NEWS at hand.... The "show us your tits " team has been stood down for "flying" too low in the mens room.
Punishment.....only wear pants with cords and no fly for 6 months......
Army's lewd flight of fantasy
By
Luke McIlveen November 3, 2004
THE Australian Army's Iroquois helicopters are officially our most offensive weapons – but it has nothing to do with their ability to wage war.
Spectators at the Gold Coast Indy two weeks ago were shocked when one of the choppers roared past with a sign ordering onlookers to "show us your tits".
They were supposed to be looking out for terrorists, but the only targets the chopper's four crewmen were interested in wore bikinis.
Now the soldiers behind the sleazy prank have been stood down pending an investigation into the October 23 incident.
The crew of the Iroquois chopper was patrolling tens of thousands of onlookers who had crammed the streets and high-rise apartments surrounding the racetrack.
They had flown from the army base at Oakey, near Toowoomba.
Their moment of madness was captured by an
outraged onlooker, who snapped a picture of the offending sign and put it on the Internet.
"An army Iroquois helicopter displayed an inappropriate sign at the Gold Coast Grand Prix on October 23," a spokeswoman for the Department of Defence said yesterday.
"This type of behaviour is totally unacceptable and will not be condoned by the Australian Army.
"An investigation is under way and the crew has been stood down from flying duties."
The picture of the offending chopper was placed on the website of the Professional Pilots Rumour Network, attracting messages of approval from many flying enthusiasts.
"Onya boys!!!!" wrote one supporter.
The chopper at the centre of the controversy – the Iroquois A2-295 – has previously served Australia with distinction in Bougainville.
The Courier-Mail
Hate to tell you bro, but the person who took the photo was far from "outraged" as you suggested. I happen to know who it was that took the pic and he was more out and out raging with laughter.....DON'T go filling your column with
bullshit to make your story look better. I also happen to know the website which the picture originated a couple of days after the race, but that is not for you to know little man
