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...several faults. The number of helicopters was kept to eight to reduce the risk of discovery. But the brass concluded that it would have been prudent to have used at least ten choppers. They also criticized the selection of Navy and Marine Corps crewmen who were familiar with the RH-53 aircraft but not with the kind of tough, assault flying they...
...report also describes the scene at Desert One, even before the crash of an RH-53 into a C-130 transport plane, as one of confusion. The reason: lack of precise operating procedures, because there never had been a full dress rehearsal. The main reason for that, again, was the planners' understandable but overdrawn concern for security...
While Americans have picked up the European habit of dabbling in gold, the French have been buying such hot securities as Engins Matra, whose products range from sports cars to armaments, up a sizzling 605% since 1977; pop radio station Europe No. 1, up 72%; chemical giant Rhóne-Poulenc, up 149%; and food producer BSN-Gervais Danone...
...were assigned to each of the eight helicopters aboard the Nimitz. In addition, two civilian helicopter technical experts, including one from Sikorsky, were sent to the carrier. Almost daily, maintenance pilots flew the choppers to make sure that they were in top condition. In fact, the crews tending the RH-53s recently won Navy awards for their exceptional maintenance record. The U.S. military may have a general problem in retaining skilled maintenance men, the mission planners concede, but the best were available on board the Nimitz...
Just eleven hours before the start of the mission, a sailor accidentally hit a fire control switch, dousing five of the RH-53s with sea water and foam. The aircraft were rinsed with fresh water and inspected. No visible damage was found...