Dauphin London Bridge.
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Dauphin London Bridge.
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
Jolly good that they can set down close to where they are needed.
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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
Was Westminster incident Blue Thunders first deployment?
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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 ?
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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.
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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?
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?
And I imagine that the helicopter won't stay blue for very long.
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Not sure they were on the ground on time - think these pictures came from several minutes after the attack
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"?
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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
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
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