Chinook retrieves damaged Griffon from remote training area
A Royal Canadian Air Force CH-147F Chinook helicopter and crew recently undertook a most unusual mission – slinging and transporting an RCAF CH-146 Griffon helicopter.
In mid-December 2018, the Griffon sustained moderate damage when a main rotor blade struck a communication tower while flying in the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range (CLAWR) at 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta. No-one was hurt, but the helicopter’s blade and transmission were damaged and it could not be flown back to base.
