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Old 15th Sep 2008, 20:59
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I seem to recall some BBC filming for 999 that involved a SAR cab ditching whilst on a rescue. The rescue winching was off the n Devon coast (ahhh, Chivenor!) and the scenes of the a/c stoofing in were filmed elsewhere. I believe that the BBC paid a (large) sum of money for an airframe, and then threw it into the water, off Plymouth. It was then filmed with the patient and crew escaping.

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