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vip-1
14th Dec 2015, 20:46
grough ? Poignant moment for rescuers as HMS Gannet Sea King heads to great hangar in sky (http://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/2015/12/14/poingant-moment-for-rescuers-as-hms-gannet-sea-king-heads-to-great-hangar-in-sky)
NutLoose
15th Dec 2015, 01:13
Why strip it and low loader it, surely flying it would have been quicker.
TorqueOfTheDevil
15th Dec 2015, 09:26
Seeing as it hasn't done a SAROp since mid-September, it's presumably suffering a major technical problem. One of the Valley Sea Kings left by road for the same reason.
Either that or the Navy crews can't face a long transit in winter weather...;)
Junglydaz
15th Dec 2015, 12:12
Given that the crabs wouldn't fly in the rain from RAF Aldergrove, therefore leaving the tasking to the RN, I find that comment very amusing. :D
Sandy Parts
15th Dec 2015, 12:30
gonna need a bigger boat...:p
Marly Lite
18th Dec 2015, 22:40
At the risk of appearing to bite jungly, the amount of overnighters I spent at R850 is testament to the jungles ability to see through cloud.
Davef68
20th Dec 2015, 14:30
Why strip it and low loader it, surely flying it would have been quicker.
Maybe quicker, but as it's going out of service. where's the rush - and this is probably much cheaper