Lynx v Flagpole = 4 Trashed blades
Have it on good authority that an AAC Lynx trashed all 4 blades whilst attempting to get a 'trophy' Irish Tricolour (SP?) from a hilltop site in South Armagh very recently. The gunner attempted to cut said tricolour off the flagpole from the cabin door but unfortunately the aircraft decended slightly causing the alleged incident. Damage to the blades occured at quite a close inboard distance from the root.
Apparently, there will be no board of inquiry but SIB are investigating.
There are rumours of cover-up (no board of inquiry) or is this such an open-and-shut-case that a board of enquiry is irrelevant, so only an SIB equiry is necessary??
Should this be BOI or an SIB investigation??