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Old 3rd Nov 2022, 16:29
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Marcantilan
 
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Yes, the Coast Guard one!

But it has a connection with this story. That helo (the SAR one) went out of service due to a near impact (naval ordenance) that night. So the order to launch for the SAR mission went to the AAF. The AAF refused to flight (they considered the mission very risky), so Menendez ordered the Army to flew that SAR mission.

The rest is history.

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Mariano
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