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Old 21st Sep 2014, 22:02
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Aynayda Pizaqvick
 
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I believe the Merlin had an organic CSAR capability briefly when it first stood up but it takes a fair amount of training and the SH community have spent the past 10 years busy bouncing from one conflict to the other. There has barely been enough funding/serviceable aircraft to provide competent crews for Ops and give crews in the UK the minimum hours to be current let alone train for a specialist capability that isn't likely to be required!
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