Fuel for Blackhawk flood relief operations
Re post # 348 by Joker 89.
When the RAAF operated Chinook, Army Aviation decided they were not necessary considering Blackhawk adequate for medium lift operations. Air Force advised that Chinook MLH were necessary to support Blackhawks, armour, engineer equipment, etcetera, especially regarding fuelling in remoter areas. Ultimately, after Army decided it did not then want Chinooks, the RAAF No. 12 Squadron was disbanded. Army subsequently decided it did need an MLH capability and took 4 mothballed Chinooks with another 2 being added, all subsequently of Delta model standard.
The question arises why Chinook were not used to deploy aviation fuel in recent flood relief operations, as Caribou/C-130 were used for that purpose in supporting Iroquois flood relief operations in the past?
Last edited by Bushranger 71; 2nd February 2013 at 06:35.
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