DISGUSTED....!!!!!!!!!!
Whowever quoted that !!!
"Crew of XV179 were complacent for flying the way they did".......
Take yourself away and have a F@*&%$G word with yourself !!!!
I fully agree the a/c Capt has the final word of the flight profile to be followed given all known facts/intel....!!!
Even as groundcrew i knew a few of these guys, and if i happened to be onboard flying with these guys who i would trust to make the best judgement call they could make given all known issues....!!!
What altitude would you fly given known AAA/RPG threats....????
Fast as hell/Low or Med/High and slow ish ???
As for the argument, would XV179 survived with foam is pure speculaltion/conjecture..!!!!!
£50,000 per a/c !!!
What cost per life on that task...????
Imagine if our other lads were on it....!!! Think of the Mull......!!!!
Think back to X Decking in Op Corporate...!!!
We lost some highly expericenced guys there !!!!!!!!
Also, later than '82, didn't we lose a Sea King on SAR that had collided with a C130...???
IIRC the C130 landed minus 10-15ft wing that was sliced off, but maybe just maybe, XV179 suffered more serious damage than any of us who are still here to bitch/moan/critisize about seem to realise...
Lets not besmirch the memory of those dedicated individuals who paid the ultimate price....!!!!!!!!!!
Crew XV179 RIP......from a respectful ex colleague....!!!!
Last edited by Logistics Loader; 30th Apr 2006 at 18:49.