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MPGS PULL PUMA HELICOPTER LENGTH OF RUNWAY IN SUPPORT OF FOOTSTEPS FOUNDATION

On Friday 15th June 2018, our brilliant Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS) pulled a Puma helicopter the length of our 1.8km runway to raise money for the Footsteps Foundation, a local charity that receive no government funding. Working together in a 10 man team, they successfully completed the challenge in an impressive 22 minutes!

The 10-man team gets off to a start pulling the Puma helicopter along the 1.8km runway.
The 10-man team gets off to a start pulling the Puma helicopter along the 1.8km runway.
There were smiles all round as the MPGS completed their mammoth challenge.
There were smiles all round as the MPGS completed their mammoth challenge.

The Footsteps Foundation assists seriously disabled children suffering from conditions such as cerebral palsy, who together with their families, travel to Dorchester from all over the country to receive life changing support and physiotherapy.

The Military Provost Guard Service show their support wearing the Footsteps Foundation t-shirt.
The Military Provost Guard Service show their support wearing the Footsteps Foundation t-shirt.

You can make donations in support of their hard work at the following Just Giving page: www.justgiving.com/mpgspumapull

 

Images by Cpl Tony Hawke

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