S3 #036 Chinook At War

CONTENTOur guest today is  Liz McConaghy who spent 17 years flying as a crewman with the RAF Chinook fleet.  She was the youngest aircrew member to deploy to Iraq and the only female on the Chinook wing for 4 years.  Liz completed 2 tours of Iraq and 10 deployments to Afghanistan. On this podcast we discuss flying on operations in both those theatres and what it was like to be on the Medical Emergency Response Teams (MERT) that recovered wounded soldiers from the battle space back to Camp Bastion. Liz talks about the problems she encountered post tour including PTS and being medically discharged from the RAF.  Finally we discuss her book "Chinook Crew "Chick"", why she wrote it and how it helped her recovery.  You can follow Liz on her social media accounts on Instagram chinookcrewchick and on Twitter @chinnychick.  Her book can be bought via her publisher Pen and Sword books or on Amazon.DESERT ISLAND DITSOn Desert Island Dits Liz's choice of film is Forest Gump and her book choice a dictionary.  The teams book choices this week are Chickenhawk by Robert Mason and Blackhawk Down by Mark Bowden.SOCIAL MEDIACheck out or blog site on word press Unconventional SoldierFollow us on social media and don't forget to like, share and leave a review.Instagram @the_unconventional_soldier_pod.Facebook @lateo82. Twitter @TheUCS473.Download on other platforms via Link Tree.Email us: [email protected]. This episode brought to you in association with ISARR a veteran owned company.        Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.