The 97/98 847 Gazelle EOL occurred in Cornwall. The aircraft was returning to VL from Culdrose. The Booty NCO pilot received a green endorsement and a commission in the RAF! 3 BAS (as it was then) also had an engine fail on route to the FI at Ascension. The A/C was offshore returning to the ship when the donkey stopped. The pilot got it back to a beach without damage. He also got a green endorsement, but with a posting to Soest. He was an AAC NCO!