6 Apache's

[texaxile]

This evening I saw 6 Apache Helicopters in formation following the River Orwell and out towards Felixstowe from Ipswich. 17:30 ish.

They're almost certainly from Wattisham but we're used to seeing the odd 1 or perhaps 2 and back on 7/7 there were 3 in formation heading out to Sizewell , but I can never recall 6 in the air together at one time, the best way I can describe the formation as a layman would be as 2 lines of 3 Helo's parallel to each other but the second "line" being staggered and rearward from the first, so they formed 2 triangles.

They were not in any hurry, so training or something else?. I can't begin to estimate the altitude, but it was easily possible to see the shape and colour as well as hear the noise very distinctly.

[eccles]

It might be to do with the exercise that's on at the minute. There's also Chinooks and Wildcats flying round as well.

[ecsrobin]

Probably 99% of military flying in the UK is training. Could be a flypast rehearsal or exercise or something else. Generally when a course has a pass out parade it’s quite common for a formation flypast so possibly that?

[aeropilot]

eccles said:

It might be to do with the exercise that's on at the minute. There's also Chinooks and Wildcats flying round as well.