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The USMC also used the helicopter for combat support, search and rescue (SAR), casualty evacuation and Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP). The Sea Knight also functioned as the US Navy 's standard medium-lift utility helicopter prior to the type being phased out of service in favor of the MH-60S Knighthawk during the early 2000s.
A JetRanger also appeared in the 1977 Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. [159] This aircraft was destroyed in 1997, killing its pilot. [160] The 1982 movie The Thing features two Bell 206s used by the teams from a Norwegian and American research base. Only one helicopter was used, with Norwegian markings on the left side and English markings on ...
Her paternal cousin was Sir Geoffrey de Havilland (1882–1965), [5] an aircraft designer and founder of the de Havilland aircraft company. [6] Lilian and Walter met in Japan in 1913 and married the following year; [7] the marriage was not a happy one, owing in part to Walter's infidelities. [8] Olivia Mary de Havilland was born on July 1, 1916 ...
The M16 was issued to troops without cleaning kits or instructions on how to clean the rifle. The M16 and 5.56×45mm cartridge was tested and approved with the use of a DuPont IMR8208M stick powder, which was switched to Olin Mathieson WC846 ball powder which produced much more fouling, which quickly jammed the action of the M16 (unless the gun ...
Members of the New Zealand Police Association vote to reject the Government's latest pay offer, which includes an overtime rate, NZ$1,500 cash payment and a pay increase for the third year. [ 119 ] 23 April – The Wellington City Council cancels a NZ$32 million agreement with cinema chain Reading Cinemas to refurbish and earthquake-strengthen ...
A Robinson R44 news-gathering helicopter operated by CBS affiliate WBTV/Charlotte, North Carolina, crashes around 12:20 p.m. ET near an intersection of Interstate 77 on the city's south side. WBTV early-evening meteorologist Jason Myers and helicopter pilot Chip Tayag, who were both on board the aircraft, are killed; three other people were ...
The Villains' setting, the Rogue Isles, consisted of islands connected by a network of ferries and helicopters while the Heroes' setting, Paragon City consisted of regions separated by giant energy "War Walls" (which were justified in the back story) and were connected by direct access points and a Metropolitan Transport system styled on a ...