Macedonia
Join Date: Aug 1998
Location: West Sussex
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Sorry WBs SATCO. - Solid Sussex I'm afraid.
2 Rackets. - Sorry, Helos were 5 Marine RH53Ds and due to a realisation that some of the marine crews lacked the necessary experience, i.e. low level (below 200 ft) over the desert for 600 miles at night, they had to cobble up a mixed bag of pilots from the USMC,USN,US Army and USAF. They took off from the Nimitz in the Gulf on 24th April 1980. Two didn't make it due tech or nav problems and one hit a C130. Absolute minimum of 6 helos required for the snatch so whole Eagle Claw mission aborted. Story makes great reading.
2 Rackets. - Sorry, Helos were 5 Marine RH53Ds and due to a realisation that some of the marine crews lacked the necessary experience, i.e. low level (below 200 ft) over the desert for 600 miles at night, they had to cobble up a mixed bag of pilots from the USMC,USN,US Army and USAF. They took off from the Nimitz in the Gulf on 24th April 1980. Two didn't make it due tech or nav problems and one hit a C130. Absolute minimum of 6 helos required for the snatch so whole Eagle Claw mission aborted. Story makes great reading.
Join Date: Aug 2001
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Condolences to the young lads family. It is sobering to think that it could have happened while the boys were en route to Bzn - our motorway bridges have seen hooligans throwing concrete blocks at passing traffic as well!
After reading ur collective thoughts, they did n't interfere in our civil war why are we involved in theirs?
After reading ur collective thoughts, they did n't interfere in our civil war why are we involved in theirs?
