RESCUE - 1990 ITV series
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Paul Beriff stuff where he filmed the callout to Piper Alpha
Not many SAR winchmen got to actually carry out a real 'wets' rescue of a downed FJ crew let alone be rescued themselves:
The NCO Sgt winchman on Wessex R134 on the day of the Seaking R138 rescue had not only carried out a wets rescue after a Phantom crashed into St Andrews bay but then later went on to be rescued himself, after ejecting off Cyprus, having got himself commissioned and trained as a F3 Nav!
I didnt know him as a FJ Navigator, being a mere rotary lad myself, but he was an exceptional winchman.
The NCO Sgt winchman on Wessex R134 on the day of the Seaking R138 rescue had not only carried out a wets rescue after a Phantom crashed into St Andrews bay but then later went on to be rescued himself, after ejecting off Cyprus, having got himself commissioned and trained as a F3 Nav!
I didnt know him as a FJ Navigator, being a mere rotary lad myself, but he was an exceptional winchman.
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Sat up last night and went through the LOT on the Internet into the wee sma hours.
A completely absorbing series, from a time, when in the service, life was good.
Good Luck to you all.
GR
A completely absorbing series, from a time, when in the service, life was good.
Good Luck to you all.
GR
Who's John Prince?
As a participant in the Rescue series, I look back with admiration on the first class job that Paul Berriff and his small team achieved using a hand held film camera and sound recorded with a tape recorder. What a job they could have done with the state of the art equipment now available! Berriff was very lucky to make the Piper Alpha trip as he was in Lossie town having dinner with the producer and missed the first standby taking off. He arrived at the second standby seconds before take off and thus made enough money from the one episode to cover all the costs of making the series! Best wishes to all the sarboys out there still doing the best job in the world and to all aviators, fly safe.
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Oldsarbouy Ahh, you do know the real story!
Saw the original budget and rights payments, so not quite true(
) but subsequently getting the still photographs and coverage on every known media in the world, given the equipment you correctly state was no mean achievement.
So it is you?
Saw the original budget and rights payments, so not quite true(
) but subsequently getting the still photographs and coverage on every known media in the world, given the equipment you correctly state was no mean achievement.So it is you?
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Also just watched all of them again, excellent series with every episode drawing you in, is it just me who liked the theme tune? Strangely, it ensured I never wanted to go SAR when I joined, too many crashed SAR cabs and too much heartache.
I can't think of any other series that gave/gives such an open and honest insight into what they see and do. Unfortunately todays programs all seem to keep cutting between jobs, keep repeating themselves, obviously don't have much material and edit out anything except the benign. Today Rescue would have to go out after the watershed and have a warning at the start.
To all the SAR guys and girls past and present, thank you
I can't think of any other series that gave/gives such an open and honest insight into what they see and do. Unfortunately todays programs all seem to keep cutting between jobs, keep repeating themselves, obviously don't have much material and edit out anything except the benign. Today Rescue would have to go out after the watershed and have a warning at the start.
To all the SAR guys and girls past and present, thank you
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memory, going now says Sunday network 1800, but I can easily check. Music by Rod Argent and other great guys.
Correct, Paul was on station for a YEAR. Great documentary film maker, knew how to weave individual stories, wouldn't get that level of commitment nowadays even from National Geographic.
Series commissioned by my then boss,
all seem to keep cutting between jobs
Series commissioned by my then boss,
obviously don't have much material and edit out anything except the benign
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RESCUE 1990 Series
Good Evening All,
Here is a link to an episode of RESCUE documenting the SAR team at 202 Squadron in Lossiemouth. The other 12 episodes are shown as well in full.
Happy Viewing!
Martin
Link:- YouTube - Rescue - Missing
Here is a link to an episode of RESCUE documenting the SAR team at 202 Squadron in Lossiemouth. The other 12 episodes are shown as well in full.
Happy Viewing!
Martin
Link:- YouTube - Rescue - Missing
