошем качестве

How The CH-54 "Flying Crane" Lifted More Than 10,000 Tons Of War Machines Out Of Vietnam's Jungles

Discover how the CH-54 Tarhe "Flying Crane" revolutionized Vietnam War logistics between 1966-1973. This documentary reveals how Sikorsky's 20,000-pound lift capacity helicopter shattered tactical limitations in Southeast Asia's unforgiving terrain. Watch how the 478th and 291st Heavy Helicopter Companies executed 5,000 combat sorties with 94-percent success rates in the war's heaviest fire zones. From Khe Sanh's siege where crews flew 104 vertical sorties through mortar fire, to A Shau Valley where pilots extracted 280 downed aircraft worth $340 million, witness how American innovation negated terrain. Learn about Firebase Ripcord's evacuation where Skycranes extracted six howitzers and eleven helicopters in 31 sorties under fire. Explore the Universal Military Pod that evacuated 10,000 casualties with 18-percent higher survival rates. Based on operational reports and veteran testimonies, discover why the CH-54's 1991 retirement created an unsolved gap—no replacement carries 20,000 pounds external—that haunts operations where the flying crane that made Vietnam's jungle irrelevant no longer exists. #ushistory #vietnamwar #warhistory