The Paul Richter Omnibus by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781911591290
Publisher: Canelo Books
Published: 2017-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

Off Chóra Sfakia, Crete

Stein and Krywald were only about four miles off Chóra Sfakia when they spotted the helicopter approaching from the west. At first it was just a curiosity to them, nothing more, but when it descended into the hover over the area of sea lying between Gavdopoúla and Gávdos, Stein began to worry.

‘That looks to me like an ASW bird,’ he murmured, peering southwards through a small pair of folding binoculars, ‘but I can’t identify it for sure. It could be a Sea King or one of the new Merlins.’

‘Who uses them primarily?’ Krywald asked. With every mile they’d covered in their approach to Crete, he had been feeling a little better, considerably cheered by the prospect of stepping onto dry land.

‘If it’s a Sea King, almost anyone,’ Stein replied, still studying the helicopter. ‘It’s a very good aircraft and a hell of a lot of nations operate them – Germany, Canada, Spain and Egypt for starters – and any of those could have warships in this area. If it’s a Merlin, Britain and Italy are the most likely.’

‘What’s it doing?’

‘From here I can’t be certain, but it looks as if it’s transitioned into a hover, so it’s probably using its dunking sonar.’

‘You think they’re looking for the Learjet?’

‘I doubt it. It’s probably just doing regular anti-submarine exercises. And even if it is looking for the wreck, those charges are going to blow real soon now.’

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