Australian NH90/MRH90 down on Exercise Talisman Sabre

[Nescafe]

ABC News

4 missing.

[KRviator]

Any word on if it was a 5AVN or 6AVN Taipan?

[catseye]

Media reporting 6 from Holsworthy.

[Ascend Charlie]

Any Taipan drivers know what sort of emergency which results in a reported "ditching" being uncontrolled? A controlled ditching should be survivable.

[Tibbsy]

Originally Posted by Ascend Charlie

Any Taipan drivers know what sort of emergency which results in a reported "ditching" being uncontrolled? A controlled ditching should be survivable.

Poor buggers.

I suspect that the term ditching is a misnomer and a good example of the media’s apparent inability to be accurate when reporting anything to do with aviation or the military. It’s not helped when supposed ‘experts’ like Blaxland are wheeled out who then bang on about stuff they’ve only got a passing knowledge of.

[megan]

Families have approved the public release of names

Captain Daniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class Two Joseph Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs, all members of the 6th Aviation Regiment,

RIP

[KiwiNedNZ]

"“Helicopters are really dangerous aircraft because they are inherently unstable. They rely on the rear rotor to actually maintain the stability of an incredibly dangerous spinning four blades at the top."

Who the hell is this clown Blaxland ????

RIP Diesel

[Lonewolf_50]

FWIW, also a thread on this accident in Mil Av.

[RVDT]

Interesting -

60 Minutes

[Doors Off]

Behind a paywall

Originally Posted by RVDT

Interesting - 60 Minutes

[RVDT]

Originally Posted by Doors Off

Behind a paywall

Speak to TCN9 about that it is on 9NOW apparently - OK outside AUS on YT (mostly).

[Bravo73]

Originally Posted by Doors Off

Behind a paywall

Its on YouTube. 🤷‍♂️