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Old 1st Aug 2014, 13:40
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Dougie M
 
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AA62 Snatch

Sir your memory does not fade.
The Fulton recovery winch was indeed powered through the Aux Hyd system.
The only snag was that the MOD procurers only purchased one spool for the winch which had two drives. The second, shorter cable was to reel in the Person/bag when he/it had been brought to a stable position abaft the ramp. Hence the unseemly scrabbling to pin down the load in 82. Happy Days. DM
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