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In 1969 the Royal Australian Air Force commissioned a tender to acquire heavy lift helicopters to utilise in the army support role. The team leader recommended that the RAAF purchase CH - 53s instead of the Army's preferred aircraft the CH - 47 Chinook. Ultimately the Air Board rejected this proposal and opted for the CH - 47 instead.

What if the Air Board had decided to purchase the CH - 53, how would their use by the RAAF and presumably the Army from 1989 onwards differ if at all from the CH - 47?
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