It’s nothing new when an Army helo crew throws out interesting call signs before taking flight. Today, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew — with a tail number of AE59B1 — plugged in a call sign of ...
As twilight fell on August 6, 2011, the helicopter call sign Extortion 17 lifted off on a mission to reinforce Rangers engaged in combat in Afghanistan. The CH-47 Chinook was carrying U.S. Navy SEALs, ...