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Nice footage on the film clip attached to this article:
BBC NEWS | Wales | North West Wales | Chinook airlifts broken chopper (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/7493312.stm)
Cheers,
M
Oh to see it punched off :}:}
Whirlygig
7th Jul 2008, 22:18
The clip of film just featured at the end of Newsnight much to Jereny Paxman's wry amusement!
Cheers
Whirls
AviatorAtHeart
7th Jul 2008, 23:15
I couldn't get the BBC video to work so if the same thing happened to you, here is a youtube link. Definitely worth watching. Cheers.
YouTube - Chinook rescues helicopter (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymF_reb99-g)
SASless
9th Jul 2008, 00:26
A drag chute rigged with a swivel wouild make the old Sea King ride much nicer and make it a lot more stable.