UK 24/6 - Helicopter on fire - emergency landing

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Re: UK 24/6 - Helicopter on fire - emergency landing

#21 Post by FD2 » Fri Jun 26, 2020 6:28 am

They burn so well don't they? I was going to say the bigger the better but that Bell 407 went like a Roman candle.

Coastguard S61N at RM Poole:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2159156.stm



S61N off Shetland:
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Re: UK 24/6 - Helicopter on fire - emergency landing

#22 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Fri Jun 26, 2020 6:34 am

Did the passengers and crew of that S-61 make it out and home to terra firma safely?
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#23 Post by FD2 » Fri Jun 26, 2020 7:33 am

Yes all evacuated safely and picked up by Sumburgh SAR.
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