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To: mistermj who wrote (100184)	6/4/2003 11:25:31 AM
From: thames_sider	Respond to of 281500

That's still the same text as the Ananova report... I don't know if it's the only report, or maybe there was only one reporter covering that pool, or what. I can't find any mention on the BBC's site, although they do have this: news.bbc.co.uk The skies over western Cornwall were clearing as the Royal Navy's helicopter crews unloaded their gear from HMS Ark Royal. ... The 300 or so helicopter crews set sail in mid-January on what was then officially a military exercise. But as they followed political developments on television via an on-board satellite receiver, a sense of foreboding set in. Leading aircrew man Andi Anderson recalled: "We were learning more from BBC News 24 than we were from the actual situation out there." The war itself went on to become the most intensively reported in history, but Mr Anderson recalled how the relentless rhythm of 21st century media brought its own special hazards. The low point of the Royal Navy's campaign came when two of the Culdrose helicopters, from 849 Squadron, crashed in mid-air, killing all seven people on board. Families waiting at home heard about the crash before finding out that their loved ones were safe. He rushed to phone his wife Leigh, just as she was about to switch on the television. Others were less fortunate, he said and had to endure a period of agonising uncertainty. There don't seem to have been too many grudges held...