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Originally Posted by Ruby2Shoes
Talking of aircraft, let me know your thoughts on this one: Last year he & his bunch were parachuted into somewhere I can't mention. They were supposed to be dropped into a lake by the Herc but the female navigator cocked up and dropped them into trees at the edge of the lake (I think she wasn't SF trained). Few minor scrapes occurred and they were a bit ruffled but otherwise ok. They then swam out into the lake where the SBS were waiting in ribs, leaning out and hooking them into the ribs with hoops. A Chinook then literally went into the water with its back open and the ribs drove straight into the Chinook and they flew away to do the things they do. He said that the water was absolutely filthy and he got a toe infection from it. I found the Chinook bit incredible but I don't know if it's routine or not. You're probably going to tell me now that it couldn't have been a Chinook!
As for pie and chips... my dear, are you a chav?
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This is fairly common, I have done it myself, but you cannot put more than one boat per Chinook, IIRC.
TR
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