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Old 14th Dec 2015, 20:46
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grough ? Poignant moment for rescuers as HMS Gannet Sea King heads to great hangar in sky
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Why strip it and low loader it, surely flying it would have been quicker.
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Seeing as it hasn't done a SAROp since mid-September, it's presumably suffering a major technical problem. One of the Valley Sea Kings left by road for the same reason.

Either that or the Navy crews can't face a long transit in winter weather...
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Given that the crabs wouldn't fly in the rain from RAF Aldergrove, therefore leaving the tasking to the RN, I find that comment very amusing.
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gonna need a bigger boat...
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At the risk of appearing to bite jungly, the amount of overnighters I spent at R850 is testament to the jungles ability to see through cloud.
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Why strip it and low loader it, surely flying it would have been quicker.
Maybe quicker, but as it's going out of service. where's the rush - and this is probably much cheaper
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