Helicopter formation over Surrey
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Helicopter formation over Surrey
This afternoon between about 1545 and 1630 a collection of military choppers were circling near where I live that is 4DME on the 262 radial from the Midhurst VOR.
They were collectively a Chinook in the lead followed by a Sea Stallion then a Sea King next in line an Apache and last of all a Lynx.
They performed two large orbits of about five miles in diameter and then disappeared over the horizon.
Anybody got a clue - WITHWH?
They were collectively a Chinook in the lead followed by a Sea Stallion then a Sea King next in line an Apache and last of all a Lynx.
They performed two large orbits of about five miles in diameter and then disappeared over the horizon.
Anybody got a clue - WITHWH?
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In Vietnam we had a thing called a "Pink Team"......guess the Brits have warped that concept too....or would it now be "Mauve Team"?
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Hmmmm....All female crews eh? Apart from the Merlin and the Seaking and the Lynx and the Apache (not sure about the Chinnook) but the rest def had a bloke in the aircraft to supervise.
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Yep - and when "Whirlybird Formation" was checking in on my freq yesterday, there was at least one deep voice........
(I will let you finish the punch line...!
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(I will let you finish the punch line...!
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The distinction gets a bit blurred in the oggin don't it?
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Word has it that the Apache was flown by a male QHI with a female stude in the front seat.
Where were the rest of the mil aircraft that have female aircrew? Surely the RN have Lynx, Merlins and grey Seakings with female aircrew, and the RAF other a/c types with women crew?
Where were the rest of the mil aircraft that have female aircrew? Surely the RN have Lynx, Merlins and grey Seakings with female aircrew, and the RAF other a/c types with women crew?
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Maybe so but I'm sure the gesture to assemble as many flying girls as possible to mark the occasion was appreciated by the women, including HM, whom they were commemorating. A flypast flown by all male or 'all' female crews really doesn't make any difference. A flypast is a salute in any shape or form. However if it gave the day of the women watching below an extra special touch after 60 years of waiting, then I'm sure the crews won't have minded all the added 'hype' as you put it.
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