Originally Posted by
AnFI
Not really. with that type of flying it's better to have big windows than 2 engines. Carrying "the extra useless engine!" didn't help this guy. His realistic-risk wasn't from engine failure. Spare engines cost payload, reliability and budget that costs lives of personel in landrovers etc. How many engines of a military pair were actually hit and disabled in AFG, where the a/c was able to carry on? but hey you bought up engines
"Gordon held the aircraft on the ground to allow the troops time to board but it was struck by enemy fire, resulting in the loss of one of his 2 engines and an injured soldier. With only 1 engine running, Flt Lt Gordon re-calculated his aircraft’s performance electing to conduct a highly advanced low level transition away from the pick-up point".
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/r...ed-for-courage