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Wasn't one of the problems the air on the cruise ships was recirculated, one would imagine a carrier would when locked down recirc the air as well.. possible not the best place to be.
Must be plenty or recently closed airfields with hangarage that could be used or major venues.
Must be plenty or recently closed airfields with hangarage that could be used or major venues.
Could use the USS Teddy Roosevelt as a test case there. currently sailing round in circles off Guam full of sailors with corona virus having been in Vietnam 2 weeks ago
Last edited by cliver029; 27th Mar 2020 at 12:33. Reason: Its an Aircraft Carrier by the way
This looks like some good joined-up thinking going on somewhere; field hospital next to an airport!
The 'truckies' are going to love it flying in and out of LCY all day and it is not exactly bad PR for the RAF is it?
Similarly a hub and spoke set up at BHX with 'truckies' and 'SH' - nothing to criticise here!
It's a good start, I guess 'oop north' will be next....
The 'truckies' are going to love it flying in and out of LCY all day and it is not exactly bad PR for the RAF is it?
Similarly a hub and spoke set up at BHX with 'truckies' and 'SH' - nothing to criticise here!
It's a good start, I guess 'oop north' will be next....
Actually not big enough and more importantly no staff to man them.
USN not been paying attention to the news headlines? To be fair though, I’m not sure where else they might have been better off making a port call. CVD-19 seems to be pretty much everywhere
27 March
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New Measures To Support Battle Against Coronavirus In Scotland
The military has stepped up its work in Scotland as part of the ongoing UK Government response to coronavirus.
From today, three RAF Puma helicopters will be stationed at Kinloss Barracks in Moray. The Pumas will work closely with a Chinook and a Wildcat helicopter based at RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire, to meet any requests for assistance from NHS boards and trusts across Scotland and Northern England.
A second helicopter facility will cover the Midlands and Southern England working out of The Aviation Task Force Headquarters at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire. Chinook and Wildcat helicopters normally based at RAF Odiham and RNAS Yeovilton respectively will support the Southern areas.
The helicopter facilities have been set up to support medical transports across Scotland and the rest of the UK. The new task force will also be available for general support such as moving equipment and personnel across the wider UK. ........
The military has stepped up its work in Scotland as part of the ongoing UK Government response to coronavirus.
From today, three RAF Puma helicopters will be stationed at Kinloss Barracks in Moray. The Pumas will work closely with a Chinook and a Wildcat helicopter based at RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire, to meet any requests for assistance from NHS boards and trusts across Scotland and Northern England.
A second helicopter facility will cover the Midlands and Southern England working out of The Aviation Task Force Headquarters at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire. Chinook and Wildcat helicopters normally based at RAF Odiham and RNAS Yeovilton respectively will support the Southern areas.
The helicopter facilities have been set up to support medical transports across Scotland and the rest of the UK. The new task force will also be available for general support such as moving equipment and personnel across the wider UK. ........
As I understand it Coronavirus cases are not time critical - you suffer for a couple of weeks (according to a friend who has it right now) - emergency evacuation by helicopter is very unlikely to be needed
And why would you risk infecting a helicopter that costs millions and its highly trained crew when a £20k ambulance will do the job just as well?
still I guess the PR folk have to do something....
And why would you risk infecting a helicopter that costs millions and its highly trained crew when a £20k ambulance will do the job just as well?
still I guess the PR folk have to do something....
As I understand it Coronavirus cases are not time critical - you suffer for a couple of weeks (according to a friend who has it right now) - emergency evacuation by helicopter is very unlikely to be needed
And why would you risk infecting a helicopter that costs millions and its highly trained crew when a £20k ambulance will do the job just as well?
still I guess the PR folk have to do something....
And why would you risk infecting a helicopter that costs millions and its highly trained crew when a £20k ambulance will do the job just as well?
still I guess the PR folk have to do something....
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you are choosing to select sustained, passed down experience, taught and learned, against the current CV-19 novel reality. They are not the same thing. But you made your point; so made mine.
How true
Success has many fathers - failure is an orphan
Having said all that. Some bugger has to have a go. And as we stand many of those having a go probably know they will very likely be giving their lives for us all. So I salute them as they walk slowly into their future.
As I understand it Coronavirus cases are not time critical - you suffer for a couple of weeks (according to a friend who has it right now) - emergency evacuation by helicopter is very unlikely to be needed
And why would you risk infecting a helicopter that costs millions and its highly trained crew when a £20k ambulance will do the job just as well?
And why would you risk infecting a helicopter that costs millions and its highly trained crew when a £20k ambulance will do the job just as well?
I think we are getting well away from reality. The Nightingale is needed because London is getting the surge. Modelling is an educated guess but suggests a massive influx in London needing this extra capacity. As has been said, patients deteriorate slowly, there is no need for urgent transfer, and the use of aircraft is pure posturing
I am very pleased that the UK is doing something, albeit far too late. It boosts morale to see lots of soldiers moving boxes, although I note the boxes have ordinary surgical masks that offer no protection. Meantime hospitals already getting patients which are full of aerosol-ed virus and where the doctors and nurses are themselves at risk of infection STILL await the promised deliveries of PPE. We have been waiting over a week. We had just one delivery.....of ordinary surgical masks.
I like many others have been buying up stock from hardware shops etc. Absenteeism due to isolation or actual disease is massive and means we cant even staff the volume of work we normally do. We should be prioritizing protection for the dwindling number of doctors and nurses who have patients now before moving PPE to a building that wont be receiving for days
I am very pleased that the UK is doing something, albeit far too late. It boosts morale to see lots of soldiers moving boxes, although I note the boxes have ordinary surgical masks that offer no protection. Meantime hospitals already getting patients which are full of aerosol-ed virus and where the doctors and nurses are themselves at risk of infection STILL await the promised deliveries of PPE. We have been waiting over a week. We had just one delivery.....of ordinary surgical masks.
I like many others have been buying up stock from hardware shops etc. Absenteeism due to isolation or actual disease is massive and means we cant even staff the volume of work we normally do. We should be prioritizing protection for the dwindling number of doctors and nurses who have patients now before moving PPE to a building that wont be receiving for days