Good drills from the C130 guys
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Good drills from the C130 guys
I hope it works
BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Hercules to transfer baby twins
BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Hercules to transfer baby twins
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Excellent effort and well done to the Trukkie troops!!
This is a salutory lesson about the need for a well funded, equipped, and manned set of armed services.
Hope and pray the wee bairns make it.
This is a salutory lesson about the need for a well funded, equipped, and manned set of armed services.
Hope and pray the wee bairns make it.
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"Interested to hear on a radio news bulletin that "a Hercules helicopter" performed the airlift op "
Yeah that pissed me off too. Just rung up to point out to another national news organisation that the C130 is not a jet.
It makes it very hard for me to defend fellow journalists when silly little things like this slip through the net...
Needless to say my news team is now thoroughly briefed.
Yeah that pissed me off too. Just rung up to point out to another national news organisation that the C130 is not a jet.
It makes it very hard for me to defend fellow journalists when silly little things like this slip through the net...
Needless to say my news team is now thoroughly briefed.
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BBC's lunchtime coverage was spot on, with pics of the J sat on the pan overlaid with Ascot 520's clearance to taxy, an overview of the round trip sortie and an expalnation of why the Herc was used because the air ambulance couldn't operate in such bad weather conditions.
Well done to all involved and all the best to the twins.
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Well done to all involved and all the best to the twins.
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OK, I admit I get 'gushy' when it comes to this sort of thing.
I'm ex-RAF, but it makes me immensely proud when the RAF do this type of thing. They do it bloody well. Long may they do so.
My personal thanks to the crew and the backroom guys who did this. OK, I'm just a nobody now, but my thanks and my admiration still go out to you.
As an aside, for any RAF PR guys who read this.
Wouldn't it be nice if the two 'little fighters' were given a set RAF Wings to remind them (in later life, God willing) of their dramatic first day of life.
I'm ex-RAF, but it makes me immensely proud when the RAF do this type of thing. They do it bloody well. Long may they do so.
My personal thanks to the crew and the backroom guys who did this. OK, I'm just a nobody now, but my thanks and my admiration still go out to you.
As an aside, for any RAF PR guys who read this.
Wouldn't it be nice if the two 'little fighters' were given a set RAF Wings to remind them (in later life, God willing) of their dramatic first day of life.
Good drills from the C130 guys ...
.... not to mention the crew of the Royal Navy Sea King which took the medics, and the incubators to Stornoway, and without which the twins could not have flown in the first place.
I'm ex-RAF, but it makes me immensely proud when the RAF do this type of thing. They do it bloody well. Long may they do so.
In other words (rather like the Hudson splashdown), a big BZ to all concerned, light blue, dark blue, and civilians.
Jack
I'm ex-RAF, but it makes me immensely proud when the RAF do this type of thing. They do it bloody well. Long may they do so.
In other words (rather like the Hudson splashdown), a big BZ to all concerned, light blue, dark blue, and civilians.
Jack
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.... not to mention the crew of the Royal Navy Sea King which took the medics, and the incubators to Stornoway, and without which the twins could not have flown in the first place.
Tunnel vision again chaps lets not forget the Royals and to all others involved and not only C130 guys 
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Did have a little moment when, having been awake for less than a minute this morning, the radio report started " An RAF C 130........". Gonay no say that please!! Next time round it started with "Premature twins were flown by an RAF C 130.........". Much better.
Good skills fellas
Good skills fellas
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Mad eng, Have to say I had the same thought as you, which was a bit unfortunate given I was on a slip road entering a motorway at speed and nearly ended up in need of air ambulance myself! I am ashamed to say that as the the report started with the fateful words an RAF C130 Hercules......but then January is not a good month for me as I count down the anniversary.
To all involved I am bloody proud of you all, this extends to everyone involved. We are so lucky to have our armed forces. Well done. Fingers crossed for wee ones and their parents.
To all involved I am bloody proud of you all, this extends to everyone involved. We are so lucky to have our armed forces. Well done. Fingers crossed for wee ones and their parents.
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One hears that the wee boy is to be named Albert
The Captain of the aircraft was French exchange Major
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Outstanding work by the boys from Lyneham!
Happy to see that the RAF still trust their "borrowed" exchange officers to perform all of the same missions as they would one of their own. Keep up the good work!
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