Daring Marine Rescue - Just on BBC news

[rhinochopig]

Going to the rescue of their mortally wounded comrade, they strapped themselves onto the wing of an Apache gunship helo, and carried out a daring snatch and grab rescue. If that was in a film, you'd dismisshttp://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/forum.asp?h=0&f=141 it as unbelievable. The story is quite old but they've just released the incredible footage of it. Sadly the casualty was shot by "friendly" fire.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7562994.stm

Footage here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/no...

Edited by rhinochopig on Friday 15th August 13:01

[rhinochopig]

Can't believe no one else was impressed by this feat of bravery. Oh well, perhaps I'm just easily impressed.

[mechsympathy]

And I can't believe the repost police are so slow these days

[bobthemonkey]

I think the silence is only due to the fact that there was an epic thread about the incident on here when the story first broke.

[Toni896]

rhinochopig said:

Can't believe no one else was impressed by this feat of bravery. Oh well, perhaps I'm just easily impressed.

Tis impressive stuff,
almost as impressive the repost police haven't detected the post yet.

ahhh beaten to it

Edited by Toni896 on Friday 15th August 13:44

[Mattygooner]

It is amazing, but the chaps dad!! Glad to hear your keeping yourself safe... by strapping yourself to the outside of an attack helicopter and flying in to an enemy compound.. hardly gardening is it.

Truely massive minerals.

[rhinochopig]

Well somebody needs to kick the repost police up the Arse then

Sorry.

[Bushmaster]

Is this a new incident or the one that happened about a year ago?

[tegwin]

Happened a while ago...Looks like some footage has been released though...
Yes...Big kahoonas..


The flight manual for the apache actually has notes about strapping poeple to the outisde I believe....so it is actually an "approved LOL!" method!