Goodbye to the Lynx

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Four ship Lynx formation over Bristol this morning accompanied by a Merlin. Looked like the Merlin was photo ship and positioned to get a good shot of them passing over Brunel's masterpiece.
I assume they were lynxes and not wildcats.
Anybody have any details please?

[Tony Flynn]

Similar formation of 5 just passed over Lightwater, Surrey.
Appear to be enroute towards Odiham?

[rugmuncher]

[PPRuNeUser0211]

Just saw a four-ship down the M3. No 4 looked a little out, but then so did 2 and 3... Helicopter formation 😂

Sad sign when a 4 ship is instantly assumed to be a farewell flypast!

[VX275]

Boscombe's duty Russian spy had plenty of company at Spotter's corner.

[pulse1]

And they were only 30 minutes late too! (At Sandbanks)

[chevvron]

Originally Posted by pba_target

Just saw a four-ship down the M3. No 4 looked a little out, but then so did 2 and 3... Helicopter formation ��

Sad sign when a 4 ship is instantly assumed to be a farewell flypast!

Saw them on H3/M3 north west of Chobham; no 5 obviously a camera ship.

Still serving in the AAC aren't they?

[Davef68]

Originally Posted by chevvron

Still serving in the AAC aren't they?

A few mk 9s for a couple more years

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Mk 9 Alphas not the old 'soup dragons'.

They are all gradually being recycled since you need a Lynx 'donor' to produce a Wildcat even though no-one in management likes the Wildcat being referred to as 'another Lynx'.

If it looks like a duck, waddles like a duck and quacks like a duck.............

[pr00ne]

I thought that all Wildcats had been delivered and the production line closed down!