Mrh-90 Taipan Ditched Jervis Bay

[GregHyde]

Two defence force personnel have sustained minor injuries after an army helicopter ditched into the water during routine counterterrorism training near Jervis Bay on the NSW south coast.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/aust...s-bay/102132762

[batman]

A40-025, and as reported by Gordy on the FB thread, from 6 AVN REGT, Holsworthy.

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[Shep]

As much as it is “on trend” to knock “euro-trash”, at least it had floats (and didn’t roll over) – so good job on that score.

I don’t know what happened to the Seahawk the other year, but it sank; and the Blackhawk that bounced off the deck back in ‘06 or so - sank like a stone (no floats).

I’ve never been near a Taipan so I have no position as to whether they’re rubbish or not but, to placate those that say/think they are, you might take satisfaction in the knowledge that whilst the two ‘merican jobbies sank, this one floated and was washed up on the beach to join the other plastic bottles, fishing nets, styrene floats, bits of timber and all the other flotsam and jetsam.

By the way, the new UH-60M’s are supposed to start turning up later this year.

[GregHyde]

ADF recovers MRH-90 Taipan helicopter stranded on NSW beach

An army helicopter left stranded on a New South Wales south coast beach after a training exercise gone wrong has been recovered.


A Navy support boat recovered the aircraft from Iluka Beach earlier today
The Taipan MRH-90 ditched into Jervis Bay on Wednesday night while carrying out counter-terrorism exercises with 10 military personnel, including Navy clearance divers and Army Special Forces, on board.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/army...fence/102143148

This post has been edited by GregHyde on Mar 24 2023, 08:55 PM