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Wills saves drowning girl.

Old 17th Aug 2012, 20:50
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Wills saves drowning girl.

Royal Rescue: Wills Helps Save Drowning Girl

'38 secs from T/O to rescue' They've shortened the pre-winching brief then

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Old 17th Aug 2012, 21:53
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But that is his job, if you want to see a real little hero rescuing a girls see


Xander Vento: 'He was the angel in the pool': Hero, 4, who saved drowning girl, 3, passes away days after daring rescue | Mail Online

RIP little Fella.
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Old 18th Aug 2012, 00:27
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John 15:13
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
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Originally Posted by Sun Who
'38 secs from T/O to rescue' They've shortened the pre-winching brief then

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Ummm... the article says "38 seconds from take-off to arriving at the scene".
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Look at that! He's got an Evaporative cooler mounted on the roof! Luxury...

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I've got one of those on top of my house lol
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I know what the thread title says, but let's not forget where the article says;

The five-member crew of the RAF Sea King .....
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So, what exactly are the five crew positions...?
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3 sitting, one crouching, one dangling!
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Captain, Co, Winch Operator, Winchman and Valet.

As any fule kno.
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Emergency window release instructions could do with re-arranging a bit.
Not at all clear for someone with no aviation experience.
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It was the fifth person I was querying..... valet eh?

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Ok, so it's the usual standard of SKY reportage ("SKY - Never Wrong For Long"), but give the Flt Lt a break - he's got himself a proper job and he seems to be doing it well. Good for him!

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Well done to him and his crew!!!
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When he was first posted to Valley there was an unofficial warning pushed out that if any publicity seeking dolly wanted to get into the papers by being rescued by Prince William she had better have a load of dosh in her bank.

I think these girls' piggy banks are safe enough.
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Does he have a Personal Protection Officer on board with him? Might account for the extra POB
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Probably Prince Harry, he appears of late to follow him round like a lost puppy.
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Could the fifth crew member have been the helicopter version of this one?
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...but would this one merit a medal? After all, it got into the papers (well, some of them...).
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Originally Posted by DX Wombat
Could the fifth crew member have been the helicopter version of this one?
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