Chinooks and Merlins over South Wales

[JAVELINBOY]

Chinooks flying between Cardiff and Newport yesterday in direction of Brecon
About again today just seen 4 of them heading East with under slung loads.
A couple of Merlins were ahead of them.

[Flap Track 6]

They were seen above North Bristol Saturday and Sunday. Also saw a couple of Pumas and an Apache Sunday afternoon. They were heading east-west tracking along the M4.
Isn't there some airborne exercise going on at Salisbury plain at the moment?

[WE992]

Ex Joint Warrior.

[Rasthem]

And a couple of Chinooks seen about an hour ago over South Glos tracking West. This link gives some info. Military helicopters over South Wales as part of NATO exercise - Wales Online (http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/military-helicopters-over-south-wales-9071451)

[strake]

Chinook's, Merlin's and...ration packs..
http://http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/11551535/Chinook-helicopter-makes-accidental-800ft-cargo-drop-in-field.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/11551535/Chinook-helicopter-makes-accidental-800ft-cargo-drop-in-field.html)