Watch a wet winch
Newcastle Herald
Friday March 25, 2011
MILITARY helicopter search and rescue training including "wet winching" drills will take place today at Shoal Bay.The training will be conducted between 8.30am and 1pm in front of Tomaree Lodge by Mk127 Lead-in Fighter air crew from RAAF Base Williamtown, and will be supported by water police.A Defence statement said members of the public could observe the simulated rescues, and there would be "some noise" associated with low level helicopter operations.
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