Lbaldeagle From United States of America, joined May 2007, 4 posts, RR: 0 Posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1478 times:
I am hoping for advice from members. Next Summer I am giving a series of lectures on "Rescue Aircraft."
Clearly, most helicopters fit this category as do fixed-wing aerial ambulances, water bombers (if you allow a wide definition of rescue), aircraft carrying organs for an organ transplant, and search aircraft (I spent many years in Civil Air Patrol).
My problem is that last sentence really ends, "etc." and I am not sure what else goes in "etc." So if you have any tales to tell, favorite aircraft to propose as having been "Rescue Aircraft", or any other suggestions and help, please post a reply. As I have often missed Forum items, please also pass your ideas on to me directly at lbaldeagle@aol.com.
Joness0154 From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 667 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1451 times:
Favorite military aircraft, and probably most well known rescue (dustoff, etc)
Bell 47 (Korean Era - MASH)
UH-1 Huey (Vietnam Era)
UH-60 Blackhawk (Current Era)
I don't have an attitude problem. You have a perception problem
Brenintw From Taiwan, joined Jul 2006, 1453 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1446 times:
At a stretch you could also include aircraft used in events like the evacuation of orphans from Vietnam at the end of the war, the EL AL airlift of Ethiopian Jews (Operation Solomon?)
Or are you looking for aircraft that are specificallly designed for rescue missions?
I'm tired of the A vs. B sniping. Neither make planes that shed wings randomly!
Dragon6172 From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 1160 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1432 times:
Quoting Brenintw (Reply 2): At a stretch you could also include aircraft used in events like the evacuation of orphans from Vietnam at the end of the war, the EL AL airlift of Ethiopian Jews (Operation Solomon?)
If you want to stretch it to that, how about all the aircraft that "rescued" the people of Berlin during the Berlin Airlift.?
Tdscanuck From Canada, joined Jan 2006, 12709 posts, RR: 80 Reply 5, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1373 times:
Quoting Lbaldeagle (Thread starter): My problem is that last sentence really ends, "etc." and I am not sure what else goes in "etc." So if you have any tales to tell, favorite aircraft to propose as having been "Rescue Aircraft", or any other suggestions and help, please post a reply.
Pnwtraveler From Canada, joined Jun 2007, 2046 posts, RR: 12 Reply 6, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 1368 times:
Quoting Tdscanuck (Reply 5): Any discussion of "rescue aircraft" ought to include the Buffalo
You beat me to it. I have seen one land - back up and take off in unbelieveably short space. They are extremely hardy with great loiter time over an area.
Dragon6172 From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 1160 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 1353 times:
I think you need to define what you are going to consider "Rescue Aircraft". An aircraft that started on the drawing board as soley a rescue platform? Aircraft that have been modified for rescue operations? Or any aircraft that has conducted some type of operation that could be considered a rescue event?
Jbernie From Australia, joined Jan 2007, 880 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 1282 times:
Do a google search on "orion aircraft" and you will get quite a few good hits straight up on the P3. The Australians have used it many times for work in the Southern Ocean for a few solo round the world yacht rescues.
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21498 posts, RR: 24 Reply 9, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 1225 times:
Quoting Pnwtraveler (Reply 6): Quoting Tdscanuck (Reply 5):
Any discussion of "rescue aircraft" ought to include the Buffalo
You beat me to it. I have seen one land - back up and take off in unbelieveably short space. They are extremely hardy with great loiter time over an area.
Echster From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 396 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 18 hours ago) and read 1177 times:
Without me knowing what is defined as a "rescue" aircraft, I would throw in the numerous aircraft used in Operation Babylift at the end of the Vietnam War.
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