British Apache Gunship spotted

British Apache Gunship spotted

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CaptainSlow

Original Poster:

13,179 posts

227 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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over Amersham, Bucks. That is all.

Famous Graham

26,553 posts

240 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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British aircraft spotted in Britain.

Well I never.

anonymous-user

69 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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Lots of other traffic expected over the south east this week with the G20 Summit taking place.

Some has already arrived.

Puggit

49,123 posts

263 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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Worst I live in a posh place post, ever.

Eric Mc

123,903 posts

280 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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CaptainSlow said:
over Amersham, Bucks. That is all.
For a moment I thought you were going to say Kandahar.

Mst007

472 posts

237 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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Came over a rise (blind spot) on the old A19 in N Yorks a year or 2 back only to find one of these hovering the other side in an ambush position. I was what you might call "shocked and awed" and the bugger wasnt even firing at me. :-)

mattviatura

2,996 posts

215 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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Vauxhall Astra spotted on the M6 near Knutsford yesterday

ianash

3,285 posts

198 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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I saw it travelling north over Little Chalfont - looked really menacing.

FunkyNige

9,484 posts

290 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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They fly around these parts a fair bit, bloody noisy things.

callyman

3,175 posts

227 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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I live a few miles from Army air corps middle wallop, so see alot of them, also not far from RAF Odiham where the Chinnok is based.

tr7v8

7,437 posts

243 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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Mst007 said:
Came over a rise (blind spot) on the old A19 in N Yorks a year or 2 back only to find one of these hovering the other side in an ambush position. I was what you might call "shocked and awed" and the bugger wasnt even firing at me. :-)
Read Apache Dawn a book about the Brits learning to fly these & going into war with them. Fantastic book & lacks the gung ho bit as you'd expect of brits in the battlefield.

pokethepope

2,665 posts

203 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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callyman said:
I live a few miles from Army air corps middle wallop, so see alot of them, also not far from RAF Odiham where the Chinnok is based.
the Chinnok [sic]?

tuffa

650 posts

221 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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callyman said:
I live a few miles from Army air corps middle wallop, so see alot of them, also not far from RAF Odiham where the Chinnok is based.
yep they Chinooks there too. Bloody noisy

croyde

24,806 posts

245 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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ianash said:
I saw it travelling north over Little Chalfont - looked really menacing.
What! the Astra.

ianash

3,285 posts

198 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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croyde said:
ianash said:
I saw it travelling north over Little Chalfont - looked really menacing.
What! the Astra.
Yes the Astra was there, but behind it flying northwards was the helicopter. HTH

CatherineJ

9,586 posts

258 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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They have been flying around Wiltshire a lot recently too.

jonnylayze

1,640 posts

241 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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CatherineJ said:
They have been flying around Wiltshire a lot recently too.
I'd second that - I was out in the TVR a few weeks ago on the Wilts/ Hants border and above the noise of the engine I heard a rumble - it took a few seconds of wondering what had fallen off the car before I realised that the rumble was an Apache right over head - impressive looking piece of kit!

Cara Van Man

29,977 posts

266 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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Famous Graham said:
British aircraft spotted in Britain.

Well I never.
hehe

Quite.

Next thing we'll be seeing Hercs and Chinooks also!

Wow!

TheEnd

15,370 posts

203 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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I see the C17 medical plane quite a bit, bringing soldiers to the Army hospital in Birmingham.

tumbleweed

Carry on...

69 coupe

2,456 posts

226 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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A few years back while driving into London on the A40 by RAF Northolt, I saw an A10 Thunderbolt take off in front of me, in desert storm colours as well.
I thought that was quite unusual.