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Old 18th Aug 2017, 00:44
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gulliBell
 
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Originally Posted by 500 Fan
...there appears to be something like a white flash (flames from one of the engines?) emanating from the helicopter as it approaches the base.
My guess, sun reflecting off the windshield.

Something seriously must have gone wrong. Jobs hardly get any easier than belly hooking from a great big slab of wide open concrete, especially when you have 3 engines.
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