4 air crew members missing after an Australian army helicopter ditched off the Queensland coast

Worked closely with our Aussie allies during my military career - they're tough soldiers and great people...

I out-shot some, out-ran others, but never won a drinking contest...

Hope everyone returns home safe....

Prayers for Aussie counterparts.

Those Taipans have had a lot of issues. R.I.P.

buy MIG next time...

Accidents happen. Hoping survivors are found.

cheers Lincholman that brotherhood is not lost. Thankyou to all Aussies putting it all on the line. Here’s hoping there’s a happy ending.

buy MIG next time...

Lol, MIG has some of the worst safety records that it has a nickname - "Flying Coffin"

"Why despite a dismal safety record, MIG aircrafts are still in service?"

http://tehelka.com/why-despite-a-dismal-safety-record-mig-aircrafts-are-still-in-service/

Not to mention transmissions.

My dad was a helicopter Flight Instructor / SAR Pilot.

I remember when I was a kid, home sick from school and we had the local radio station on.

“ A helicopter has just made an emergency landing in the parking lot of the neighborhood grocery store”.

Guess who’s dad that was.

Worked closely with our Aussie allies during my military career - they're tough soldiers and great people...

I out-shot some, out-ran others, but never won a drinking contest...

Hope everyone returns home safe...."

Thank you for this post and your service sir. We know our allies always have our backs as we have yours, mate.

Very sad. These brave men are part of the frontline protecting us against China, our major threat right now.