Cruise v Puma
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Cruise v Puma
Now that's an arrival..........Wonder if they would allow them to use Trafalgar Square for the MoM drop off?
Tom Cruise dons a military uniform as he touches down in Trafalgar Square in an RAF helicopter | Mail Online
Tom Cruise dons a military uniform as he touches down in Trafalgar Square in an RAF helicopter | Mail Online
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So......the RAF didn't have any aircraft spare for the Olympics opening event , resulting in Westlands having to stand in......but they can provide a Puma from an overworked knackered out fleet for a Hollywood film.
Someone needs to get priorities sorted, or are they hoping Tom Cruise can pay for the (yet again delayed) upgrade?
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Just how many of the Pumas have been taken out of service pending the upgrade - which is now going to take at least another year? I seem to remember reading almost a year ago that they had all been shipped out to Romania already....
Someone needs to get priorities sorted, or are they hoping Tom Cruise can pay for the (yet again delayed) upgrade?
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Just how many of the Pumas have been taken out of service pending the upgrade - which is now going to take at least another year? I seem to remember reading almost a year ago that they had all been shipped out to Romania already....
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This seems to address some of your questions:
Eurocopter Delivers First Puma Mk2 to UK Mod | Aviation & Air Force News at DefenceTalk
What did Westlands stand in with, was it just the confetti drop?
This seems to address some of your questions:
Eurocopter Delivers First Puma Mk2 to UK Mod | Aviation & Air Force News at DefenceTalk
What did Westlands stand in with, was it just the confetti drop?
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not really, but considering it was supposed to be a national priority, and considering how many other military assets were used for those games.....
you can hardly call a Tom Cruise film a "national priority" can you?
my point isn't that they didn't provide for the Olympics, but they ARE providing for this film. In my view they shouldn't be
you can hardly call a Tom Cruise film a "national priority" can you?
my point isn't that they didn't provide for the Olympics, but they ARE providing for this film. In my view they shouldn't be
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It would still considered a training flight.
Whether they drop someone off in the middle of a field
or Trafalgar Square, they would still do the training
except this is probably paid for by the Film company.
And it makes it interesting for all involved plus gives
great PR.
Do you think the US Navy didn't make the most of
the film Top Gun for recruiting ? Potential recruits
get interested in the armed forces by many different
means and this could well be one of them.
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It would still considered a training flight.
Whether they drop someone off in the middle of a field
or Trafalgar Square, they would still do the training
except this is probably paid for by the Film company.
And it makes it interesting for all involved plus gives
great PR.
Do you think the US Navy didn't make the most of
the film Top Gun for recruiting ? Potential recruits
get interested in the armed forces by many different
means and this could well be one of them.
.
Last edited by 500N; 25th Nov 2012 at 20:39.
MILO
So......the RAF didn't have any aircraft spare for the Olympics opening event
But don't let the facts get in the way of a good 'crab bash', you carry on.
Last edited by xenolith; 25th Nov 2012 at 19:09.
I for one would like to applaud the old girl in action and seizing such a great PR opportunity. The Olympics was supported to the best of the ability of all three services, both in the public eye and behind the scenes. Likewise, the decision to support these high profile one-off events is not taken lightly. It's a shame that this forum is seen by many as an opportunity only to bitch and snipe with anonymity.
Well it was obviously done through official channels and probably someone thought about the disruption to everyone invloved in getting the aircraft, trucks, rovers and people to their alloted places at the right times...and possibly thought of a price for it...and possibly thought about getting paid for it too?
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MM,
You cannot be serious!
You've either not thought this through (Sunday lunch at the pub?) or your grip on reality needs adjusting.
You cannot be serious!
You've either not thought this through (Sunday lunch at the pub?) or your grip on reality needs adjusting.
Last edited by Odigron; 26th Nov 2012 at 07:42.