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Yes. Vietnam was nicknamed the "helicopter war" (among other names). There were more choppers used in the Viet War than any other war in the history of mankind...before, during, or since the Vietnam War.

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The US Army Chinook is a CH-47. The US Marines used a CH-46, which looked more like a banana; it had two rotor blades as did the CH-47.

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