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Here is one I repared earlier...54 yrs ago..not a normal LZ ,but there is an airfield about 15 miles away.... |
I've been rescued by one of those - for real.
Error - it was the other one. |
dook, anyone you recognise....?
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I've been going through the PPRuNe archives from 2012.
You were in an interesting discussion about Borneo weren't you. :) |
Is it in Sabah ?
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sycamore,
When I said the other one, I was rescued by a Wessex. I don't recognise anyone, but my guess is above. edit: I think it was XJ412 of 110 Sqn in Malaysia. |
Simanggang ? XP-398 225 squadron sorry OH for the nightcrew (if correct) |
SLB,right aircraft,and sqdn , wrong area...QDM300/75,
not Sabah ...check the guy ,front left...try zooming |
"Sank into soft ground at Tinker Hill, Malaysia after tail rotor failure in the hover. It was abandoned as inaccessible"
05/11/66 edit: obviously incorrect, |
Kuching Squadron 225 “Another crash was XP398 which was recovered and brought back to base underslung from a Belevedere.” |
dook,that reference is to another aircraft that may still be on that mountain;not mine although I had a t/r come off a week before this....the chap on the left is the twin brother of.......
SLB is nearest... |
Climbing to two feet six and levelling off.
Nite nite. |
SLB,getting closer,try 333/10621 smoots....
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Good morning Mr. Helicopter.
Anywhere near Lundu or Sematan ? edit: I have also found a reference to a beach at Baco. Trying to fathom 333/10621 smoots ! |
Another shot - near Kampung ?
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dook, SLB was nearest but from Kuching airfield,333/10621 smoots is bearing/dist. to crash site(use the ruler on GE to convert). I was detached many times to Lundu. 2 pilots 8 g/crew,1 aircraft plus an Army B-47;Baco is another name for what is now the Pandan beach resort,due N from Lundu,,,,Sematan had an old Jap airfield E-W just inside the coast N of the village. We operated from the football pitch in the centre of the village,surrounde by schools on 2 sides,the kids loved it; there was also an airstrip built a mile NE,but now gone. |
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dook,apologies,,took it from wrong point, 345/13800 smoots....anyway ,this is a day out on the beach,and real low flying...can`t see the spray..!
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That puts me 3.5nm NW of Kampung, which I already suggested.
Are you still measuring from Kuching ? If you are then is it the beach at Pasir Panjang |
Close enough dook...actually if you have the `gallery `layer,there are photos of the beach now,Pasir Pandak; Kampung is just Malay for village...
The engine quit over the other side of the estuary at about 1500`,so it was an autorotation to that beach,or get wet...We were going out to HMS Albion to do a troop changeover. The chap at front left was Dick Langworthy,twin of Bill,renowned Jag pilot..... Clear to `lock and load`..... |
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