Helicopter chase, southwest London in the 70s
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Just bringing this thread back up to the top to see if anyone else might remember the 'chase' that was said to have occurred in my initial post.
The other chase sounded pretty interesting, though was in a different decade.
Perhaps the answer might come from one of the old lags who might well be retired by now.
Thanks
SHJ
The other chase sounded pretty interesting, though was in a different decade.
Perhaps the answer might come from one of the old lags who might well be retired by now.
Thanks
SHJ
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G-RALE it was.
The drop off point was Harewood Forest near Andover, I think the Puma sat in wait for it & popped up from tree cover when the chase started.
It was sat at Thruxton for period of time when being used for the sortie's. I even took a photo of it there on 26-08-1988, the incident occured a little time after that. I was in turn photographed taking the photo by a man a long way away!
Aircraft still in UK, now registered G-GAZA as of 1992. There was a gap when it was at HM Customs pleasure from 1988-1992. It was never registered to cash buyer - cancelled in Sept 1988 from Malcolm Wilson (Motororsport) Ltd.
Answers to obvious questions.... I wasn't involved, I used to live next to Harewood Forest, and regularly visited Thruxton at the time.
MPR
The drop off point was Harewood Forest near Andover, I think the Puma sat in wait for it & popped up from tree cover when the chase started.
It was sat at Thruxton for period of time when being used for the sortie's. I even took a photo of it there on 26-08-1988, the incident occured a little time after that. I was in turn photographed taking the photo by a man a long way away!
Aircraft still in UK, now registered G-GAZA as of 1992. There was a gap when it was at HM Customs pleasure from 1988-1992. It was never registered to cash buyer - cancelled in Sept 1988 from Malcolm Wilson (Motororsport) Ltd.
Answers to obvious questions.... I wasn't involved, I used to live next to Harewood Forest, and regularly visited Thruxton at the time.
MPR
