Is there a big army exercise going on?

Is there a big army exercise going on?

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TorqueVR

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1,838 posts

198 months

Sunday 19th April 2015
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I live in South Glos, a few miles north of Bristol. For much of yesterday we had Chinooks, Merlins and Pumas flying back and forth north-west and south east. They started up early today and have been repeating the performance but many now with cargo nets and lorries slung underneath.

Does anyone know what's going on?

NormalWisdom

2,139 posts

158 months

Sunday 19th April 2015
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ecsrobin

17,018 posts

164 months

Sunday 19th April 2015
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NormalWisdom said:
Correct. It's an annual exercise that started last Monday.

steve j

3,223 posts

227 months

Sunday 19th April 2015
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We`ve had C17`s, Hercules, Puma, Merlin, Apache, Chinook and Lynx flying over us at St Athan, a lot busier than normal.

jmorgan

36,010 posts

283 months

Sunday 19th April 2015
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Four chinooks flew across the m5 this morning, loads slung underneath. Soddin drivers around me all started to slow down to gawp, few drivers were taking pics.

williredale

2,866 posts

151 months

Sunday 19th April 2015
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There was a pair of Hercules flying low over Toddington station at lunchtime today too.

ecsrobin

17,018 posts

164 months

Sunday 19th April 2015
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jmorgan said:
Four chinooks flew across the m5 this morning, loads slung underneath. Soddin drivers around me all started to slow down to gawp, few drivers were taking pics.
It's only worth a pic when its troops hanging from the chinook:






tuffer

8,849 posts

266 months

Sunday 19th April 2015
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ecsrobin said:
It's only worth a pic when its troops hanging from the chinook:

I've done that, damn near st my pants.

Blib

43,789 posts

196 months

Sunday 19th April 2015
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Can't they buy bigger helicopters so that the troops can sit inside them?

Gazzas86

1,707 posts

170 months

Sunday 19th April 2015
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Was meant to be taking part in joint warrior this year, sooooo happy we're not

Crush

15,077 posts

168 months

Sunday 19th April 2015
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tuffer said:
ecsrobin said:
It's only worth a pic when its troops hanging from the chinook:

I've done that, damn near st my pants.
I hope you were at the bottom hehe

jmorgan

36,010 posts

283 months

Monday 20th April 2015
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Wow. Who thought that up or was it training on the ropes at the gym and they pulled a prank?

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 20th April 2015
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jmorgan said:
Wow. Who thought that up or was it training on the ropes at the gym and they pulled a prank?
Boathouse. Hereford....colour thereof etc.....

Mojocvh

16,837 posts

261 months

Monday 20th April 2015
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Wonder how long that trip was?

Mind you Marines can stoat about strapped to Apaches.....

ecsrobin

17,018 posts

164 months

Monday 20th April 2015
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Mojocvh said:
Wonder how long that trip was?

Mind you Marines can stoat about strapped to Apaches.....
It was a demonstration flight of only around 10 minutes but my mate Dave has done it for 3 hours one handed no harness*



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RobbyJ

1,565 posts

221 months

Monday 20th April 2015
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Get a couple of Chinooks setup like that and you could have a very dangerous game of conkers?! *Joke

jmorgan

36,010 posts

283 months

Monday 20th April 2015
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Crossflow Kid said:
Boathouse. Hereford....colour thereof etc.....
Why, whenever I read that, I read heerfod.

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 20th April 2015
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ecsrobin said:
Mojocvh said:
Wonder how long that trip was?

Mind you Marines can stoat about strapped to Apaches.....
It was a demonstration flight of only around 10 minutes but my mate Dave has done it for 3 hours one handed no harness*



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Picked up from the balcony of Number 16 was he? wink

fatboy69

9,371 posts

186 months

Monday 20th April 2015
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jmorgan said:
Four chinooks flew across the m5 this morning, loads slung underneath. Soddin drivers around me all started to slow down to gawp, few drivers were taking pics.
This was around 7.45am yesterday morning - I was heading south bound on the M5 & saw a 3 ship of Chinooks crossing the M5 with large loads slung underneath.

An idiot in a Range Rover was in the inside lane with his ipad in his hand trying to take a photo!!!!

What a knob.

It was an amazing sight (the Chinooks) bearing in mind that an Saturday lunchtime I was on top of Painswick Beacon as the 4 ship of Fat Alberts lumbered across the sky in the distance.





Edited by fatboy69 on Monday 20th April 17:39

jmorgan

36,010 posts

283 months

Monday 20th April 2015
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fatboy69 said:
jmorgan said:
Four chinooks flew across the m5 this morning, loads slung underneath. Soddin drivers around me all started to slow down to gawp, few drivers were taking pics.
This was around 7.45am yesterday morning - I was heading south bound on the M5 & saw a 3 ship of Chinooks crossing the M5 with large loads slung underneath.

An idiot in a Range Rover was in the inside lane with his ipad in his hand trying to take a photo!!!!

What a knob.

It was an amazing sight (the Chinooks) bearing in mind that an Saturday lunchtime I was on top of Painswick Beacon as the 4 ship of Fat Alberts lumbered across the sky in the distance.



Idiot.
They must have been doing relays. I saw four later, around 10.