Wikiposts
Search
Military Aviation A forum for the professionals who fly military hardware. Also for the backroom boys and girls who support the flying and maintain the equipment, and without whom nothing would ever leave the ground. All armies, navies and air forces of the world equally welcome here.

Chinook Quartet

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 25th Jun 2018, 15:23
  #1 (permalink)  
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: London
Posts: 7,072
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Chinook Quartet

Buzzing about the Benson - Henley area this afternoon in close formation................ any ideas why???
Heathrow Harry is offline  
Old 25th Jun 2018, 15:30
  #2 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Scotland
Posts: 833
Received 103 Likes on 52 Posts
Practice for July 10th?.
Timelord is offline  
Old 25th Jun 2018, 15:33
  #3 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: England
Posts: 270
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Made a nice view from the golf course near Reading today and the Merlin that was around.
Door Slider is offline  
Old 25th Jun 2018, 15:58
  #4 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Portsmouth
Posts: 532
Received 178 Likes on 94 Posts


Shhhh. Careless talk and all that

Last edited by Not_a_boffin; 25th Jun 2018 at 16:37.
Not_a_boffin is online now  
Old 25th Jun 2018, 19:04
  #5 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Hanging off the end of a thread
Posts: 33,082
Received 2,942 Likes on 1,253 Posts
Shopping at Asda?
NutLoose is offline  
Old 25th Jun 2018, 19:46
  #6 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Age: 71
Posts: 21
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Passed over Fairford earlier this afternoon, heading SE-ish.
Shandy52 is offline  
Old 26th Jun 2018, 01:44
  #7 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Downeast
Age: 75
Posts: 18,298
Received 521 Likes on 217 Posts
Chinook formations are considered "close" when two Chinooks are seen headed in the same general direction within a few hours of one another on any one given day.

Twas my experience when I was just a nubbin!
SASless is offline  
Old 26th Jun 2018, 02:09
  #8 (permalink)  
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: London
Posts: 7,072
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by SASless
Chinook formations are considered "close" when two Chinooks are seen headed in the same general direction within a few hours of one another on any one given day.

Twas my experience when I was just a nubbin!
this was 4 probably a couple of hundred m or less apart in a diamond formation ... possibly trying to impress the Berkshire People's Front for the Return of S Oxfordshire
Heathrow Harry is offline  
Old 26th Jun 2018, 04:39
  #9 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: NEW YORK
Posts: 1,352
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Is that nice picture of Chinooks and what looks like a CH-54 Skycrane carrying oversized humans a screen shot from a video game? .
etudiant is offline  
Old 26th Jun 2018, 07:49
  #10 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 798
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
etudiant - I think it may be from a film - Big Friendly Giant?
oldbeefer is offline  
Old 26th Jun 2018, 09:52
  #11 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Here
Posts: 1,710
Received 39 Likes on 24 Posts
One came through Duxford about 4.30
Davef68 is offline  

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.