Six minutes later, a flight of helicopters that were participating in another operation arrived to be rearmed and refueled. |
While aircraft are refueled, crews can find a warm meal and a comfortable place to rest. |
I proceeded to the tactical operations center and debriefed Lancer 6 as my men refueled and rearmed. |
The crew refuelled, resupplied and cleaned Alexander in preparation for the oncoming crew. |
Gone are the days when footballers refuelled on brown ale, pies and mushy peas. |
The collision is believed to have happened as one aircraft returned to the carrier and the other was flying outbound, having just refuelled. |