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?

I didnt see it, but I would guess the sea stallion might have been a merlin....

Watch the telly tomorrow commemorating the role of women during WWII and all will become clear.

Cue usual retorts about all female crews.....

5 helicopters just flew in formation over my flat, at about 2000ft. Stuck my head out of the window and caught a glimpse of them, followed by 2 fast jets. Quite impressive.

http://www.news.mod.uk/news_headline...wsItem_id=3372

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"?

I think they must have cheated with the Apache as there is only one female AH pilot and she is still in training!!

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.

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...!:))

".. by all-female crews, some of whom have always been female."?

adr

The distinction gets a bit blurred in the oggin don't it?

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?

Who cares, let's can the positive discrimination and stop hyping these events to a level at which they should never be...:yuk:

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.

This should be on the spotters forum, not Mil Aircrew

If you have no interest in a 'helicopter formation' nor a 'wing waggling' thread posted by people that appreciated them enough to post and say cheers, then don't read them! There may be some people that are interested on this forum....