Helicopter underslung mission

[Old-Duffer]

In the 1960s, it seemed as though only people called Price served in rotary wing sqns of the RAF. There was Henry Trevor, John Willy and finally 'Bathroom Scales' Price.

This enterprising officer commanded 103 in Cyprus when they were equipped with the Sycamore HR14.

Bathroom Scales was ever mindful of the poor hot and high capabilities of the Sycamore and sought ways to maximise payload wherever possible. He quickly identified that using standard weights for squaddies was wasteful at one end of the spectrum and possibly dangerous at the other. In consequence, he acquired a set of scales to be carried in each aircraft and soldiers were weighed individually with the kit they presented themselves with at the aircraft. He soon found that he could increase the number of troops carried and hence the movement of troops became a swifter and more effective operation.

Hence the nickname by which he was known ever after.

O-D

[kintyred]

ShyTorque,

You were lucky to be let loose with the simmo. In my day Pumas were used to recover the nets once the Chinooks had delivered the goods!

[ShyTorque]

ShyTorque,
You were lucky to be let loose with the simmo. In my day Pumas were used to recover the nets once the Chinooks had delivered the goods!

In my day, Chinooks weren't initially on the RAF's inventory and when they finally arrived they spent much of their time sitting in fields waiting for rectification after suffering various chip lights and hydraulic leaks.

[kintyred]

Yes ShyTorque,

I did a lot of that too.....and trying to dodge heavy showers which you knew would lead to spurious oil level captions!