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Chinook ZH903
« on: October 31, 2010, 10:27:42 AM »
Re Chinook ZH903, I see this on my Radarbox. I wonder if it might be inbound Belfast as the recovery vehicle for G-SEWP the PSNI helicopter which crashed in the Mournes?
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Re: Chinook ZH903
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2010, 10:28:56 AM »
It was on the news that the crashed helicopter was to be airlifted from the Mournes today, so it could be.
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Re: Chinook ZH903
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2010, 10:50:46 AM »
Good call I think? Vortex45 just arrived into Belfast Aldergrove.
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Re: Chinook ZH903
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2010, 10:57:07 AM »
Probably not prepared to risk a Puma (there's doesn't seem to be much wreckage to lift) - the Wokka will be able to cope should the wind pick up during the task.
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Re: Chinook ZH903
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2010, 01:10:34 PM »
Just passed over Lurgan heading for the crash site.
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Re: Chinook ZH903
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2010, 03:06:45 PM »
I thought the PSNI would have finished using this helicopter now they have one of the larger Eurocopters.

With the Islander, 2 Eurocopters and this bent one it looks like the PSNI Air Support Unit must be on the up and up (Please excuse the pun)

Is all this Air Support value for money?? How many beat officers would you get for the price of a new Eurocopter 145???
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Re: Chinook ZH903
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2010, 06:38:13 PM »
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Just passed over Lurgan heading for the crash site.
Yea saw and heard it. Boy do I miss that sound :(
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Re: Chinook ZH903
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2010, 09:11:13 PM »
Quote from: casper on October 31, 2010, 06:38:13 PM
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Just passed over Lurgan heading for the crash site.
Yea saw and heard it. Boy do I miss that sound :(

Very true, I miss how they used to shake our house when low flying over Lurgan
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Re: Chinook ZH903
« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2010, 11:22:08 PM »
I heard it,but was having a lazy snooze and didn`t get a look much less a photo-serves me right. ;)
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Re: Chinook ZH903
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2010, 11:23:10 PM »
When you work hard all week you deserve a snooze on Sunday  ;D
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