9 French guys hanging around

[topboar]

Hi all
my friend Bruce martin asked me to put up a few pictures of the recent French pumas flying around our area and back to Wattisham.
Here are a few pics of 9 parachutists tethered to the bottom of a puma that flew over mine and his house.
Never seen this done before quite a rare sight.

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9 french guys hanging around (24) by Simon Lewin, on Flickr

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9 french guys hanging around (13) by Simon Lewin, on Flickr

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9 french guys hanging around (2) by Simon Lewin, on Flickr

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9 french guys hanging around (3) by Simon Lewin, on Flickr

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9 french guys hanging around (9) by Simon Lewin, on Flickr

thanks for looking c+c welcome (topboar)

[mattsutt]

Great catch, very jealous, the first shot is a cracker.

There must be a joke to be had about 9 frogs on a long rope......

[tazmin88]

who said the French like to string us along ==NON
a very unique photo Merci for sharing


apres vous
non apres vous monsr

[lardyboy999]

That's.

Just.

Nuts.

"Alors, Pierre, que ferons-nous aujourd'hui?"

"Ah, je vais juste à traîner....."

[tazmin88]

pourquoi

[Doughnut]

From an operation point I wonder how far the troops like to be carrier like this ?
There must be a big restriction on the flight profile compared to simply absailing the troops direct from the aircraft ?

[Dan D'Air]

That is amazing!
I've never seen that before.
Well caught.

[palmdale jet]

Stanta to Wattisham was a fair trip nice to watch also doing it in the dark

[KINROTATE]

I can see the point operationally for extraction when there is no winch or LS available, but to do it for live training - hmmm?
Hooking up to a rope isnt exactly rocket science is it?

[Doughnut]

Seen the US Marines do this sort of thing at Miramar Show. Had not considered its usefulness in extraction a large group quickly with out landing. But still a temping target for ground fire

[Yammer]

I understand nine parachutists jumped from the French Transall during the recent exercise - I suspect these are those same nine guys after their mission, being extracted.

Rather them than me !

[Coull962]

I hear CHC, BOND and Scotia are considering this method for crew changes form rigs and platforms in the North Sea in fog and volcanic eruptions,
some one call the health n safety exec

[flarkey]

On Friday I was driving along the A11 in Norfolk towards Norwich and I saw 2 mil helos flying south in the distance. One appeared to have something hanging underneath, I initially thought it may have been an underslung load or even a flag - but it was probably this! Cool.

[david14]

Great pics

[GhostFlight91]

nicely caught very different

[paddyboy]

That's a belting catch, Simon

You have got to smile

Can't have been too comfy, with all that wind

Thanks and well done

Paddyboy

[kurt.fairhurst]

They did this at the Luxeuil air show this year very strange and funny to see.

IMG_9034 by Kurt Fairhurst Photography 2015, on Flickr

[catkins]

Really unusual and fab catch, interesting to see, and rather impressive method of extraction!

[topboar]

thanks for the comments guys i will pass them on

[Skywatcher]

Hi,
Great pictures,I saw this same tatic in use at RAF Fairford (FFD) a few years ago (2003 I think!) this time it was the U.S Special Forces out of Mildernhall hanging from a couple of CH-53 Super Staillions ,I must say that was a awsoume site ,as it was durning the night this happened ,so it was very difficult to see them (as is their purpus I guess ) but as they approached low over the fields I could hear the CH53s long before I saw the troops hanging from the ropes ,it was during an airfield re take exercise ,which also involved a pair of SOG C130s and (I'm not sure) a Hawk or some other form of fast jet for top cover ,anyway was a fantastic couple of mins( yes it really happened that quickly!!) it was all done within five mins of troops being on the deck ,still it was a awsoume site
Anyway thanks very much for sharing
All the best ,
Max