AAC Pilot shot but lands ok in Iraq
 

News 24 reporting AAC Lynx pilot with Black Watch battlegroup hit by small arms fire in flight.

a/c lands safely back at Camp Dogwood and pilot flown to US field hospital.

Tremendous effort.

vp

Link now added:

BBC Link

It would appear that, at this stage they were flying low level and hit by small arms fire. One of the crew hit in the arm and chest. A/C landed back @ Dogwood.
Brilliant effort to the crew.

WELL DONE LADS!!!

Gov.

I send my best wishes to the crew and thier family at this worrying time. I wish the pilot a speedy recovery.

I hear the pilot has serious chest injuries . Best wishes chum for a full and speedy recovery.

Well done to the crew and particularly the pilot who took over and brought them safely back to Dogwood. :ok:

Watching BBC News at 6pm, there were pictures of a Casevac Blackhawk making an approach to pick up the casualty and take him to a hospital in Baghdad - ironic that this was probably a more dangerous journey than the one that got him injured!!

Best wishes to the injured pilot for a speedy recovery!

It seems that the Pilot is now SI as opposed to VSI. Not brilliant, but thankfully a step in the right direction.

Thin end of a very fat wedge????? Lets hope not!!

:sad:
Thankfully the situation wasn't a lot worse considering the arms flying around out there.

Get Well soon matey. :ok:

I hope the solo time will be logged ! ;)

The injuries sustained start me wondering about kit availability. Lets hope it's not yet another round of 'chest armour / Arm'd seats not available'. :ouch:

Apparently now in Ramstein and 'just' Seriously injured.

Get well soon, well done for getting the cab back in one piece, we don't need any more additions to the list of statistics.....

ps. for the spotters: BBC link has wrong a/c pictured - it was a Mk9. :8

sc

Brit Helo Pilot Injured in Iraq
 

I have just seen the following on TimesOnline:

Two soldiers hurt in Iraq attacks

Two British soldiers have been injured, one seriously, in separate attacks close to the Camp Dogwood military base, south of Baghdad. The Ministry of Defence said a Lynx helicopter pilot was badly wounded when his aircraft came under small arms fire on a mission at 11.20am local time. A spokesman said the Army Air Corps soldier was transferred by US helicopter to a military hospital in Baghdad and confirmed that his family have been informed.

Does anyone have any further information?

Helicopter pilot injured in Iraq

The Lynx pilot was able to fly the helicopter back to Camp Dogwood
A Lynx helicopter pilot has been seriously wounded in an attack in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
The Army Air Corps helicopter was hit by three rounds at an undisclosed location at 1120 local time.

He has been taken to a US military hospital in Baghdad and his family have been informed.

Meanwhile, a Black Watch soldier suffered non life-threatening injuries in a mortar attack on Camp Dogwood.


An MoD spokesman said: "The pilot was wounded, but his co-pilot was unharmed and able to fly the helicopter safely back to Camp Dogwood.

"A US helicopter transferred the man to their military hospital in Baghdad.

"Though we can\'t be certain of his precise condition, his family have been informed."


- Coutesy of BBC Online News

Go to Mil Aircrew, there's a whole load of info on there.

A multi-national crew by all accounts!

Silsoesid,

Do you know if it was a British national that was injured in the incident? I know the only non-Brit Lynx pilot there, that's all.

SBW

Is it likely that a name will be given?

He is a British National and thankfully his injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

Isn't it amazing though that within minutes of this incident being announced, some people are looking for someone up top to blame.

QUOTE:
The injuries sustained start me wondering about kit availability. Lets hope it's not yet another round of 'chest armour / Arm'd seats not available'.

We're at war for crying out loud. These unfortunate type of incidents happen. It doesn't always have to be deficiencies or poor kit or insufficient training that resulted in somebody getting hurt. Maybe it was the fault of the man who actually aimed the weapon and pulled the trigger!
:mad:
Now that's a radical thought.

From the other site.
 

Info from 'the other site'.
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Something else happened. Not allowed to post the other incident info.
'Other site' now also edited :suspect:
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SS.

No Mi-24s available? Plenty of armour on those beasties... Anything in the inventories of the Eastbloc new best friends of W?

Silsoe.... wasn't that sent to you confidentially via PM / E-mail?

Why is it everyone else managed to keep a lid on it like requested, yet you have to spurt it all over the internet.

northern monkey,

That was an open forum reply that I posted. I see now that it has been edited over there.

As I gather you all have been told to keep quiet about it I shall edit my previous post.

I did not know about the action after the 'shooting incident' until it was posted on the other site.
Perhaps your own house needs to be put in order!

Regards,

SS

Chicken Leg,

"We're at war for crying out loud."

I thought the war was over, and we were keeping the peace?

Does that make them fair game? Just a thought......