US Air Force Blows Up Addenbrooke's Hospital .... helipad

Ironically it was probably a medical mission as much of the staff at Lakenheath's hospital volunteer shifts to help out....especially in trauma cases. Because the NHS is so chronically undermanned and underfunded.

originally posted by: Peeple
a reply to: gortex

Well at least I didn't make jokes about Brits and engineering. You're welcome

British engineering has a long and illustrious history , not sure how you could make any jokes about it.

Here are 45 of the greatest British inventions of all time that show this nation's creativity and inventiveness. The modern world would look very different without them.
www.abovetopsecret.com...

The US military on the other hand have a short and chequered history , the jokes write themselves.

a reply to: Peeple


You man like using 130 acros to prop up the roof on a major hospital?

www.edp24.co.uk...

Or the Reliant Robin.....

a reply to: gortex

The Walkie Talkie building melting cars.
Seaforth towers in Liverpool defy demolition because of concrete filled steel pipes nobody remembered
Metrobus in Bristol
The wobbly bridge London

Just to name a few recent highlights, we could of course go back to the Titanic too... but that's not necessary is it?

a reply to: Peeple

Rescue workers are searching for up to four people still missing after a building housing archives collapsed on Tuesday in the German city of Cologne

news.bbc.co.uk...

Fatal collapse on Cologne’s new metro line

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a reply to: alldaylong

Did I say Germany is better? No.
If you look for the joke that never ends: Berlin airport.
Lol

originally posted by: Peeple
a reply to: alldaylong

Did I say Germany is better? No.
If you look for the joke that never ends: Berlin airport.
Lol

Just adding some balance old boy.

a reply to: alldaylong

Why? Because it hurt your nationalist feelings little girl?

originally posted by: Peeple
a reply to: alldaylong

Why? Because it hurt your nationalist feelings little girl?

No,i just can't stand hypocrites.

a reply to: alldaylong

What? And how would talking about German engineering fails have fixed that if it would be hypocritical and not just amusement?
You got some things obviously pretty confused in your tiny tiny brain

originally posted by: Peeple
a reply to: alldaylong

What? And how would talking about German engineering fails have fixed that if it would be hypocritical and not just amusement?
You got some things obviously pretty confused in your tiny tiny brain

Well this was your post.

Well at least I didn't make jokes about Brits and engineering.

If you have added " It's as bad as German Engineering " that would have been un hypocritical of you.

Anyway, i can't be bothered to argue with a tosser such as you.

Have a nice day.

a reply to: alldaylong

What exactly has Germany to do with this?

a reply to: Phage

They have a hoist system, but I don't recall seeing them STABO or whatever they call it now.

a reply to: lakenheath24

It was training for a possible medical mission.

a reply to: gortex

To be fair it looks like that was not much of a helipad, just some rolled down matting on a lawn and they need a proper one if they are going to call it a helipad when in my book that is just a demarcated landing zone.

So in the Yank's favour it was not really there fault if the matting could not take the downwash from a rotor, given how flimsy it looks I am surprised it did not blow away before this.

It would be funny but of course lives depend on it but given how badly secured it was and that fact it could not take that downwash it was only a matter of time before something like this happened anyway, all it needed was a good strong gale or one too many airlifts and in fact this accident arguably could have saved lives because if something similar had happened during emergency operations people may have died as a consequence.

Still bloody stupid using a temporary helicopter landing zone for a military aircraft training exercise but not really fair to lump all the blame on the yanks because of poor workmanship on the part of the so called helipad builders.

a reply to: Bigburgh

I watched a Lifeflight BK 117's rotor wash lift up blacktop (tarmac to you Brits )

originally posted by: JIMC5499
a reply to: Bigburgh

I watched a Lifeflight BK 117's rotor wash lift up blacktop (tarmac to you Brits

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Who put in the blacktop, penndot?🤣🤣

Pretty strong birds.

originally posted by: Bigburgh

Who put in the blacktop, penndot?🤣🤣

Yes.

a reply to: JIMC5499

Our engine run spot would get repaved, with asphalt. Within about 6 months or a year, you'd be watching a C-130, or a -135 running an engine at power, and chunks of asphalt would go flying.