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Military Aviation => Modern Military Aircraft => Topic started by: Paultojo on May 15, 2010, 04:53:54 PM

Title: Rescue 177
Post by: Paultojo on May 15, 2010, 04:53:54 PM

Heading for one of the hospitals in Belfast working Harbour tower 16.52


Paul

Title: Re: Rescue 177
Post by: Merlin on May 15, 2010, 06:18:44 PM

Could possibly be linked to this: NW 200 spectator injured in cliff fall (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8684797.stm)

Title: Re: Rescue 177
Post by: String on May 15, 2010, 07:49:17 PM

No it wasn't used they used the piloce helicopter to airlift him to hospital as it was nearby.

Title: Re: Rescue 177
Post by: Angry Turnip on May 20, 2010, 01:00:05 AM

That would be a RN Seaking from RNAS Gannet I expect.

Title: Re: Rescue 177
Post by: Claymore on May 20, 2010, 10:04:17 AM

The PSNI chopper apparently did some monitoring/evidence gathering, but it was definitely R177 came in to do the casevac.
 
Don't know if anybody heard of the circumstances!! A sensible individual decided to take p*ss off the edge of the cliff and needless to say his "spatial awareness" capabilities were a little bit out of sync and apparently he did a nose dive.

Title: Re: Rescue 177
Post by: Paultojo on May 20, 2010, 12:39:28 PM

But why did he take his shoes off first ?
 
 

Title: Re: Rescue 177
Post by: S61N on May 20, 2010, 08:33:20 PM

So he didn't pee on them by mistake...... ;D

Seriously though - the times i've witnessed young children running around,peering over the cliff edge at Portrush while some parents sat smoking and/or chatting on mobile phones oblivious to the danger.Accidents happen,but some happen needlessly.

Title: Re: Rescue 177
Post by: Paultojo on May 20, 2010, 08:48:48 PM

 
 

Quote from: S61N on May 20, 2010, 08:33:20 PM

So he didn't pee on them by mistake...... ;D


That made me chortle

Seriously though - the times i've witnessed young children running around,peering over the cliff edge at Portrush while some parents sat smoking and/or chatting on mobile phones oblivious to the danger.Accidents happen,but some happen needlessly.

Diff a Prestwick Seaking picture of it getting the patient loaded on at Portrush in the News Letter on Monday.