Comedy story on the BBC - with the wrong photo as usual...

[WeekendFlyer]

Saw this, thought it might provide some amusement:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/6677931.stm

Poor old Royal Navy, not getting the photo credit though :} And the chaps at Gannet are great; very helpful when I was last there.

It does make you wonder - has all that money spent putting the appropriate single service logos on helicopters gone to waste? Do the journos actually care?

Fortunately I don't. There are far more important things to be worrying about :)

Looking forward to the weekend already (but sadly not flying)...

[Ex F111]

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/ConMediaFile.662


HMS Gannett is an RN base

RN operate Sea Kings from HMS Gannett in the SAR role.

RN SAR Sea Kings are painted mostly Red.



.....If a RN sea King from HMS Gannett was REALLY utilised, it would have been all of the above.

Not being a SAR Boy, I cannot profess as to who actually participated in the Fat Boy rescue, but as the thread starter has stated, the BBC appear mis-informed - or jumped to the standard ill judged conclusion.

[The Helpful Stacker]

Rescue 177 looks like this,
http://controlpanel.hotscot.net/customer_images/75EE7504-70DA-4FB9-B7D4-482545348196/177winchlarge.jpg
More details here (http://www.gallowaymrt.org.uk/Gallery/Photos_Ex_Gannet2005.htm).

[WASALOADIE]

Must be a new model - it can lift 9.5 Tonnes!

[Pontius Navigator]

THS, as a total aside, your link was blocked at my machine as 'Intranet settings are turned off.' When I looked to turn them on I was advised that my machine is on the internet and I should not turn on the Intranet setting.

Any ideas? The web link looked as if it was an internet link.

Anyone else with the same problems?

[The Helpful Stacker]

This is the url of my link, http://www.gallowaymrt.org.uk/Gallery/Photos_Ex_Gannet2005.htm
Strangely it worked at home but won't work over IGS for me.:confused:



Ah, problem sorted. Too many 'http://' bits at the start.:ugh:

[wobble2plank]

Fairly typical of the SCot's press, during my time a Gannet many moons ago we always had the said problem!

Must have updated the kit though as a whole sea pig seems to weigh 400lbs now and have a max lifting capability upto MTOW of 21,400lbs!!!

Is this the new marines portable version :eek:

Never thought the Canary Yellow paint scheme would catch on, once again a PR service identity coup!

[Pontius Navigator]

THS, TY, bl:mad:dy computers. Still they don't give you lip.

[doubledolphins]

The power of pprune? just tried the original link and all seemed tickedeboo!

[Jsanders]

The funnest thing with BBC Scotland happened when I was a young lad.

Every time there was a ship lost at sea,etc a camera would be sent on the RAF aircraft to show the search.

They would add the sound later with the reporter's words.

The mighty Shackleton roar was somehow changed into a noise like someone moving furniture upstairs...

They used the same sound effect even when the aircraft type changed and the Nimrod's wing tip could be seen....