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Originally Posted by Ed Storey
(147002 was lost due to a taxiing accident at Rankin Inlet on 17 August, 1982)
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Seven years later, in 1989, the dent made when the rotor blade hit the light post was still visible in Rankin Inlet... I don't know the current status of the pole but the satellite shot shows the airport has developed quite a bit since then so it may have been moved or replaced.
Another tid-bit about the Uplands based Chinook, the downwash of one caused a Lear-Jet to roll inverted as the Lear was departing Ottawa International Airport (co-located with CFB Uplands). No injuries but there was a very scared Lear pilot and ATC paid more attention to separation afterwards.