Missing helicopter with 5 Marines on board prompts search

Fox News ^ | Feb 7, 2023 | Anders Hagstrom

[McGruff]

[G Larry]

That's a big rig to go "missing"....

How is there no transponder signal?

[TTFlyer]

Lots of mountains between Vegas and San Diego. Bad weather and high winds should have kept them on the ground. A tragic waste.

[monkeyshine]

Questions indeed. Plus Why did they fly? If it is not a secret or urgently needed personnel - we had really bad weather with flooding in San Diego.

[Yo-Yo]

With the Osprey grounded, the Super Stallion is the only rotary craft the Marines have that can carry a platoon of troops or sling heavy loads.

If the Super Stallion also gets grounded, things are going to become very difficult for Marine Air.

[null and void]

Including areas that have been known to experience 400 MPH down drafts.

[Bon of Babble]

So sorry to hear this.

We’ve (So Cal) have had massive storms over the past two days with record amounts of rain.

I pray they are found and all are alive.

[exPBRrat]

I’m thinking mountains too, the marines most likely had cell phones they must be in a no signal area. Prayers for the Marines

[xoxox]

[SaxxonWoods]

No Mayday? If that’s the case, bad news is almost certainly coming next.

[9422WMR]

Atmospheric river?
Here in Texas we call that a rain shower.
No need for mambe pambe california faggotry!

[SaxxonWoods]

“Here in Texas we call that a rain shower.”

In central-west Texas I’d hear, “That was a “frog-strangler” or “gully-washer”.

[TTFlyer]

Winds can reach 100 mph in the California mountains with hellacious downdrafts and updrafts. IFR in such conditions can be suicidal. Dean Martin’s son flew a Phantom into a mountain in similar weather back in 1987 .

[beaversmom]

Here is the Marine Corps subreddit if anyone has an interest in that arena:

https://www.reddit.com/r/USMC/s/CPB7zipcSS