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Old 4th August 2018 | 21:17
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sycamore
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Had 3 real autos #1 tail rotor and gearbox departed,,auto`d onto a pimple and burst a mainwheel on a treestump;
#2 week later,engine rundown on way to a Carrier,just made it to a beach at min.rrpm.
#3,about 13 months later,engine surged by new co-pilot(later to be a Gp Capt. Station commander) mishandling on approach to a hilltop LZ at about 30 kts..
No personnel injured,all a/c returned to service after repair.
Pictures are on p15/#294 of``Views from the cockpit`..not the videos thread....
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