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"A Chinook helicopter taking part in Exercise Joint Warrior has accidentally dropped a box of rations hundreds of feet into a field, just 100 yards from the M4."
Chinook helicopter makes accidental 800ft cargo drop in field - Telegraph
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I think we have a child serial killer on our hands detective, there are babies heads strewn all over the place.
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Ahh just as I like it prepared.. Al dente'd
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Ahh just as I like it prepared.. Al dente'd
My favourite bit...
I just love the quote along the lines of :
"Thank God it wasn't a jeep".
Because the Chinooks often carry cargo nets bristling with multiple jeeps. It brings to mind an image of Santa's sleigh bursting at the seams.
You've got to love eyewitness quotes,
BV
"Thank God it wasn't a jeep".
Because the Chinooks often carry cargo nets bristling with multiple jeeps. It brings to mind an image of Santa's sleigh bursting at the seams.
You've got to love eyewitness quotes,
BV
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The MSN version of the story uses a photo of a Chinook over London.
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No animals were hurt in the accident.
The onlookers were not rushing to loot, which tells us something.
A slight tangent, the drop reminds me of the official issue red [warm front] blue [cold ditto] and purple [occlusion] crayons at RAF Guetersloh c. 1970.
Without exception, they were broken internally, ie just when you thought the lead in your pencil was kosher, a little bit dropped out.
Point of story is that they were alleged to have been air-dropped many years earlier, probably at Arnhem.
A slight tangent, the drop reminds me of the official issue red [warm front] blue [cold ditto] and purple [occlusion] crayons at RAF Guetersloh c. 1970.
Without exception, they were broken internally, ie just when you thought the lead in your pencil was kosher, a little bit dropped out.
Point of story is that they were alleged to have been air-dropped many years earlier, probably at Arnhem.
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Without exception, they were broken internally, ie just when you thought the lead in your pencil was kosher, a little bit dropped out.
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just when you thought the lead in your pencil was kosher, a little bit dropped out
At least it wasn't the Butcher's Shop roof courtesy of the XMG bombing team
'Tis said the following conversation took place as J** began aerobatic evasive action following incomers to the fort when he was on short finals.
Crewperson: Pilot! - Remember we've got a USL!!
J**: Not any more we f***in' haven't!
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It was indeed J** J*******. The way I heard the story, they were almost in the hover with the load when the stuff started flying and the load-pickling happened from a good bombing height of about 2000 ft - after J** overshot - with some degree of enthusiasm . However, no story loses anything in the telling!!
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