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Old 2nd Jun 2004, 07:29   #1 (permalink)
 
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Apache over Bedfordshire

Oh to have had a camera handy yesterday. Driving up the A1 past Sandy, Bedfordshire I noticed, through the rain, an Apache hovering low over one of Sandy's worse estates. I thought that Beds police had given up on issuing ASBOs and opted for a slightly more lasting solution!

I've no idea what it was doing there. Perhaps it got lost in the heavy rain and was looking for DISC Chicksands.

Great to see. I forgot that recent UK military procurement hardware could operate in the rain!

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Old 2nd Jun 2004, 07:42   #2 (permalink)
 
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DeepC, was it Winchester Road? Perhaps it was then moving over to Myers Road in Potton for a looksee at the natives.

At least the police helicopter has stopped circling at 2am!!
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Old 2nd Jun 2004, 08:19   #3 (permalink)
 
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was it Winchester Road?
Yes. In that general vicinity. I don't know Sandy very well as I try and avoid it like the plague. I just multimapped Winchester Road.

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Old 4th Jun 2004, 11:38   #4 (permalink)
 
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Evanelpus

The bad dudes may be away at the moment, but they will be back and so will the sound of freedom.....even if it is at 02:00.
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Old 4th Jun 2004, 11:58   #5 (permalink)
 
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They must be spud or fruit picking then.
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Old 7th Jun 2004, 19:45   #6 (permalink)
 
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Cool

I was working in south Milton Keynes, and herd a helicopter, which sounded low and close. I went out to find the Apache flying south to north about 300 yard’s away, and at about 300 ft, I managed to film it on my mobile phone, for about 5 seconds, Then lost site of it over the house.
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Old 7th Jun 2004, 23:50   #7 (permalink)
 
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They are everywhere!

I over took one on the back of a truck while cruising down the M1 last week. (I was driving not flying you'll be pleased to hear!)

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