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January 3rd 05, 02:16 AM

wrote:
Here's a little bit of background. Before I made my initial post to
r.r.r., Rescue 323 was in route to Hibernia. Perhaps the Hibernia oil
platform? Halifax military was asking Rescue 323 if she needed him to
call Hibernia. Rescue 323 replied that she did not need this, at
which
point Halifax military said he'd want for her call back.

A short time later, Rescue 323 came back to say that she would not be
proceeding to Hibernia because someone else's time to the scene would
only be around 30 minutes. So, she would instead be going to St.
Johns.
Rescue 323 then asked, "What are your intentions for Rescue 323? Do
you
want us to wait in St. Johns or proceed to Greenland?" Halifax
military
replied, "Go to St. Johns, land and we'll reassess the situation."

This is when the question the conversation started about how much
fuel
she had on board, and by this time the rest of you were listening.

I didn't hear that first part, but it does make sense now that Rescue
323 was planning (at least) to land at Greenland. When she said 29
thousand pounds of fuel on board upon landing, well ... that's just a
lot of fuel. I don't know too much about their choppers or fixed wing
aircraft; but I had suspected she might have been in a C130 aircraft
(and the website dxAce submitted here later pictured a C130 aircraft).
I don't know of any chopper that can hold that much fuel...especically
fuel that's "remaining" after a flight.