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General Aviation Discussion => Aviation News => Topic started by: casper on January 17, 2007, 12:51:34 PM

Title: Helicopter rescue bid for Marine
Post by: casper on January 17, 2007, 12:51:34 PM

The Royal Marine killed in action in Afghanistan on Monday was the subject of a dramatic rescue attempt by his colleagues, the MoD has revealed.
L/Cpl Mathew Ford, of 45 Commando Royal Marines, died during an attack on a Taleban fort in the Helmand province.

More Info (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6269613.stm)

Title: Re: Helicopter rescue bid for Marine
Post by: casper on January 21, 2007, 11:37:32 AM

More on this and one picture

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/story_pages/news/news5.shtml

Title: Re: Helicopter rescue bid for Marine
Post by: casper on January 22, 2007, 11:01:19 AM

Even better pictures
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/01/22/napache122.xml

Title: Re: Helicopter rescue bid for Marine
Post by: Tomcatboy48237 on January 22, 2007, 10:20:41 PM

Holy crap!  Under other circumstances, that'd be one hell of a kickass ride!  I should get my hands on a surplus Apache and start a business doing that.  ;D

Title: Re: Helicopter rescue bid for Marine
Post by: casper on January 23, 2007, 09:01:27 AM

I'm wondering how long it'll be before it's turned into a movie :)

Title: Re: Helicopter rescue bid for Marine
Post by: casper on February 03, 2007, 08:57:35 PM

There's now video of it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6269613.stm
and click on the 'Watch Video' link