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Actually ,while the US military is the best equipped in the world, its training is often a shambles and they're not exactly the most professional ever...
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As far as accidents go you need to look at the numbers of helicopters in use, thousands..... Helicopters are very complex machines, prone to accidents just by the sheer number of moving parts...
I am looking for the International Institute of Strategic Studies, which publishes a great reference on all militaries information, based on a great many sources. The Air Force used to print NATOs info for their yearly almanac..... They may again, but they stopped in the mid 80's....
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My dad's a fixed-wing aircraft pilot and he tells me he'll never set foot in a helicopter if he had a choice, he reckons the things shouldnt be allowed to fly!
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My uncle flies Rotorcraft, and he's a silly insane bastard who smells very badly.
But, I'm sure he'd have smarmy things to say about planes. But I don't know for sure. So, don't quote me or anything.
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