tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169325698888360644.post49310154801652548..comments2023-08-26T07:13:53.193-06:00Comments on Swickard World: The Forgotten Mission — Chapter 45Jack Swickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798645835702357340noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169325698888360644.post-88351465852293674042013-08-22T16:17:32.919-06:002013-08-22T16:17:32.919-06:00I don't think the maintenance guys really knew...I don't think the maintenance guys really knew how the blades got destroyed, just that we brought them a helicopter with trashed rotor blades that had to be replaced. The crew didn't say much about the mission. We went back out the next day and flew other missions.Jack Swickardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798645835702357340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169325698888360644.post-83726553955090384592013-08-22T09:26:11.733-06:002013-08-22T09:26:11.733-06:00Some RLO's just never got it. They were more ...Some RLO's just never got it. They were more worried about CYA than getting the mission completed and saving lives. What's $20k of blades vs. the lives saved that day? Rodeblock 24Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com