Lynx - do we still have them in the forces?

[Zippee]

I thought the lynx had been phased out of the forces but 2 have just flown over st neots where I live. Both in grey camo and I guess navy variants as they had wheels rather than skids.

[zasker]

Could it have been a wildcat, similar silhouette?

[Zippee]

zasker said:

Could it have been a wildcat, similar silhouette?

Potentially but looked too smooth if that makes sense.

[Castrol for a knave]

Possibly A109 but not sure they run grey.

It could be foreign, Irish possibly.

[zasker]

Not sure then but the AAC did also have a variant with wheels as opposed to skids.

[Zippee]

Just done a quick Google and the French version is most like what I saw, spot on colour as well. Though what they're doing over east anglia is anyone's guess

[Mr MXT]

Zippee said:

Just done a quick Google and the French version is most like what I saw, spot on colour as well. Though what they're doing over east anglia is anyone's guess

Surrendering?

[FourWheelDrift]

Lynx is no longer used in the armed forces, they changed to Sure about 9 years ago.

[LotusOmega375D]

And Rexona when on international deployment.

[BrettMRC]

Zippee said:

Just done a quick Google and the French version is most like what I saw, spot on colour as well. Though what they're doing over east anglia is anyone's guess

Were they over for RIAT?

[andy97]

Zippee said:

Just done a quick Google and the French version is most like what I saw, spot on colour as well. Though what they're doing over east anglia is anyone's guess

Dutch?

[Ash_]

FourWheelDrift said:

Lynx is no longer used in the armed forces, they changed to Sure about 9 years ago.

Took me a while, but

[Jake899]

German Navy still fly them.

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[Jake899]

Just looking back through my archive, perhaps the Danes still have a few? There was these special paint Lynx at Yeovilton just a few years ago



Last public showing of the Royal Navy Lynx in flight was 2016, It flew a mixed display with Wildcats.

Edited by Jake899 on Thursday 20th July 09:29

[sparta6]

FourWheelDrift said:

Lynx is no longer used in the armed forces, they changed to Sure about 9 years ago.

Can the Sure also do a full backflip ?

Many memorable moments of going up in AAC Lynx's with side door open. And Captain Colin Dunscombe was great fun.

[normalbloke]

sparta6 said:

FourWheelDrift said:

Lynx is no longer used in the armed forces, they changed to Sure about 9 years ago.

Can the Sure also do a full backflip ?

Many memorable moments of going up in AAC Lynx's with side door open. And Captain Colin Dunscombe was great fun.

No, the Wildcat is not authorised to do the backflip.

[sparta6]

normalbloke said:

sparta6 said:

FourWheelDrift said:

Lynx is no longer used in the armed forces, they changed to Sure about 9 years ago.

Can the Sure also do a full backflip ?

Many memorable moments of going up in AAC Lynx's with side door open. And Captain Colin Dunscombe was great fun.

No, the Wildcat is not authorised to do the backflip.

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