Over my few years in the rescue team I have worked alongside several aircrews from Rescue 122 the RAF Search and Rescue Team from Valley. I was looking at the local news on the BBC and saw that Rich T had won an award for his bravery, along with the pilot for a rescue off the Blackpool coast.
Rich T is often the only person we see on the team, as he is often the ‘man on the ground’ and frequently the first on the scene of the nastiest rescues. I had to do a double take when I saw Rich T in his posh uniform. I am used to seeing him in a dirty Paramo waterproof top over his Jump Suit overalls.
Rich’s face is always a welcome sight on rescues, and I am sure it was just all in a days work for him.