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Old 04-18-2012, 03:54 PM
James1978 James1978 is offline
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Default SS Atlantic Conveyor

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Originally Posted by James Langham View Post
Ditching in the water might be the only option? Actually alternatively landing on the deck of a cargo ship (the Royal Navy converted the Atlantic Conveyer into such a surrogate helicopter carrier for Chinooks in the Falklands - see the detail on Bravo November)
Aircraft Transport is probably a better description.

Think Defense has an interesting write-up on the conversion of Atlantic Conveyor during the Falklands War and includes pictures.
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