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global1

(25,251 posts) Sun Apr 23, 2023, 07:25 PM Apr 2023

Is There Any Reason That A Chinook Helicopter Was Flying Around Schaumburg Yesterday (Sat)....

My friend lives in the Schaumburg, a Chicago suburban area, and saw a Chinook go back and forth over her house about 3 times.

We haven't heard anything about this on the local news.

Kind of scary when you see a military helicopter over your house.

Any info would be appreciated.

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Is There Any Reason That A Chinook Helicopter Was Flying Around Schaumburg Yesterday (Sat).... (Original Post) global1 Apr 2023 OP

I wouldn't be concerned. GP6971 Apr 2023 #1

To me, it would be comforting. I know, different culture. Nt Baked Potato Apr 2023 #2

Could be people moniss Apr 2023 #3

I saw two medical looking humvees trailing a larger one live love laugh Apr 2023 #4

We see them & more occasionally, rarely, here in the SF Bay Area when they're training or ferrying NullTuples Apr 2023 #5

GP6971

(31,164 posts)

1. I wouldn't be concerned.

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Sun Apr 23, 2023, 08:06 PM

Apr 2023

Probably a national guard aviation unit on their weekend training.

Baked Potato

(7,733 posts)

2. To me, it would be comforting. I know, different culture. Nt

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Sun Apr 23, 2023, 08:14 PM

Apr 2023

moniss

(4,249 posts)

3. Could be people

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Sun Apr 23, 2023, 08:15 PM

Apr 2023

from Great Lakes Naval Station up in Waukegan doing training flights and O'Hare Airport is just east of Schaumburg a bit. They may have been doing training back and forth, practicing landings, in-flight training and maneuvers etc. The Illinois Civil Air Patrol also has facilities around the Chicago area and specifically one in Schaumburg and also one nearby in West Chicago and Wheeling. Training missions are my best bet.

live love laugh

(13,118 posts)

4. I saw two medical looking humvees trailing a larger one

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Sun Apr 23, 2023, 08:53 PM

Apr 2023

this morning — northbound on I94. I hadn’t seen the medical one before. There was a big red cross on it. Guys in military garb were driving. I too assumed they were probably National Guardsmen headed to Waukegan’s naval base.

NullTuples

(6,017 posts)

5. We see them & more occasionally, rarely, here in the SF Bay Area when they're training or ferrying

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Mon Apr 24, 2023, 11:43 AM

Apr 2023

Apparently there's no substitute for an real-world urban area with all its RF and non-natural everything.

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