In the middle of nowhere of the province of Uruzgan, Afghanistan, a Dutch foward operating base, Camp Hadrian in Deh Rawod was established. The base, very often under attack of Taliban had a life-line with Dutch Chinooks and armed protection of Apaches which were based at Tarin Kowt (some 35 miles from Camp Hadrian, as the crow flies). Here D-661 landed at the Camp, to pick up a rotation of Task Force Uruzgan military. They were going home!

Spectacular departure from RIAT 2019 of a Dutch CH-47D Chinook.

D-661 was given the name "Red October", being the only RNLAF Chinook that has ever made a water landing in the United States of America (USA). The water landing was not really a success - water having reached the flight control computers causing flight control difficulties, so they named this Chinook after Tom Clancy's book - "The Hunt for Red October".