Message posted by Joerg (Webmaster) on May 03, 2011 at 9:51:02 PST:

There seems to be some confusion about the type of helicopter used in the raid on Bin Laden's hideout. First reports mentioned two CH-47 Chinook. H-60 variants have also been mentioned.

Question to our aircraft identification experts: Looking at the photos of the wreckage at the compound that are floating around the net, could this be a Sikorsky S-92A? I observed N465VL performing what I thought at the time to be odd nightly maneuvers near Rachel April 15 thru 18.

Thanks for your input.

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• Re: Helicopter used in raid zipper 05/19/2011, 7:20:26 PST (0)
• Re: Helicopter used in raid Tim Hendrix 05/04/2011, 0:58:53 PST (0)
• Re: Helicopter used in raid OldThudMan~!!~ 05/03/2011, 21:12:56 PST (3)
  • Re: Helicopter used in raid Griffon_314 05/04/2011, 8:50:47 PST (2)
    • Re: Helicopter used in raid RickB 05/04/2011, 9:34:30 PST (1)
      • Re: Helicopter used in raid imagery 05/05/2011, 10:18:26 PST (0)
• Re: Helicopter used in raid Thud 05/03/2011, 11:05:49 PST (17)
  • Re: Helicopter used in raid Dave Bethke 05/04/2011, 14:21:46 PST (0)
  • Re: Helicopter used in raid Joerg (Webmaster) 05/03/2011, 11:40:25 PST (14)
    • Re: Helicopter used in raid Thud 05/03/2011, 12:26:34 PST (13)
      • Re: Helicopter used in raid Andre' M. Dall'au 05/03/2011, 16:42:11 PST (12)
        • Re: Helicopter used in raid Griffon_314 05/03/2011, 18:51:01 PST (11)
          • Re: Helicopter used in raid Eagle Scout 05/03/2011, 19:43:12 PST (10)
            • Re: Helicopter used in raid Eagle Scout 05/04/2011, 2:25:04 PST (0)
            • Re: Helicopter used in raid Griffon_314 05/03/2011, 19:51:33 PST (8)
              • Re: Helicopter used in raid theskunk! 05/04/2011, 9:27:34 PST (7)
                • Re: Helicopter used in raid theskunk! 05/04/2011, 14:20:27 PST (0)
                • Re: Helicopter used in raid Joerg (Webmaster) 05/04/2011, 10:14:47 PST (0)
                • Re: Helicopter used in raid Thud 05/04/2011, 9:55:21 PST (4)
                  • Re: Helicopter used in raid Chris McDowell 05/05/2011, 1:31:22 PST (0)
                  • Re: Helicopter used in raid Gregos 05/04/2011, 22:20:09 PST (2)
                    • "SilentHawk" rendering Griffon_314 05/05/2011, 10:55:47 PST (1)
                      • Re: "SilentHawk" rendering Gregos 05/05/2011, 11:01:57 PST (0)
  • Correction Thud 05/03/2011, 11:08:04 PST (0)
• Re: Helicopter used in raid Scottish Roy 05/03/2011, 10:33:33 PST (0)