[MenaceMovies] Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 (edited) Whilst browsing around the internet one evening, I came across this amazing SAS Sea King Helicopter Crash story. The Sea King Crash On 19th May, the Regiment suffered a tragic loss when a Sea King crashed while cross-decking troops from HMS Hermes to HMS Intrepid and killed 22 men. The Sea King had taken off from H.M.S. Hermes at dusk. The Aircraft was slightly over loaded but because it was short fight the pilot reduced his fuel load to lighten the helicopter. At 300 ft the Sea King started it's decent towards H.M.S. Intrepid. those on board heard a thump, then another from the engine above them. The Sea King dipped once then dived . Within four seconds it hit the water. Some men were killed instantly and other knocked unconscious in the initial impact. Amazingly 9 men managed to scramble out of the open side door before the helicopter slipped below the waves. They were the only survivors. Rescuers found bird feathers floating on the surface were the helicopter had impacted the water. It is thought that the Sea King was the victim of a bird strike. One theory is at the Sea King was hit by a Black Browed Albatross which has a 8 ft wing span. The SAS lost 18 men on this night. The regiment had not lost so many men at one tine since the end of the second world war. The accident killed a member of the Royal Signals and the only RAF casualty of the war Flt Lt G.W. Hawkins. Source Edited January 20, 2009 by [MenaceMovies] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I don't see how it could be funny, sure a bird hit the heli but its not like the pilot could do anything about it since a lot of people died in the crash. And its not like everyone could try and get out before it hit the water since I'm sure a lot of them didn't even know what had happened until it was too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryuclan Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 ' date='Jan 20 2009, 14:25'] Whilst browsing around the internet one evening, I came across this amazing SAS Sea King Helicopter Crash story. The Sea King Crash On 19th May, the Regiment suffered a tragic loss when a Sea King crashed while cross-decking troops from HMS Hermes to HMS Intrepid and killed 22 men. The Sea King had taken off from H.M.S. Hermes at dusk. The Aircraft was slightly over loaded but because it was short fight the pilot reduced his fuel load to lighten the helicopter. At 300 ft the Sea King started it's decent towards H.M.S. Intrepid. those on board heard a thump, then another from the engine above them. The Sea King dipped once then dived . Within four seconds it hit the water. Some men were killed instantly and other knocked unconscious in the initial impact. Amazingly 9 men managed to scramble out of the open side door before the helicopter slipped below the waves. They were the only survivors. Rescuers found bird feathers floating on the surface were the helicopter had impacted the water. It is thought that the Sea King was the victim of a bird strike. One theory is at the Sea King was hit by a Black Browed Albatross which has a 8 ft wing span. The SAS lost 18 men on this night. The regiment had not lost so many men at one tine since the end of the second world war. The accident killed a member of the Royal Signals and the only RAF casualty of the war Flt Lt G.W. Hawkins. Source When I read the story, I couldn't help laughing, I shouldn't really, I know *slaps wrist*. But... 22 British Special Air Service troops, which are highly trained and some of the most elite troops in the world, died because of an Albotross Bird. Well, helicopters are very finicky things. It's sad that they lost so many men because of something so small and seemingly harmless. Damn birds taking down aircraft left and right. They're out to get us I say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guybrush Threepwood Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 ' date='Jan 20 2009, 15:25'] When I read the story, I couldn't help laughing, I shouldn't really, I know *slaps wrist*. But... 22 British Special Air Service troops, which are highly trained and some of the most elite troops in the world, died because of an Albotross Bird. No, you're absolutely right. These highly trained troops should've all hung out the side-door, guns ready to shoot down any albatross they might come across. Do you know how stupid that sounds? On top of that, the men who were knocked unconscious drowned, how is that remotely laughable? You f*cking suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldage Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Yea, what's funny about it? what if it was your family? i'd laugh my ass off then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeperRed Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Dude theres a diffrence between Ironic and funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryuclan Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Dude theres a diffrence between Ironic and funny. Yeah and this is ironic, but not really funny at all. Also the name of the aircraft is a bit ironic as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girish Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 It'd have been remotely funny if Soulja Boy had been in one of those helicopters. "Yo, hear me out, I flew a copter once in GTA. I can do this sh*t, yo!" Unfortunately, he's still alive and 22 of the most elite troops have perished. It's neither the bird's fault nor the pilot's. And no, it is NOT funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machida Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Holy hell! If the original post in this topic had a c*nt, I'd kick it squarely in the center. . I'm going to condemn you and your entire generation. Generalisation? On this grounds, you full heartedly deserve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guybrush Threepwood Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Holy hell! If the original post in this topic had a c*nt, I'd kick it squarely in the center. . I'm going to condemn you and your entire generation. Generalisation? On this grounds, you full heartedly deserve it. Tell 'em gramps, I'll go get my 1911 and we'll chase these darn tootin' ratbastards around the yard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[MenaceMovies] Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 (edited) No, no, no, you've got me all wrong. I wasn't laughing at the fact that they died, but the fact that they trained for over 2 years, then some bird came along and killed them all. It wasn't a "ha-ha, you're died" sort of laugh, it was more of a "What the f*ck?" laugh. Edit: I removed what I said. I said it all wrong. Sorry. Edited January 20, 2009 by [MenaceMovies] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldage Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 ' date='Jan 20 2009, 15:15'] No, no, no, you've got me all wrong. I wasn't laughing at the fact that they died, but the fact that they trained for over 2 years, then some bird came along and killed them all. It wasn't a "ha-ha, you're died" sort of laugh, it was more of a "What the f*ck?" laugh. though that wasn't clear in your first post, good you made it clear now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bates_GTA Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 ' date='Jan 20 2009, 15:15'] Edit: I removed what I said. I said it all wrong. Sorry. Again dude, Ironic, not funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryuclan Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 It'd have been remotely funny if Soulja Boy had been in one of those helicopters. "Yo, hear me out, I flew a copter once in GTA. I can do this sh*t, yo!" Unfortunately, he's still alive and 22 of the most elite troops have perished. It's neither the bird's fault nor the pilot's. And no, it is NOT funny. 18, they lost 18 men in that crash and the rest got out before it sunk apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarz Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 ' date='Jan 20 2009, 15:15'] No, no, no, you've got me all wrong. I wasn't laughing at the fact that they died, but the fact that they trained for over 2 years, then some bird came along and killed them all. It wasn't a "ha-ha, you're died" sort of laugh, it was more of a "What the f*ck?" laugh. Edit: I removed what I said. I said it all wrong. Sorry. Over 2 years? That's a slight under-estimate. Most SAS troops will have 10+ years of military experience, at least. Significantly more in most cases. --- AMF --- -= A joke is a very serious thing - Winston Churchill =- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furnace Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 What the hell, the Seaking is a beast though. Birds should look where they're going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Tequeli Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Seakings are junk, they've killed more of our troops then the Taliban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black-hawk Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Haha the OP is an idiot. This thread is now about Busey: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryuclan Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Damn I love that guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayden Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Typos, I hate them so. I don't know who this Busey fellow is, sorry chaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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