I have to say I was a little puzzled to read of this incident, in what turned out to be the windiest day this winter so far, in this region of Wiltshire, and there were plenty of severe weather warnings in place.
I am currently residing in a large forest, surrounded by tall trees, about 20 miles north of MW, and although there have been plenty of gales these past few weeks, today’s winds and gusts in this area were noticeably more violent than at any time this past month. So much so, I was concerned enough to vacate my home for several hours at lunchtime and moved my cars away from the trees into open ground.
Today’s weather was a far cry from that found in the ‘Roaring Forties’ for sure, but if I cast my memory back many moons ago to my time at PSC, it was common practice for the engineers to tie-down the Chinooks when out in the open and the winds picked up more than usual.