Chinooks make historic 3,400-mile journey to Alaska

Twelve brand new CH-47Fs are making a 3,4000 nautical mile journey from the Boeing production facility in Philadelphia to Alaska.

The three separate flights would take almost two weeks with multiple fuel stops and overnight breaks for the crews along the way.

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