Hopefully my last on this.
Lets just be thankful no-one was hurt.
We can have all the defences we want, all the protection, all the dedicated armed guards, hardened sangars, all the financial backing to protect, but all that was in place in Crossmaglen in 1994.
A Lynx was still taken out, by a mortar, as it came in to land. Fortunately no-one was seriously injured.
Perhaps it is a good thing that they were able to get onto the airfield and do it this way. Better be looking for arsonist than a murderer. With all the defences in the world in place, it would be easier for them to take it out while in the air than on the ground...unoccupied!
TTFN