Helicopter Rescue: An Incredible MedEvac Through Artillery | TEA & MEDALS
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- RAF Helicopter Pilot Flight Lieutenant Michelle Goodman and the rest of her Merlin crew were used to flying into dangerous places. They were part of an Incident Response Team (IRT) which picked up seriously injured soldiers and took them to hospital for treatment. But one night in Basra proved to be like no other when the crew flew to the rescue of a young soldier with very serious injuries sustained in a mortar attack.
Michelle flew into the city at night and under fire from rocket-propelled grenades and mortars.
Darren talks to Michelle who is the first woman ever to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, as well as other members of the Merlin Crew about the decisions they made and the risks they took to save a life.
Contributors:
Michelle Goodman DFC, George Williams and Chris Parker.
With thanks to Stephen Vause and his family.
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I was a U.S. Marine in Sangin in 2010. The British CasEvac'd some of my Marines. They'd land with troops in contact even when our own wouldn't. I have the utmost respect for the RAF. Brothers in Arms!
and sisters!
Simper Fi brother.
@@mikefraser4513 A sister is a brother. It makes no difference
@@mikefraser4513 There's so few women involved, especially historically (prior to this sudden New Religion taking over), that it is scarcely worth including sisters. They know they're included. And if they've got big enough balls - they qualify as brothers.
Your words are truly a sign of genuine respect for those who fight the same enemy. 👍🇨🇦☺️
The only thing my german grandpa ever told about the war is that British Soldiers risked their lifes to pull him out of the water before he died in the ice cold Atlantic Ocean. He often told his 3 daughters (born after the war) and 6 grandchildren that we wouldn’t exist without the Royal Marine. They sunk his boat but rescued him and all the survivors.
I hope somewhere in the UK some old men in my age share the story of their Grandfathers who were heroes and saved some enemies lifes.
Nice one Markus!
Were not enemies now , nor ever be again , anyone daft enough to attack any country in Western Europe, will be met with the full force of Germany and Britain, France combined, and every other European nations,
your welcome and the u boat sailors were the bravest in germany at the time 3 in 4 died so repect and best wishes from a brit, hope he lives still if not commiserations bud
On such actions formidable bonds are struck. Excellent comment sir.
three of my uncles where merchant Seamen out of Liverpool. Two where killed on separate Ships. my other Uncle was torpedoed twice and survived. My Gran got a telegram in the morning to say He was killed and He bounced into the house in the afternoon and my Gran fainted.
I have resect for the Gents who fought and did their duty on all sides.
Fun but sad fact. Merchant seamen's pay was stopped at the time their ship was sunk.
massive respect, I was on TELIC 9, you and your crew saved a life. a mum and dad now have their son with them because of what you did.
Respect to you 🫡🇬🇧
I have to agree with the last chaps assessment, she got the award on merit, what an incredible individual, a lady who's veins run with ice cold composure, under intense fire power. And incredibly modest, us mere mortals salute you.
Thankfully for her, that is the case. Because otherwise she would always have that "she got it because she's...." hanging over her. Anyone who tries to say that about her can get stuffed.
The spirit of her comment was that she was rewarded because the troop needs to be permanently looked after now, while opposingly she met the queen...
@@Billhatestheinternet However the sort of men that would say that aren’t worth listening to
@@rascalferret She was awarded a medal because of amazing flying and bravery. The soldier got to live because of it which is much more valuable
@@modelrailwaynoob Helicopter is a skill. What was her comment.?.
Likely said if the troop wasn't hurt, or if the sortie wasn't harried, she wouldn't' have been awarded. He got permanent injury for her medal. She only went to get him...
Audacious flight, unpretentious flyer. Real pros state the random difficulty of things that come off well rather than swagger the job.
I was an arborist (35yrs a tree climber)...
She and her crew have my utmost respect for their service and sacrifices. I’m reminded of what I was taught: courage is not the lack of fear; rather, it is choosing not to let it control you.
That is SO true.
The other pilot was very generous in his praise and support. I’m thinking he would have made the same call. They were a great team that day..
Those of us who serve, or who have served in other services sometimes like to mock the RAF, but we know deep down that if it wasn't for you guys the world would be a very different place. Always respect, and a bit of awe.
As ex Royal Navy, I have to agree we did our bit, but without the R.A.F we would have been in a very different situation on many occasions. Air cover is very important.
Shes an English Rose , full of grit , I'm British and I Thank her for her service to my country. THAT,LL DO . As you can tell it's a Northern tribute.
I shared this story with my wife, and as I told her the details, I began to cry. Just the bravery of this crew and determination of the Captin to go in there. Beoynd human. Heroes, all of them.
I have done the same with my wife on occasions and She understood that an ex serviceman has hidden secrets and hugged and kissed me better.
Michelle, I don’t know if you read the comments (probably not) but Paul just sent me this video. Obviously we know all about what happened but I just want to say I’m so unbelievably proud of you (I know, patronising). Not even so much for this (that goes without saying) but for living your dream. Lots of love, Vicky xx
It's a rare thing to have such bravery and humility. What an amazing woman.
With 30 year’s service and having been deployed on Op Telic 1 & 4 and Op herrick 7. I have always had the highest admiration for the air crews that always were there to support us. On the ground we always felt safe with callsigns Ugly 51 & 52 (Apache) above us so thank you for all of your professionalism 🙏
Deepest respect for all CasEvac/ DUSTOFF pilots and crew. Dragged my sorry arse out of the Eastern Shah Wali Kot AO when I was knocked back in 2010. From what I was told, as I don't remember much, was that they put the bird down in a complete brown out and under intense fire without Apache Overwatch. So from a very grateful Aussie Digger I just want to put out an all round thank you to everyone who was involved in getting me back to the Role 2 at TK and eventually home to meet my youngest son who was born only a week before I was hit. DUTY FIRST 🇦🇺
And with the Reggie number, a fellow WA soldier. :)
@@cavman7 Exactly mate. You must be an older digger yourself to remember the 5 for WA. I also recieved my PMKeyS number when they came into effect late 90's. Enlisted in 87 at the old Adelaide Tce Recruitment centre and spent the majority of my career with 6RAR. Ended up being medically discharged in 2012. Ill lift a glass to you next week mate. Duty First brother 🇦🇺
Every team needs a leader, that's why we do have officers in the military. If the leader is good, the team succeeds and its apparent this team had a good leader and that is why a young man survived. She and the team deserve this award. What a brave young lady.
As the father of two young women, I love to hear these stories of badass ladies! Respect
Dear BFBS command, thank you for your great job and those heartbreaking stories.
With love,
Your fan from Russia
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Amazing. So humble. She's right, it is a team effort. But under her command and leadership the team were inspired with the confidence they could complete the mission. Definitley a worthy recipient.
BZ!! I’m sending this to my daughters. I’ve lost a buddy because the medivac couldn’t fly. This team was amazing and as brave as they come.
First of all, thank you for your service Lt. M. Goodman. It takes a special kind of person to carry out the duties you were assigned to perform considering the known dangers. Your on screen kindly demeanor belies your true capabilities. The comments of your flight crew are a testament to be proud of. Congratulations on being awarded the DFC. You earned it!!
I Absolutely Agree 110 🫡🇦🇺
What an amazing human. One whose standards should be the measure by which we assign the word hero. Thank you for your service Michelle.
She looked so young & fresh of face. Beaned like she would take care of everyone, no matter what. Thank you for your service & congratulations! Be safe out there people. Love to all
I'm glad they explained how they rotated captain duty. Even though they held the same rank at the time of the incident, I had the impression he was the senior officer. With the system they used, that didn't matter. I was wondering how she was in charge and now I know. They just need to make a movie about it. She was an amazing pilot.
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Great interview and my first time hearing from all the crew of the accout. My mate was the RAF Regiment force protection commander (Cpl David Wordingham 1 Sqn) on that mission. I remember him telling me that they were not going to let get back on the aircraft till the loady steped in. He jumped back in and didnt plug back into the comms and had now idea the amount of RPG's fired at the cab till they got back to COB. I also did IRT force protection with flight Lieutenant Goodman on the same tour. destination was to the Palace to pick a head injury casualty from roadside bomb, Cpl John Rigby 4th rifles was a twin, his brother William in the same battalion. I remember the medics working really hard as John kept crashing on the flight back. Sadly the Cpl died of his injuries with his brother in the hospital.Sad times all round. So proud of all were at Basrah air station in summer 07
Per Ardua
I left the Royal Engineers in 1991 after 6 and a bit years.
Even after all this time i still see all members of H.M. Forces as comrades - family even.
Michelle and her bravery and DFC makes me even more proud to be a veteran.
What an amazing woman with ice cold blood in her veins. This country should be very proud to have to have such a brave and dedicated person in our midst, who thoroughly deserved to be rewarded for an outstanding mission.
BRILLIANT. Medics and Medivac teams don't get enough praise and people will be mind blown when they know just what these girls n boys did .
The work of these teams is incredible, pilot, crewman, medic or force protection, all of them were part of that medal.
Having worked with people involved with MERT and heard them downplay what I have since seen to be vital and dangerous, they really do deserve far more praise.
Well done Captain. Amazing job by a dedicated professional and top-notch crew. You made a difference. There are heroes amongst us. These are the people we should celebrate and look up to in our culture.
Why helicopters, then?
"Because we're in the thick of it."
That's a fighters response, if I ever heard one.
You got Big Juavos Lady - Respect and Hand Salute from a combat medic!
Turns around to scream at anyone interested:
"I'll Fly With This One! She's my kind of Crazy!" (Yes I'm American, why did you ask?)
o7 Sir.
we need more people like that! true heroes!
The look on her face when he read the letter from his family is what did it. She is the grand slam home run of humans.
I'm so glad to hear the young lad survived
Michelle you are a hero! I’m so proud of you! Thank you for your service!
Great to see nobody mentioned what a beautiful lady she is and why should they 👀
@@martinmcmanus2815 except you, obviously.
Yes i did notice that she do able obviously 😳
God bless her and her crew.❤
And glad the young lad survived and is getting on with his life ❤❤❤🇬🇧
Outstanding job by pilot and crew.
Brilliant series.
Leadership right there. The best of us.
My father served in the RAAF in WW2. His squadron was the first Australian military unit to be awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. He only opened up and talked about his service in his much later years. Full marks to Flight Lieutenant Goodman. They don't hand the DFC out like lollies you really have to earn it. Her acknowledgement of her crews role was important. Too often that gets overlooked.
Hero is the word that fits here. She is what they call people who do such things. She just did what she thought she had to do.
I Love that Queen and Country recognize her deeds for the bravery and determination she brought to light, but the greatest award you can present to people who take pride in going into harms way to help others, is to present theese pictures and read that letter. To see that the effort one put into a rescue brings the patient surviving and recovering is the greatest and and a heartwarming feeling. A well deserved award and shout out to a brilliant crew in the flow.
We have some of the best trained, courageous, selfless team players in our armed forces they'll say it was just the job of the day. But for this guy I am HUGELY proud and grateful to them for their professional dedication and sacrifices. I only hope they feel the nations pride. 👏👏👏👏 On that note 'come on England' 👊
On 3 Sep 68 I was flying F-4s in Nam - got shot down trying to support some grunts who were in a fire support camp under siege - was hanging in a tree in my shoot all busted up and could hardly move - a Huey came in to get me out - he got shot down over me - luckily he didn't him me - then a HH-58 came in like he was on a Sunday walk in the part - with hot lead flying all around they hung it out to get me out - they were the bravest men in Nam that day!
That is incredible, and such a credit to her calm grit and determination in such deplorable circumstances. ☺️💜🇨🇦👍🇬🇧
Awesome stuff. Well done. Great interview with a brave lady.
Congratulations on both your career, your courage under the pressure of enemy fire and your selfless devotion to, not only rescuing that young soldier, but also to the safety of your crew. The award of the Distinguished Flying Cross was well earned and you are a credit to all women in military service.
thanks for recognizing these folks, heros.
Michelle an amazing humble and beautiful human being and to the rest of your very brave crew thank you for your service. I personally have been in some very dangerous life threatening situations so I know what it is like to keep focus and stay calm, I understand what qualities they all have selflessness and bravery. What more can you say.
I enjoy visiting old RAF airfields past and present and read the history of each when I'm visiting relatives there in the UK. Especially the ones with a lot of history during WWII. To me it hurts to see open fields instead of a base but see overgrowth where a runway once was. My grandfather flew P-47's out of the UK protecting the B-17's and AVRO Landcasters on their bombing runs. I had the honor meeting such wonderful people there in the UK coming the the United States, they are wonderful to chat with especially older folks who remember WWII and the aircraft that once flew out
As a youngster I learnt to drive on several of those old runways in Essex. near Colchester
The runways may be overgrown, but the British don't forget what men like your grandfather did. Thank you. Greetings from Spain.
Don't forget Britain was under direct attack and large amounts of the neighbouring continent was under enemy control. It was probably a great comfort to have not only America joining the war, but actually in Britain operating significant quantities of aircraft.
So Britain which is much smaller than the US was militarised far beyond 'normal' and accommodating significant friendly forces. This was a huge growth in military activity and inevitable that many airfields to support this were temporary popups. The nation didn't have the budget or the need for anything like this number of facilities after the war. It was no disrespect of the memory.
The very best of the RAF! Love the 'last to leave the Palace' keeping up the best of RAF traditions, hopefully no boot prints on any ceilings! ;-)
Pleased to see women in the military and making a worthwhile difference and distinguishing themselves in combat, clearly an excellent woman 👍❤️🇬🇧
Just come across your channel, thank you so much for documenting these amazing heroes.
I wanted to draw your attention to Karl Hinett who was involved in the rescue of the two SAS guys in a previous video. He was injured badly but wasn’t awarded a medal that I know of, but has gone on to run 100 marathons, climb Everest and lots of other amazing things, all to raise money for Queen Elizabeth hospital. He is my hero, a humble family man now, but deserves to have his story told.
Keep up this fantastic work.
Thanks guys
Excellent team. Excellent job. I do like how her co-pilot, who could have been aircraft commander that day admitted that if he had been in charge that day that he's not sure if he would have went forward with the mission, and how the gunner said that her receiving the award in his opinion has everything to do with the mission and nothing else because that was the hairiest evac mission he'd ever been on. And with his long career he's seen a few.
Despite being a generally stoic Englishman ... some darned onion chopping ninjas got into my house whilst I was watching this!
Are you sure it's not the dust from the helicopter ?
@@hb1338 :grins: I never thought of that! :)
Thank so very much for your unselfish service god bless you and your crue at that point in time
Heroism under fire is a human attribute not just a male attribute, giving the lie to any who would deny it.
I have no doubt that Flight Lieutenant Michelle Goodman and her crew share a love for each other that will endure for the rest of their lives.
A true hero. What a lovely lady warrior.
Wow! She is obviously one of those famous "Few" Winston talked about albeit in a different time frame
I agree , but are you aware that during the war aircraft from the factory had to be delivered to the many different squadrons , almost all the pilots where women, leaving the men on the front lines.These pilots had to deliver all kinds of aircraft fighters, bombers or cargo aircraft.They were more experienced than most of the men who usually had one type to fly.... these women did a wonderful job that is not recognised as it should be.
@@stevehilton4052 Agree. The ATA (Air Transport Auxiliary) were amazing. Sometimes pilots would fly six different types of plane in just one day: Spitfires, Hurricanes, Barracudas, Harvards, Wellingtons, Tempests and Lancaster bombers without radios or navigation aids. Because they were required to stay within sight of the ground, they were not taught the art of flying with instruments. They flew ‘blind’ with just maps, a compass and a watch. They weren't taught to use radios until after D-Day.....
One pilot, Molly Rose, flew 36 different types of aircraft for the ATA.
Not sure about them being mostly women though. 168 out of a total of 1,245 ATA ferry pilots and engineers were women.
Yes I am aware, I have had the pleasure of meeting one of the girls a few years ago too 😌
you all are great, thank you for keeping me and my family safe.
You don’t get gongs in the British forces without a lot of reason, anything else is just doing the job.
Very impressive women.
I wish my daughter can go grow up inspired by and guided by exemplary leaders like this fantastic woman.
Well deserved!! And great support from the team around her on the day.
What a special and brave lady. Glad you are on our side.
I'll wager this remarkable brave young lady still has the physical ability to SWEAT........unlike someone else we know and loathe !
I was on Telic from March -September '07 with the RAF Regiment and did several IRT flights in the Merlins.
She is what I will call the right person on the right job. A damm good aviator.
I’d love to know what she is doing now, I hope whoever has her in their employ appreciates what a remarkable person they have in their midst.
Congrats, well done and thanks.
Amazing, amazing people we have serving - thank you so much and best of health to Steve.
Can I just thank this channel for humanising the true stories of amazing people as lifelong civvie thanks have a civvie TBI hospitalised
Last 10 years amazing channel been headless court great place 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
She just born hero and a trailblazer
Congratulations! Stand proud, never forget!
thank you all for your service.
Words are not enough to describe my admiration for this wonderful young lady and her crew. That's all I can say.
These incredible members of our armed forces are the "Real heros" in life, not some jumped up celebrity or sports star, they remained cool calm and collective under a dire and dangerous situation but carried out their mission to rescue one of their own so he could one day be with his family again, what an inspirational story all of them modest to a tee, basically doing their jobs! Yeh!
Yep.
A "BRAVO ZULU" to Lt. Goodman and her crew from a U.S. Navy vet "across the pond" for your part in saving the life of our brother in arms. A lot of respect for MEDEVAC pilots and their crews. I have some good memories of serving alongside members of the Australian, British, Canadian, and New Zealand military forces during the height of the Cold War.
Excellent video, well done! Subscribe has been tagged and a thumbs up given. :-D
Truly an outstanding pilot, regardless if she is female her training and judgment played an important part in this rescue. Plus you cannot omit the fact that our Heavenly Father was watching out for her. Ooorrrraahh! Lt. Michelle Goodman
Just confirms that our service men and women are the best in the world.
Outstanding. Fascinating and important stuff. Great production and format also.
"Valor is a gift. Those who have it don't know they have it until the test comes." -- Carl Sandberg.
Just amazing, what a crew, great story telling as well
MERT teams are phenomenal
Truly amazing heroism by the whole crew, thank God they all went home safe.
Master of understatement "a bit vulnerable"
Good interview, good format. Honor the heroes. Thank you for your service, from CA, USA.
Whilst I applaud the heroism of this crew. The MERT crews in Afghanistan were under regular contacts most days with no recognition. I remember flying into Sangin at night on the MERT under intense gun fire. Sangin was so dangerous we only flew into that location at night unless it was a P1 casualty... No tea and medals for us!
Very moving story. These videos are very good and telling the human story.
Fantastic series BFBS - thank you so much for making TEA & MEDALS
Swift salute to these three heroes.
There are so many really brave men and women out there in the armed forces who hardly, if ever, get known by the public. There should be more of this out in the media for us to read or see. Good luck to all those brave personnel, men and women.
Some women demand respect, some women earn respect.....cometh the hour cometh the women in this case. Full respect, I cannot express my gratitude sufficiently sincerely........her qualities are nothing short of exceptional. God bless you!
Having seen the bravery of airplane crews in combat, my Respect to all.
Thank You for Your Service 🫡🇦🇺 With Respect from an Australian
#1, Thank you so much for your service!
#2, It takes a very special person to do this job!
As a former volunteer first responder at no pay my first thought when showing up on any scene was if I needed help what would I want someone to do and act accordingly, and you did that in spades!
I absolutely loved this Video thank you so much for putting together such an Amazing video for all of us to learn about such an Amazing Lady and the team that was with her such Amazing Heroes
I like the way she’s so humble and casual when it’s a pretty impossible landing and medivac...war is not the one, unless absolutely necessary. Just destroys lives as seen here with the 19 yo
people go on about soldiers and their bravery but it takes all to get them there and get them out and there bravery normally goes unrewarded, respect to those undiscovered heroes
Amazing story and brilliant people. Fantastic production. You are one of the new media people that might help us out of the culrural hole we are in.
Total respect to the whole team. Respect to the Lady who flew the Merlin into a fire 🔥 fight. It was a team effort but they all trusted there Captain. When the Merlin came in to pick up the casualtie/casualties Total respect 👏🙏🤝 it must of been a lovely sound to hear the Merlin brilliant story. Should be made into a Film 🎥 of what the Med teams have to do in War / Fire fight to save lives Respect 👏🙏🤝
Awesome. Wonderful job.
Thank you Michelle.
Why dont we as a nation see stories like this on MSM obvious reason to me is because it is a positive story about the country and its military .
Sadly the media decide to push negativity, or promote some no mark on Love Island or other rubbish reality TV show as a role model. I truly despair at how this country has dumbed things down whilst the real workers and heroes who should be championed are being overlooked.
Sadly MSM earn money from adverts on articles, so digital articles which have a high click count generate income. So they keep putting out gossip, sensationalism and pop culture stories.
How many politicians do you know of who have done a tour in the military or have worked in the NHS during the Corvid crisis?
There's a lot to be said for Heinlen's idea that only those who have served in the military deserve the right to vote.
Remeber, both Churchill and Atlee, the UK's greatest 20th century PM's had seen combat up close and personal.
Google her name and you will see literally thousands of articles.
@MT Property Services Does the fact that theres literally thousands of news stories posted about this not disprove your point?