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M!KE	14th Sep 2006 18:05

R44 Badly Damaged Going Under Bridge

Cycling home yesterday (13th) I passed a Robinson R44 on the back of a low loader which had been unsuccessful in trying to fit under a low bridge on Oxley Moor Road in Wolverhampton.
It was pretty badly banged up with damage to the rotor mast, tail, skids, smashed cokpit windscreen etc.
Apparently, the helicopter was being transported from Wolverhampton City Airport to somewhere in Leeds.
I have seen a double decker bus stuck under there before, but this was the first helicopter.
M!KE

Jonasraf

14th Sep 2006 19:51

Where is the picture? I would love to see a picture of this... haha:D

Grainger

14th Sep 2006 20:25

Quote:

. . . on the back of a low loader . . .

Not quite low enough, by the sound of it ! :eek:

Ian Corrigible

14th Sep 2006 20:44

Sounds bloody dangerous to me, trying to fly under a bridge while sling-loading a low-loader... :E

I/C

helopat

14th Sep 2006 21:25

Crazy, I know, but I wonder if anyone thought of FLYING it from the airport to its new location.

HP:eek:

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