Dauphin London Bridge.

[mickjoebill]

Impressive pics of tax payers money put to good use to defend Londoners.

Jolly good that they can set down close to where they are needed.


Mjb

[Cows getting bigger]

There are two helicopters in that picture.

[lotus1]

Seen above a few times flying around. Boscombe down

[Dave Clarke Fife]

658 Sqn from Credenhill

[mickjoebill]

The report says this was the first time the new 70 strong team had deployed, but for the record, was there a report that a helicopter disgorged "police" in Westminster after the Westminster Bridge rampage?
Was Westminster incident Blue Thunders first deployment?

Mjb

[Bravo73]

You're really calling it 'Blue Thunder'??!?

[lotus1]

With living near battersea heliport I remember on a number occasions visiting the heliport and seeing the ex Argentina 109 painted up in the old AM colours with military serials and being told the sas where using these ?

[FSXPilot]

This is correct. They had the Argentinian one and bought two others. These were replaced with the Dauphins about 4 years ago. If you want to see pictures of them just google 8 flight.

[jimf671]

Not to be confused with the Navy's N2 Dauphins which have a similar principal colour.

[mickjoebill]

You're really calling it 'Blue Thunder'??!?

I clearly quoted the article, that's what the article says they are called.
Is it a falsehood?


Mjb

[EESDL]

2 of them serviceable ???

[Airbubba]

Originally Posted by Cows getting bigger

There are two helicopters in that picture.

Eurocopter EC135 P2+ G-TVHB was involved in the response and orbited afterward for a while at 1600 feet. It is probably the helo already on the bridge in the picture above.

[abgd]

Why the Dauphin? Speed? It looks unexpectedly un-military though clearly appearances are deceptive.

[tartare]

Certainly seems pretty quick - 145 knots?
I assume they take out the leather seats for the men with mad staring eyes, Gucci guns and Nomex suits?
Has it emerged yet whether any of Hereford's finest did any `offing' or was that all armed constabulary?

[Bravo73]

Originally Posted by mickjoebill

I clearly quoted the article, that's what the article says they are called.

It's a faintly ridiculous, tabloid nickname. So, no, I don't think that is what they are actually called.

And I imagine that the helicopter won't stay blue for very long.

[jimcarler]

Originally Posted by tartare

Certainly seems pretty quick - 145 knots?
I assume they take out the leather seats for the men with mad staring eyes, Gucci guns and Nomex suits?
Has it emerged yet whether any of Hereford's finest did any `offing' or was that all armed constabulary?

Not sure they were on the ground on time - think these pictures came from several minutes after the attack

[Non-Driver]

Originally Posted by PDR1

So how in heck did a pair of AS365s scramble from Hereford to central London in 8 minutes? I'm not even sure they could have sortied from *Horseguards* in that sort of timescale. Were they already "on patrol"?

PDR

Had me wondering too. Maybe there was some pro-active state of readiness given recent events and the fact it was Derby weekend and General Election this week. Don't think FlightRadar24 will tell you were they came from

[ericferret]

With turbo boost and whisper mode engaged I estimate Hereford to London in 5 minutes,
30 seconds to check themselves over in a mirror, 2.5 mins to slot the bad guys. Home for tea and medals.

Or the police sorted it out.

Or there were already troops on the ground

[Nigerian Expat Outlaw]

Always knew turbo boost and whisper mode existed. Airwolf must have been real........

NEO

[lotus1]

Rumours has it Northolt but with regards to derby a lot of choppers where at farnbourgh high rollers landing in jets straight on chopper to epsom