City Chinook
 

Can anyone shed any light on the Wocker circling quite low over the City of London / Tower Bridge area last night? A very unusual but welcome sight!

BFB

My sources tell me it was from RAF Odiham.

My sources tell me it was dark, very dark.

my sources tell me it was either 7 18 or 27 , if it was 18 then they were probably trying to get back on the helilanes route again!!!

I can confirm (having talked to it!) that it was Vortex xxx from Odiham waiting for runway 28 deps at London City before continuing it's jolly (errr I mean training flight) up the Lea Valley to a secret airbase north east of Stansted.

Can you get a better radio please........

Sometimes we think it is a good idea to hold military traffic just to see how long some spotters pipes up on here!

Hey Rude crewman - that is my joke when I bore 18sqn with the helilanes brief!!!!! (good point though)

Rumour has it that Heathrow would rather speak to a R22 PPL out of Denham than a 18 Sqn cab.....!!!! :ok:

Wocker?!? WOCKER?!?!?

Good indignation. :ok:

Capture by the tellitubbies/tour on 18 Sqn

Hmmmmm......


OK Mohamed I'm over here!

Better to be a My Little Pony than a FREAKING BUNSTER! MWAHHHH!

(Makes trumpet sound while hanging arm from nose to simulate an elephant's trunk)

:E

Probably find it was checking out all the usual HLS's in the city as previously only a Puma was required to lift Tony the Phoney however now that the fat porridge wog is going to be PM something more substantial will obviously be required :rolleyes:

Jeeez, not me guv! :eek:

Quote; Rumour has it that Heathrow would rather speak to a R22 PPL out of Denham than a 18 Sqn cab.....!!!!

Says it all, even civies hate all of you 18 Sqn lot !!!!!!!!!:E

Congratulations. Good banter. That's up there with 'Your Mum' and 'F--k off'.

Low Average. Take a day.

Only joking chaps!

Hey Gonzo - we filter the $h1te on radar before it gets to you!

Strops - where are you mate!!?!!?!?!?!!!!

Well I enjoyed my time on 18/230 at Gut in the late 80s/early 90s!

(Though I chose to drive the minibus back from Schelswig Holstein as opposed to the twin tub!!!!)

You can say that again. :hmm:
Gee, I'm gutted.
3 Para were more than happy with the service in Helmand by the way, and that, to me at least, is thanks enough.

Perhaps we have the wrong end of the stick and BFB has been on the Sake!
http://www.extremedrinks.com/news/images/wokka_ice.jpg
18 Sqn who?

Maybe they were doing a recce for the SF assault on Number 10 as part of the military coup the Queen has ordered once Brown takes over...

Have I said too much?:oh:

Hey mate - does that mean that it was you that featured in the many examples of CH47s that are unable to follow the M3/River Thames!!!??? Bless ya. (might explain why we were invited to send someone to talk to you!!!)

(Due respect for your work overseas though.....):D