@k3nnysm1th@chinnychick Maybe you should tell us how many hours you have in a Merlin or how much time you spent maintaining one? Guess you haven’t. Some systems have no redundancy. Bet you crap your pants if you see a woman flying an easyJet. Idiot.
Sad to report the MoD has named the three RN personnel killed in the Merlin Mk4 helicopter accident yesterday morning.
RIP
Lt Cdr Chris Gayson (42)
Lt Lily-Mae Fisher (31) (the only serving female RN Commando)
PO Owen Green (24)
https://t.co/lU9ayDooQU
@TheStoicSailor Disgusting comments. Let’s not forget she was on her final training flight with the boss. Nails…the only female RN commando. Hardly DEI, maybe they should try it. The investigation will show what happened to the cab that caused it to crash with the tragic loss of 3 aviators.
My uncle, Captain Wylder Modine, was a real B-17 "Flying Fortress" pilot during WWII. After returning from a bombing mission, he got hit by anti-aircraft fire and almost had his right arm taken off. He had his crew bail, but his co-pilot was shot up really bad and couldn’t parachute, so my uncle, with one arm, landed the heavily damaged B-17 in a field behind enemy lines. He was awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart. I talked with him before making MEMPHIS BELLE in 1989. He gave me his dress uniform to wear in the film and said, “when you put that on, don't disrespect it.”
@aganoch@_InfoGram_ NATO is defensive. End of story. Dump caused this mess by going it alone with his buddy. But then again, you believe everything from the dear leader. Go read Wikipedia and see the only time article 5 was invoked. Clown. 🤡