Two dead in helocopter crash
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Nothing more I can add to the many condolances already posted.
To the families and friends my deepest sympathy.
As a Former 655 member i wish all of those in 665 the best and hope they can get through this difficult time.
More information from those in the know please as the national news seems to have forgotten this tragic event already.
RIP
To the families and friends my deepest sympathy.
As a Former 655 member i wish all of those in 665 the best and hope they can get through this difficult time.
More information from those in the know please as the national news seems to have forgotten this tragic event already.
RIP
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A sad day. Two more aviators "VMC on top".
The thoughts of the Cooper family are with those of the family and friends of two who were lost.
I trust that the Jock Nag will swing when the time is right, I'm sure that the whoever was involved would not want festivities to cease.
The thoughts of the Cooper family are with those of the family and friends of two who were lost.
I trust that the Jock Nag will swing when the time is right, I'm sure that the whoever was involved would not want festivities to cease.
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A very sad day indeed, my sincere thoughts go to the families involved. It is ironic that my brother in law was killed in a Lynx crash in Bosnia 5 years ago to the day !!!!
Sad times but at least they where doing something they loved.
Enuff Said
Hog
Sad times but at least they where doing something they loved.
Enuff Said
Hog
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A good good friend is lost, I'm inconsolable..my thoughts are truly with his wife and children..christmas is cancelled for me. Also my heartfelt sympathies go out to the family of the young officer whose life has been cruely taken.
Sleep well mate
This really really sucks
Sleep well mate
This really really sucks
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The names have now been released at;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/3342373.stm
The Ac Comd was Sergeant Simon Bennett, 35, a married father-of- three from Telford in Shropshire.
The pilot was Captain Andrew Nicoll, 27, who was single and from Grantham in Lincolnshire.
RIP
I have a photo of Si Bennett flying a Squirrel, msg or email if you want a copy. Can't figure out how to post it on this topic.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/3342373.stm
The Ac Comd was Sergeant Simon Bennett, 35, a married father-of- three from Telford in Shropshire.
The pilot was Captain Andrew Nicoll, 27, who was single and from Grantham in Lincolnshire.
RIP
I have a photo of Si Bennett flying a Squirrel, msg or email if you want a copy. Can't figure out how to post it on this topic.
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http://www.utv.co.uk/newsroom/indepth.asp?pt=n&id=40842
The names released today are
Capt Andrew Nicoll
SGT Simon Bennett
God Bless You and Your loved ones
May you rest in Peace
The names released today are
Capt Andrew Nicoll
SGT Simon Bennett
God Bless You and Your loved ones
May you rest in Peace
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Condolences to the family,friends and fellow squadron members of the crew - my thoughts are with you.
I must also add that the UTV report on the link posted by NURSE contains some extremely cheap and insensitive political soundbites from the local SDLP councillor....he should be bloody well ashamed of himself.
I must also add that the UTV report on the link posted by NURSE contains some extremely cheap and insensitive political soundbites from the local SDLP councillor....he should be bloody well ashamed of himself.
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X-QUORK
What do you expect? The SDLP/Sinn Fein can be relied upon to try to make political mileage from anything like this.
I await the findings of the investigation with trepidation. There but for the grace of [insert deity here] go I.
[edited because my hands are shaking too much to type properly]
What do you expect? The SDLP/Sinn Fein can be relied upon to try to make political mileage from anything like this.
I await the findings of the investigation with trepidation. There but for the grace of [insert deity here] go I.
[edited because my hands are shaking too much to type properly]
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What a sad, sad end to the year, and I'm sure all former and serving Royal Marines pilots who were trained by the AAC at Middle Wallop, will join me in expressing sincere condolences to the families and friends in this awful loss to 665 Squadron.
I read that report posted by Nurse, and it beggars belief that anyone could make such comments at a time like this. There is one part they got wrong though:
``Village inhabitants throughout the area have been subject to an unexceptional high level of noise and exhaust pollution from helicopters over a long period of years.``
If it was 'unexceptional', what's the problem?
RIP guys, stand easy, job done.
I read that report posted by Nurse, and it beggars belief that anyone could make such comments at a time like this. There is one part they got wrong though:
``Village inhabitants throughout the area have been subject to an unexceptional high level of noise and exhaust pollution from helicopters over a long period of years.``
If it was 'unexceptional', what's the problem?
RIP guys, stand easy, job done.
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Re the crash in Northern Ireland
I agree totally with you about the insensitivity of the comments and what is reported on the site is only some of the crap the SDLP and Sein Fein MLA's/Councillor's were comming of with.
Its stuff you wouldn't get to see/hear outside Northern Ireland and It really pissed me off. It just beggars belief that they are like that.
Its stuff you wouldn't get to see/hear outside Northern Ireland and It really pissed me off. It just beggars belief that they are like that.
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Been away visiting the rellies...absolutely gutted and distraught at the news....
My condolences to all concerned.
PS whilst this probably isnt the time, it is worth mentioning/asking when the Floppy is going into retirement as most must have exceeded the designers flying hours by now???
My condolences to all concerned.
PS whilst this probably isnt the time, it is worth mentioning/asking when the Floppy is going into retirement as most must have exceeded the designers flying hours by now???
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Heartfelt sympathy to the families of both of the guys involved, both personal and their wider families within the Air Corps and Aldergrove. The sadness that an event like this triggers is made all the more intense by the time of year.
"The cockpit was my office. It was a place where I experienced many emotions and learned many lessons. It was a place of work, but also a keeper of dreams. It was a place of deadly serious encounters, yet there I discovered much about life. I learned about joy and sorrow, pride and humility, and fear, and overcoming fear. I saw much from that office that most people would never see. At times it terrified me, yet I could always feel at home there... Though it was a place where I could quickly die, the cockpit was a place where I truly lived."
Brian Shul, "Sled Driver"
RIP guys.
"The cockpit was my office. It was a place where I experienced many emotions and learned many lessons. It was a place of work, but also a keeper of dreams. It was a place of deadly serious encounters, yet there I discovered much about life. I learned about joy and sorrow, pride and humility, and fear, and overcoming fear. I saw much from that office that most people would never see. At times it terrified me, yet I could always feel at home there... Though it was a place where I could quickly die, the cockpit was a place where I truly lived."
Brian Shul, "Sled Driver"
RIP guys.
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Flight is freedom in it's purest form,
to dance with the clouds which follow a storm;
to roll and glide, to wheel and spin;
To feel the joy that swells within;
To leave the earth with its troubles and fly,
And know the warmth of a clear spring sky;
Then back to earth at the end of the day,
released from the tensions which melted away.
Should my end come while I am in flight,
Whether brightest day or darkest night;
Spare me your pity and shrug off the pain,
Secure in the knowledge that I'd do it again;
For each of us is created to die,
And within me I know,
I was born to fly.
(unkown)
Our thoughts are with you and your families.
to dance with the clouds which follow a storm;
to roll and glide, to wheel and spin;
To feel the joy that swells within;
To leave the earth with its troubles and fly,
And know the warmth of a clear spring sky;
Then back to earth at the end of the day,
released from the tensions which melted away.
Should my end come while I am in flight,
Whether brightest day or darkest night;
Spare me your pity and shrug off the pain,
Secure in the knowledge that I'd do it again;
For each of us is created to die,
And within me I know,
I was born to fly.
(unkown)
Our thoughts are with you and your families.