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Forum: Military Aviation

18th Jan 2021, 21:43

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Mt Alice Fighter Control Radar Relocation 1984

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Posted By pedroalpha

Many thanks ORAC, the crew estimated the load as...

Many thanks ORAC, the crew estimated the load as 11.7 tonnes. Somewhere there is a shot of the Chinook fuselage showing the skin distortion once the load was off the ground.
pedro

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Jan 2021, 22:44

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Mt Alice Fighter Control Radar Relocation 1984

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Posted By pedroalpha

This has become a fascinating historical thread;...

This has become a fascinating historical thread; please keep contributing! Still hoping for a photo of the lift from Alice though ...............JHSU?
regards,
Pedro

Forum: Military Aviation

28th Aug 2015, 13:11

Replies: 62

Mt Alice Fighter Control Radar Relocation 1984

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Posted By pedroalpha

mitchj51, please post your photographs, I'd...

mitchj51,
please post your photographs, I'd love to see them.

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Nov 2009, 08:11

Replies: 62

Mt Alice Fighter Control Radar Relocation 1984

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Posted By pedroalpha

Cara Cara

Torque,

my apologies; I never could manage to sort out East and West. Yes the operation was on West Falkland.

Rolandpull, the operation that I refer to was not the initial deployment from the...

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Nov 2009, 15:06

Replies: 62

Mt Alice Fighter Control Radar Relocation 1984

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Posted By pedroalpha

Mt Alice Fighter Control Radar Relocation 1984

In the Spring of 1984, my crew underslung a complete AR3D radar installation between two mountains on East Falkland using a Chinook. Having lifted this rather heavy load off the ground, we had to...

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