Secret Squirrel....

[Planet Basher]

Saw the not unusual sight of a helicopter parked on the sport field at Tally Ho Police Training Center next to Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham.

this one though was painted matt black and had no markings at all. S76 sort of shape. Any info?

[Bravo73]

Probably a Dauphin (AS365).

[Planet Basher]

This one had a tail rotor.

[Prionsias_Ag_Eitilt]

What about a Bell 429?

[Cows getting bigger]

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/63/2e/3b/632e3b1680245f482a079f9256d0d303.jpg

Just saying'.....

[BTC8183]

S76ish

There are some Agusta 109s around the UK that now sport matt black schemes and 'discrete' registrations.
https://www.avbuyer.com/uploads/image/294001_294100/aircraft-helicopter-turbine-agusta-a109s-grand-294046_9b13d033fb94b6e6d589696d9e0fc54b_600X370.jpg

[SilsoeSid]

Did it have a camera fitted PB?
There was a black twin squirrel with camera around Brum recently, perhaps 'BHX movements' might be somewhere to start.

[Bell_ringer]

There are some Agusta 109s around the UK that now sport matt black schemes and 'discrete' registrations.


I'm surprised that regs permit a registration that's not in a contrasting colour.
That would be difficult to identify unless up close.

[hoodie]

Sometimes up *really* close.

Spot the registration on this one: Clue - The registration characters are several inches high and in a prominent location.

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/3/5/8/0609853.jpg

[Bravo73]

ZE413. Those airframes have obviously been replaced by Dauphins.

[Planet Basher]

S76ish

There are some Agusta 109s around the UK that now sport matt black schemes and 'discrete' registrations.
https://www.avbuyer.com/uploads/image/294001_294100/aircraft-helicopter-turbine-agusta-a109s-grand-294046_9b13d033fb94b6e6d589696d9e0fc54b_600X370.jpg

That could very well be the type. Thank you.

[Planet Basher]

Did it have a camera fitted PB?
There was a black twin squirrel with camera around Brum recently, perhaps 'BHX movements' might be somewhere to start.

No camera. I work in the city centre and have noticed a lot of extra activity since the Westminster Bridge incident.

[John R81]

Is Mat black paint a good camouflage for an aircraft; would that not be the "best" colour to see from the ground against a blue sky?

[ShyTorque]

Is Mat black paint a good camouflage for an aircraft; would that not be the "best" colour to see from the ground against a blue sky?

Not a problem if you do mainly night flying....

[Nigerian Expat Outlaw]

There may still be a few permanently in the service of our very finest world renowned Special Forces.

NEO

[CopterDoctor]

Yes the 'Hooligans from Hereford" have used 109's in the past-parked on a Police training ground,seems to fit ;)

[212man]

Yes the 'Hooligans from Hereford" have used 109's in the past-parked on a Police training ground,seems to fit ;)

I thought they had been replaced by Dauphin N3s operated by 658 Sqn.

[Hedski]

They have a long time ago now.