Helicopter shot at, Northern Ireland
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Helicopter shot at, Northern Ireland
Meanwhile in Ireland. No information on type.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-55718923
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-55718923
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There has been power line inspections going on recently in NI, with PDG...although there's a fair bit of private flying in Fermanagh too. You would have thought though that it would have been a reasonably sized machine for anyone to imagine it was police / military. Absolute idiots...
There has been power line inspections going on recently in NI, with PDG...although there's a fair bit of private flying in Fermanagh too. You would have thought though that it would have been a reasonably sized machine for anyone to imagine it was police / military. Absolute idiots...
They're still idiots for shooting at any helicopter or anyone.
Used to be a weekly occurrence in the 80's Often the crews didn't know and it was ground int reports that identified the happening.
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Early 90s was “interesting”, too. The projectiles got bigger as time went by.
Same in N Ire in the 70s - Friend whilst on 6 monthly check ride had problems talking with CFI. Turned out to be pigtail on helmet had been severed by small arms fire !
Also - self, empty and orbiting safely at 2000' waiting to be called in for ground Pax, noticed a person waving frantically at edge of a field.. Descended to look closer whereupon he picked up his rifle and let fire.
Other happenings - one pilot awarded DFC for flying his heli back to base having been riddled with bullets.
Also - self, empty and orbiting safely at 2000' waiting to be called in for ground Pax, noticed a person waving frantically at edge of a field.. Descended to look closer whereupon he picked up his rifle and let fire.
Other happenings - one pilot awarded DFC for flying his heli back to base having been riddled with bullets.