In clips seen for the first time, he is heard calmly telling his passengers: "Just to let you know, I took a round through my front windscreen which came up and hit me in the head.
"I've got a bit of a crack and a bleed there."
The bullet-riddled Chinook then starts malfunction and Flt Lt Fortune is heard saying: "MAYDAY. This is Tricky 73. Nine miles to the south."
He steered the chopper back to base despite being covered in blood - and was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross.
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