New Scotland Yard

New Scotland Yard London

Lat = 51 degrees, 29.9 minutes North

Long = 0 degrees, 8.0 minutes West

Lippets Hill

Essex

Lat = 51 degrees, 39.3 minutes North

Long = 0 degrees, 1.0 minutes East

Commissioner Dawson was on the phone to the OIC of PT-17 at Lippet’s Hill, “Inspector; we have a possible target location for you at Redhill airfield, a Gulfstream aircraft is twenty-one minutes out, Intel suggests it is coming to pick up Hussein, you will need to get your skates on.”

“Yes sir, can you patch the coordinates into the pilots, we are on our way now.”

“Comm’s are relaying the coordinates as we speak good luck Inspector.”

“Thank you commissioner.”

The PT-17 squad ran quickly to the Black Hawk that was already prepared for take-off with the rotors running.

As the Inspector boarded he spoke to the Flight engineer,

“what’s our ETA to Redhill?”

“Eighteen minutes sir.”

“That’s cutting it to fine, any chance your boys can better that?”

“I’ll see what we can do sir.”

The flight chief stepped into the cockpit area where the two pilots were seated, just as they were achieving lift off rotor acceleration the flight chief spoke to him via the com, “any chance we can break any records on this flight sir, they need to be there before the hostile takes off.”

The pilot replied, “I have asked for a direct route across part of the capital that will save us three minutes, they will confirm either way once we are airborne.”

The pilot pulled on the collective very slowly and the helicopter lifted from the ground; as he kept his eye on the horizon, he increased the collective and at the same time lowered the nose slightly using the control stick, resulting in the helicopter accelerating forward, and gaining altitude.

Within a minute of take off the control relayed their message, “Control tower to Whiskey Sierra six, unable to grant the direct route request, Gatwick has incoming flights that will cross your path and it’s too late to redirect it.”

“Copy that tower; clear us for the original route and clear the skies for us.”

“You’re clear to proceed and route is clear, out.”