dieseltaylor Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 You could almost cry! Some Royal Marines from the crack 3 Commando Brigade were deployed to war on normal civilian airlines, taking their battlefield equipment as hand luggage. Astonishingly, some heroes had 'dangerous' items, including weapons, nail scissors, lighters and penknives, confiscated by officious airport security staff. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1229995/Leaked-Army-files-Iraq-reveal-appalling-failures-equip-soldiers.html#ixzz0XhbkMdRh http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1229995/Leaked-Army-files-Iraq-reveal-appalling-failures-equip-soldiers.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshal Blücher Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Reminds me of a story in "Tip of Spear" about USMC LAR in the first Gulf War. When they deployed to Kuwait they were taken on board a civilian aircraft. In the terminal, each man was issued with live ammunition, only to discover that they had to immediately hand it all back once they got on board! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertston Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 We all know there is some truth in this, sadly. I say 'some' as these days the Mail plumbs the gutters of 'journalism' even more frequently than the Sun and everything they print beyond the footie scores is suspect IMHO. For example, is the journo really suggesting that people should be allowed to carry weapons onto civilian airliners in their hand luggage just because they happen to stroll up wearing camos?! The "officious airport security staff" were just doing their jobs and what would have been 'astonishing' is if they hadn't. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Seems like though that if the MOD is chartering a plane that is only carrying service personnel, special clearances would be issued. So it would not be a matter of "anybody in camo" boarding a regularly scheduled flight. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tero Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 By Michael Emrys Seems like though that if the MOD is chartering a plane that is only carrying service personnel, special clearances would be issued. So it would not be a matter of "anybody in camo" boarding a regularly scheduled flight. If MOD is chartering the whole plane then why do the men have to check in at the regular counter ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 I'm wondering if they missed a permit or something. Finnish peace keepers have been using normal Finnair flights and as long as they have all the necessary paperwork to show at the check up, they can carry a mortar onboard if it fits in the hand luggage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertston Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Seems like though that if the MOD is chartering a plane that is only carrying service personnel, special clearances would be issued. So it would not be a matter of "anybody in camo" boarding a regularly scheduled flight. Michael Chartered planes would operate from RAF Brize Norton, so those "officious airport security staff" would have no involvement. I assume this one was a commercial flight. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Ross Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 You're right of course. Anything in the Daily 'Oh My God We're All Gonna Die' Mail could hardly be believed. Not by any rational person anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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