Chinook over mid Essex

[theplayingmantis]

Chinook just flew over disturbing my sunba...er working from home, near chelmsford, any ideas what its up to, dont usually see them myself here.

[aeropilot]

theplayingmantis said:

Chinook just flew over disturbing my sunba...er working from home, near chelmsford, any ideas what its up to, dont usually see them myself here.

Flying I would imagine......

Maybe power line surveying

[Trevatanus]

aeropilot said:

theplayingmantis said:

Chinook just flew over disturbing my sunba...er working from home, near chelmsford, any ideas what its up to, dont usually see them myself here.

Flying I would imagine......

Maybe power line surveying

[Tony1963]

We’ve had four Chinooooooooks and two Pumas at Wattisham today.

What are they doing? Training.

[johnpsanderson]

I was watching a couple of Chinooks lifting trailers out of a field on the edge of Colchester about an hour ago, so probably something linked to that. They’ve been quite active over the last few weeks, doing similar things (last one we saw had a digger swinging underneath it) so I would hazard a guess it’s training linked to the garrison here.

[Jaguar steve]

Just had one blat over my house at very few feet on the Essex - Suffolk borders heading SE - back to Colchester perhaps?

[Tony1963]

Lots of engine and rotor noise from aircraft on the ground at Wattisham, and a Chinook, Apaches, C-17 and Osprey in the air over East Anglia.

[stevethegreek]

Just headed over Coggeshall towards Sudbury direction I think..

[Tony1963]

stevethegreek said:

Just headed over Coggeshall towards Sudbury direction I think..

Yes, looks like it.

[Tony1963]

Apaches over Holbeach ranges now, Osprey over the sea off Felixstowe.

[aeropilot]

Jaguar steve said:

Just had one blat over my house at very few feet on the Essex - Suffolk borders heading SE - back to Colchester perhaps?

One of the 3 x Chinooks has just landed at RAF Benson, after taking the London helo route along the Thames.

The other two are going the long way around and one is now down near Folkstone, and the other is following some distance behind just going over Chatham.

[TeeRev]

Just seen from the roof terrace, two Ospreys belting down channel just off Seaford a few minutes ago.

[Jakg]

Tony1963 said:

We’ve had four Chinooooooooks and two Pumas at Wattisham today.

What are they doing? Training.

Saw 3 in convoy flying over my house (Suffolk). Noisy!

[lol64]

If you like ultra low flying military aircraft, come live here in rural Herefordshire! For some reason, not so many chinooks the last couple of years.

[anonymous-user]

C130 having fun today....

[Chrisgr31]

aeropilot said:

One of the 3 x Chinooks has just landed at RAF Benson, after taking the London helo route along the Thames.

The other two are going the long way around and one is now down near Folkstone, and the other is following some distance behind just going over Chatham.

Saw 2 Chinooks flying Over Crowborough, East Sussex at about 21.05,

[theplayingmantis]

2 flew back over mid essex tonight in oppostie direction to the lone one earlier. heading south west tonight.

[tuffer]

Just a regular day here:

[Tony1963]

You need a slower shutter speed

[tuffer]

Tony1963 said:

You need a slower shutter speed

It was 9:15pm and nearly dark.