[geoschmo]

Where are you getting information that there was no damage? Just because it didn't smack up on landing doesn't mean it wasn't damaged. The television pictures I have seen aren't clear enough to say that it was totally undamaged.

Helicopters are hard things to keep flying under good circumstances. It doesn't take a tremendous amount of damage to force one down. It's unfortunate that the pilots weren't able to toss a grenade in the cockpit before evacuating it, but that sort of thing is more hollywood than reality anyway. Their only thought I am sure was getting the hell away from the chopper as fast as possible and finding a deep hole to crawl in.

Geoschmo