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Old 23rd Nov 2017, 21:23
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Possible 3 apaches heading down river last 10 mins just passed Wandsworth any ideas
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Seems to be a fair bit of mil traffic heading up and down the London heli lanes each week, I've noticed Apaches, Lynx, Pumas, Chinooks, Merlins and, a couple of times, pairs of Ospreys heading along the Thames.
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There seems to be a chinook regular each night around 9 30pm also a number of Pumas have recently have been landing at st George's hospital tooting on the helipad on the roof have been informed this is training due to st George's being a major incident unit
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Two more apaches heading down river now just passed Wandsworth bridge I do know there is an exercise going on off Essex Kent coast at the moment I wonder if these are to do with this?
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