Apache Activity

[El Grifo]

Activity over Fife, Scotland.
4 Army Air Apaches took off from around Spadeadam and now stooging around and landing. Been at it for an hour.
Joined by a Cessna Caravan flying patterns.

Unusual for a weekend no ?

[SWBKCB]

The Apaches are on exercise out of Spadeadam

https://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/new...orthumberland/

The Caravan is unconnected - long term survey contract.

[El Grifo]

Thanks SWBKCB !
Thought it odd to be exercising on a Saturday !

Mind at rest.

El G.

[chevvron]

Originally Posted by El Grifo

Joined by a Cessna Caravan flying patterns.

You don't 'need' to know.

[El Grifo]

Originally Posted by chevvron

You don't 'need' to know.

Don't need to know and do not really care .
It was the Army Apaches that interested me !
El G.

[chevvron]

Originally Posted by El Grifo

It was the Army Apaches that interested me !
El G.

Normal training in an army training area; there are runways marked (but unuseable for fixed wing traffic) and some 'mock up' aircraft/old airframes.

[El Grifo]

Originally Posted by chevvron

Normal training in an army training area; there are runways marked (but unuseable for fixed wing traffic) and some 'mock up' aircraft/old airframes.

Used to shoot (photos) for RAF Strike Command on the Otterburn Range.
Seen that first hand.
The old "Andover" hulk I believe it was where the carcass was made to smoke by the guy manning the Synfire (Simfire) Unit !

Loved watching the A10's strafing the convoy hulks !

El G.