MiloM
Or the Fastnet race incident. How many were used there - something like 15 combined from Navy and RAF??
err actually Milo, no RAF cabs took part, we were not allowed to, we were prevented by our dark blue bretheren who wanted all the glory for themselves. It took years for the RAF
PR machine to try and catch up with the RN and they never actually did. Ever wondered how there was so much camera work going on during the Fastnet fiasco?
Three yellow Wessex and at least one shiny new yellow Sea King were turned down since, quote "this is a navy show" unquote.
Of course after the (deserved) medals were distributed by pusser the RN assets were formally put under RAF Rescue Co-ordination Centre Control.