UK military: Prince William's helicopter crew opened fire on suspected drug smugglers
                   
iht.com     Jul 27, 2008            

Prince William took part in a British navy helicopter raid that opened fire on a speedboat believed to be used by drug runners, the Ministry of Defense said Saturday. It was the second time that the prince — known in Britain's Royal Navy as Sub-Lieutenant Wales — helped his crew mates on the HMS Iron Duke go after suspected narcotics traffickers in the Caribbean as part of his program to gain experience in all the branches of the British armed forces. A military spokesman said the Iron Duke intercepted the speedboat on July 18 about 110 miles (175 kilometers) north of Venezuela's and Colombia's coastlines. William was the lookout on the Lynx helicopter deployed to track the boat as marksmen shot out the vessel's engine. The military said commandos from the Royal Marines aboard the helicopter used high-power, long-range rifles... [read full story]                    


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Gnome is Home

first-draft.com     Aug 13, 2008   33 related          

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