Why This Is The RAF's Last Search & Rescue Squadron | Forces TV

[@deedee4531]

good job guy's good to see that we the British are still out there and doing are bit in the world . massive thumbs up

[@deedee4531]

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[@RokeJulianLockhart.s13ouq]

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[@andrewlavey6992]

Spent a few weeks on 84 Sqn to cover someone who was medivac'd. It was the Whirlwind when I was there. Good memories, especially at the Hovercraft and Canoe Club.

[@andrewlavey6992]

Got dragged back off leave when I was on 22 Sqn C Flt at Valley to cover a MEDIVAC colleague for some 12 weeks. Good memories; great times.

[@brianmees6055]

I am ex 84 squadron, (fixed wing Middle East), not quite the same historical past in WWII as relayed in squadron history when serving.

[@tedrobinson5743]

THANK YOU For Your Service! from a yank

[@derb009]

proud to have had family serve in RAF SAR.

[@andrewlavey6992]

Had a quick detachment out there when I had to replace a medevac'd guy. Rather sunny with Whirlwinds, as I recall.

[@norriemasson4080]

Still struggle to see why the Govt/MOD stood the SAR Sqdns operating out of RNAS Prestwick in Scotland and RAF Lossiemouth they did a great job and the shouts they went on can only have enhanced the training they already had.

[@LamentedSun]

Money

[@cypruspolitician145]

Cyprus is where I'm from also hope they had a great career

[@JoeyIndolos]

Very interesting history, and current service as well. I watched from beginning to end, but I seemed to have missed the part that I was expecting from the title. They mention time and again that the 84 is the last SAR squadron in the RAF, but is there any part where they actually explain why?

[@paulebroderick]

Search and Rescue in the UK was made a civilian role and given to private companies a few years ago (Prince William left the military when it was privatised, but had been based at RAF Valley in Wales in a SaR function).

[@leighbnp]

Good old squadron very active in ww1.

[@jamesvincent1567]

7./JG26_Daz I don't get how they're 100 years if the raf is 99 (5th Feb 1918)

[@paulebroderick]

@@jamesvincent1567 Royal Flying Corps was a part of the Army, RAF was formed after military flying started

[@awmperry]

Interesting to see an RAF squadron operating Hueys.

[@Thomas_TdK]

awmperry they are clearly not hueys. This is a modern helicopter based on the huey

[@awmperry]

As you say, "Huey-derived airframe" would be strictly speaking more accurate, but that's a bit wordy for a KZbin comment... It's still a Huey, even if it's not an Iroquois.

[@willastle9623]

Looks to be a UH-1Y or an obscure version of a Bell-412. EDIT: Watched the video through and they are some version of a 412

[@jameson1239]

It’s the same thing the Canadian army uses as there medium helicopter a derivative of the bell model 412 that in Canadian army use is called the CH-146 griffon I don’t know what it’s called in Britain

[@jameson1239]

Will Astle it’s a CH-146 I think

[@socratease1432]

Good stuff.

[@user-kp1ei7mn3x]

Super cool patch.

[@MrEvansj1]

Good job.

[@Mugofbrown]

"Inflatable stretcher"? Surely a vac mat? Thanks 84 Sqn for all that you do.

[@kurtsteiner8384]

So who does sar outside of 84 squadron these days is it the RN and Army. Or is it civvy now. Does the RAF still operate it squadron of SAR rescue boats, or wher e they disbanded too.

[@skysurferuk]

Kinda missed the "Why?" bit...

[@andrewlavey6992]

Been there, Seen it, done it with the Whirlwind.

[@bulletproofkam7931]

We should have kept all of Cyprus and not just two bases.

[@simon-oy6um]

So what about 22sqdn😮

[@sebastianbraw-smith948]

Odd that they put the only search and rescue squadron not in the uk...

[@victorwaddell6530]

At 12:33 The sergeant has an empty knife sheath strapped to his right thigh . The sheath looks like that of a US Air Force pilot's survival knife . Maybe it was a similar looking sheath made in Britain ?

[@RokeJulianLockhart.s13ouq]

Why the question mark?

[@victorwaddell6530]

@@RokeJulianLockhart.s13ouq Because my last sentence was in the form of a question . And in the English language questions are followed by question marks . My question still stands for anyone that can answer it . I'm a US Navy veteran who has seen and owned many types of knives , both military issue and off the shelf , used in service .

[@RokeJulianLockhart.s13ouq]

@@victorwaddell6530 Syntax is as important as punctuation for denotation of interrogation. If you are not convinced, consider the syntax that is required for the aforementioned during verbal communication.

[@victorwaddell6530]

@@RokeJulianLockhart.s13ouq I reckon you don't have face to face conversations with human beings very often .

[@RokeJulianLockhart.s13ouq]

@@victorwaddell6530 Why?

[@mudabudda]

Please don't tell me 84 sqn only has three helicopters .three ?

[@magna4100]

So no one needs rescuing anymore, then?

[@richardgoode5314]

National over private.