Used to get to ride in them at Camp Shelby during annual training. Once they did a turn over big drop off. First they went left. I was on right. Heard folks on left moaning. Then they came back around and did it on the right. I saw why. Heck of a feeling seeing the ground drop away like that. Before we left guy sitting next to me said "good it's leaking hydraulic fluid". That meant it had some in it. Got to do a practice dustoff landing a time or two...never for real. I can only imagine....


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