NAVY NEWS, AUGUST 2007 13
UP, UP and away... Aircrew prepare to lift a load off were given a range of missions to complete
the barren Dartmoor terrain during a new phase in from firing a .5 machine-gun from the cabin, to
training Lynx fl iers – coping with operations over dropping and picking up troops, slinging loads
the land. beneath the helicopter, search and rescue flights
With the Lynx of 815 Naval Air Squadron and, perhaps most exhilarating of all, evading RN
increasingly being called upon to fly over land Hawk jets looking for prey as they raced over the
or shores on missions – as we reported in our Dartmoor terrain.
feature last month – front-line training has been These were all manoeuvres the 702 team had
adapted to reflect that shift. completed before – but at Yeovilton, not at the
So enter four observers, three pilots and rather less plush surroundings of Okehampton
Lyynx loose nx loose
several maintainers from 702 Naval Air Squadron Camp where facilities are, shall we say, rather
– the Lynx conversion experts who prepare rookie more basic.
aircrew for operational deployments with their “The detachment to Okehampton was a huge
sister unit 815. success – and has highlighted the benefits
They left the comfort of RNAS Yeovilton behind of incorporating this type of training into
and decamped to Okehampton on the edge our syllabus,” said Cdr Kevin Fleming, 702’s
of Dartmoor for three days of operations and Commanding Officer.
exercises in the field, exercises more regularly “It’s not just important for flying training, but also
oon moorn moor
performed by their Junglie counterparts. important for improving command and leadership
Given three Lynx to work training of all the squadron’s personnel.”
with, the trainees The aim is to make the time on Dartmoor a
permanent fixture in future 702 NAS training
programmes.
Picture: LA(Phot) Billy Bunting, RNAS Yeovilton
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