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Military Aviation => Modern Military Aircraft => Topic started by: casper on January 15, 2009, 07:23:31 PM

Title: Apaches at Aldergrove?
Post by: casper on January 15, 2009, 07:23:31 PM

Saw this on wikipedia and wondered if Apaches had ever visited Aldergrove.

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The Army Air Corps also operated Westland Lynx , AH-64 Apache and Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopters as well as de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver aircraft in its joint operations with the RAF's Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre (Northern Ireland) which was replaced by the Britten-Norman Islander late in 1988.

Title: Re: Apaches at Aldergrove?
Post by: vortex003 on January 15, 2009, 08:09:02 PM

I doubt it.I'm sure someone would have spotted them - i've never seen any reference to them being there.
Would be nice though 8)

Title: Re: Apaches at Aldergrove?
Post by: String on January 16, 2009, 03:48:21 PM

I asked my cousin who was based here during the troubles, he is in the BLACK WATCH and this is what he told me.They were not used in northern ireland, sadly they were used only in the south. As far as he remembers.

Title: Re: Apaches at Aldergrove?
Post by: casper on January 16, 2009, 03:52:40 PM

Apaches in the south?

Title: Re: Apaches at Aldergrove?
Post by: String on January 16, 2009, 04:27:17 PM

I'd better call john wayne & audie murphy   :D :D :D.
Sorry, i should have said southern ireland.

Title: Re: Apaches at Aldergrove?
Post by: casper on January 16, 2009, 04:30:49 PM

No that's what I mean, AAC Apaches in Southern Ireland?

Title: Re: Apaches at Aldergrove?
Post by: Angry Turnip on January 16, 2009, 07:33:03 PM

Apache`s have never been deployed in Northern Ireland or the South for that matter. ;D

There was talk of bringing one over a couple of years ago for the AAC Family Day but none were available.

They have proved to be a bit of a tempramental beast-they don`t like European weather-reminds me of the Special Ops Chinooks fiasco!