[Mervinh]

A hercules all the way from Lyneham to Stornoway to move 2 premature babies :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::cheers::cheers:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7836740.stm

merv

 

[Wee Jack]

Under normal circumstances they would have been transfered by air ambulance , but with the wind gusting to 90mph + it was decided to call on the assistance of the heavies.

The Scottish Ambulance Service runs a fleet of air ambulances http://www.scottishambulance.com/what_we_offer/air_wing.aspx (2 fixed wing and 2 helicopters) and is the only publicly funded air ambulance service in Britain. A couple of years ago we lost a fixed wing , when it went down in bad weather of the Mull of Kintyre. Hence the reason for caution in extreme weather conditions.

 

[moon]

bin there, done that... well nearly.

I know EXACTLY what the parents are going through & my heart goes out to them & their twins, ours were 28 weeks, not 27 & we don't live on an island but the premature birth, the air ambulance (we didn't get a C130 but a helico) the incubators an all the rest.

Bravo the RAF, thoughts & prayers for the family.

 

[Sharribee]

Well done RAF, brilliant lets hope the babies do OK now

 

[phil w]

"Tally Ho Ginger, bomb doors open"

 

[StumpyFingers]

"Tally Ho Ginger, bomb doors open"

Is that where the phrase " Baby Boom " comes from?

 

[Rubberchicken]

No, that usually follows when they've been fed something the little stomach disagrees with