RAF mission to save injured soldiers
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RAF mission to save injured soldiers
On the BBC web site today:-
Mission to save injured soldiers
Hopefully both of the Casevac cases make a full recovery.
Mission to save injured soldiers
Hopefully both of the Casevac cases make a full recovery.
Any particular reason for using EMA,as opposed to Birmingham ?
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I understand that Birmingham have a curfew. Not sure why they have one, but have seen recents reports of delayed aircraft having to use EMA instead of BHX.
Hope that helps.
Hope that helps.
There was a report on BBC News today - the reporter accompanied the flight back from Afghanistan. According to the report one casualty was offloaded in Germany (his condition deteriorated during the flight). He was subsequently flown on to the UK.
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"I understand that Birmingham have a curfew. "
so is that new? there was some fuss a while back due to the noise from Tri Stars
do critically injured soldiers now have to endure a longer ambulance ride do to complaints from the locals near birmingham airport?
if so thats dispicable
so is that new? there was some fuss a while back due to the noise from Tri Stars
do critically injured soldiers now have to endure a longer ambulance ride do to complaints from the locals near birmingham airport?
if so thats dispicable
Night Flying Policy
Birmingham International Airport has one of the most stringent Night Flying Policies in the UK which restricts both the number and type of aircraft allowed to operate at night. Any aircraft registering more than 87 decibels at the centre noise monitors during the period 2330–0600 hours, will be subject to a surcharge equivalent to a full runway charge.
However, I don't know whether this is germane to the issue in question.
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Let me get this right.
1. We close all the military hospitals.
2. We open a military ward in a Selly Oak (Birmingham) hospital.
3. We medevac all our injured troops into Birmingham Airport.
4. Birmingham Airport refuses to allow medevac aircraft to land at night.
OK. To the journo's who hang about here, there's your starter for 10. In the meantime, where's my MP's telephone number?
1. We close all the military hospitals.
2. We open a military ward in a Selly Oak (Birmingham) hospital.
3. We medevac all our injured troops into Birmingham Airport.
4. Birmingham Airport refuses to allow medevac aircraft to land at night.
OK. To the journo's who hang about here, there's your starter for 10. In the meantime, where's my MP's telephone number?
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The reason for the 'curfew' at BHX was I believe because of nightly maintenance work on the runway, from what I understand it was to remove the build-up of rubber deposits, several of their scheduled flights diverted into EMA last week after they missed the curfew...
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For information, BHX had already remained open for an extra 2 hours until the diversion to Germany delayed the flight. Then EMA was used as runway work was in progress at BHX.
BHX support for these aeromeds is always excellent!
BHX support for these aeromeds is always excellent!
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Thanks for the gen, Bot1.
I get a touch annoyed when 'injured troops' and 'jobsworth's' get into the same story.
To all at BHX who support these flights, my apologies and my thanks.
Note to self: engage brain before operating keyboard.
I get a touch annoyed when 'injured troops' and 'jobsworth's' get into the same story.
To all at BHX who support these flights, my apologies and my thanks.
Note to self: engage brain before operating keyboard.
Aberdeen are open 24 hours now, and always has been for ambulance flights
My understanding is that Selly Oak is contracted to provide med support to mil personnel. More importantly, this contract is up for review and that there are a number of issues that may see mil personnel going elsewhere?
Surely, with projected times in the sandpit for 20 years plus, a dedicated facility with a runway has to make sense..............
Anyone know anymore?
Surely, with projected times in the sandpit for 20 years plus, a dedicated facility with a runway has to make sense..............
Anyone know anymore?
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if the contract is up then maybe they might think of the north west!
IIRC Wythenshawe hospital has excellent facilities for not only heart problems but head injuries too....aswell as the usual stuff that hospitals cope with..
that and Manchester airport being only a few mins drive away...
great work by all involved all the same....
IIRC Wythenshawe hospital has excellent facilities for not only heart problems but head injuries too....aswell as the usual stuff that hospitals cope with..
that and Manchester airport being only a few mins drive away...
great work by all involved all the same....