January 23rd 07, 10:50 PM
posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation,alt.binaries.pictures.military
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Operation Glacier text
"Netko" wrote in message
x.com...
The UK's Ministry of Defence has released some shots of an
Apache-borne attempt to recover a missing Marine in Afghanistan -
and I'm about to post them here for anyone who's interested.
In brief, a Royal Marine - Lance Corporal Mathew Ford of 45
Commando - was found to be missing during Operation Glacier, after
an (apparently unsuccessful) assault on Jugroom Fort, a Taliban
stronghold in Helmand Province.
To recover him, two Army Air Corps Apaches flew back in with a
total of four passengers, three from the Royal Marines and one from
the Royal Engineers.
But why use the Apache? Why not use their Lynx's?
--
Alan Erskine
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