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Pleasant surprise !
13.44hrs today, magnificent sight of 2 x apache's + 2 x chinooks in formation over the village of Dunster in West Somerset, best bit of rotary action i have ever seen in the 20 odd years i have lived here, never see apache's round these parts, many thanks to all, really made my day 
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from Ministry of Defence | About Defence | What we do | Air Safety and Aviation | Low Flying | Low Flying Exercises and Events
"EXERCISE PASHTUN DAWN/ JAGUAR - 24 JUL - 23 AUG 11
This is a Rotary Wing small scale exercise with a couple of Fast Jets participating in Close Air Support. RW element will be active 24/7. This exercise will take place in LFA 1 and LFA 2. "
Sounds like the annual jaunt in the West Country
Are they using Merryfield this year?
"EXERCISE PASHTUN DAWN/ JAGUAR - 24 JUL - 23 AUG 11
This is a Rotary Wing small scale exercise with a couple of Fast Jets participating in Close Air Support. RW element will be active 24/7. This exercise will take place in LFA 1 and LFA 2. "
Sounds like the annual jaunt in the West Country
Are they using Merryfield this year?
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more about Pashtun Dawn
Brigade in final training for Afghanistan - British Army Website
any chance they were going to/from Chivenor?
and from http://www.collingbourne-ducis.com/S...%20%284%29.pdf
"23 July to 24 August. Germany based 20 Armoured Brigade conduct their pre-Afghanistan
exercise (PASHTUN DAWN) with 6100 troops and 300+ armoured vehicles plus jets, transport
aircraft and helicopters. Convoys in excess of 80 vehicles may cause delays on tank crossings."
Brigade in final training for Afghanistan - British Army Website
any chance they were going to/from Chivenor?
and from http://www.collingbourne-ducis.com/S...%20%284%29.pdf
"23 July to 24 August. Germany based 20 Armoured Brigade conduct their pre-Afghanistan
exercise (PASHTUN DAWN) with 6100 troops and 300+ armoured vehicles plus jets, transport
aircraft and helicopters. Convoys in excess of 80 vehicles may cause delays on tank crossings."
