« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Two Grey Helicopters  (Read 3486 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Angry Turnip

  • Global Moderator
  • Marshal of the Air Force
  • *****
  • Posts: 13980
  • Gender: Male
  • Local Airport: BFS
  • Favourite Aircraft: Hawker Hunter/Harrier
  • Camera Used: NIKON D7200
  • A-P.net Photos: 1
Two Grey Helicopters
« on: February 19, 2010, 01:16:11 PM »
Heard and saw 2 grey coloured Helicopter heading toward Lurgan at approx 1210.
I think they were Griffin`s (they were flying into the Sun and only got a brief glimpse),did anybody else see/hear them?
 
I have only seen Griffin`s in Grey scheme at RAF Akortiri Cyprus,normally they are black/yellow.
Logged

Offline EIN149

  • Flying Officer
  • *
  • Posts: 64
  • Gender: Male
  • Local Airport: EGAA
  • Favourite Aircraft: A330-200/300
Re: Two Grey Helicopters
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2010, 01:33:53 PM »
Heard them over Armagh at about 20 to 1.

I also seen a 747-400 flying over Armagh below cloud height.
Logged

Offline Paultojo

  • G8 Contact Group
  • Air Marshal
  • *
  • Posts: 2314
  • Gender: Male
    • My Flickr stream
  • Local Airport: Belfast Int and City
  • Favourite Aircraft: Spook
  • Camera Used: 7D and 50D 24-105 and 100-400IS L
  • Airliners.net Photos: Name Paul
Re: Two Grey Helicopters
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2010, 03:35:56 PM »
Pair of Navy Lynx routed east today at 14.45 over head Ballyclare at 14.45


Paul
Logged

Offline Angry Turnip

  • Global Moderator
  • Marshal of the Air Force
  • *****
  • Posts: 13980
  • Gender: Male
  • Local Airport: BFS
  • Favourite Aircraft: Hawker Hunter/Harrier
  • Camera Used: NIKON D7200
  • A-P.net Photos: 1
Re: Two Grey Helicopters
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2010, 08:19:00 PM »
I saw them leaving Aldergrove but it was raining so didnt get a photo unfortunatly.
 
The Griffin`s went down towards Armagh and then returned to Aldergrove via Coalisland and then straight across Lough Neagh;I saw them return to Aldergrove just after 1400,so they must have stopped off somewhere?
« Last Edit: February 21, 2010, 08:31:56 PM by Angry Turnip »
Logged

Offline Paultojo

  • G8 Contact Group
  • Air Marshal
  • *
  • Posts: 2314
  • Gender: Male
    • My Flickr stream
  • Local Airport: Belfast Int and City
  • Favourite Aircraft: Spook
  • Camera Used: 7D and 50D 24-105 and 100-400IS L
  • Airliners.net Photos: Name Paul
Re: Two Grey Helicopters
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2010, 05:57:47 PM »
They ended up on HMS Ark Royal in the Clyde
Logged

Offline Angry Turnip

  • Global Moderator
  • Marshal of the Air Force
  • *****
  • Posts: 13980
  • Gender: Male
  • Local Airport: BFS
  • Favourite Aircraft: Hawker Hunter/Harrier
  • Camera Used: NIKON D7200
  • A-P.net Photos: 1
Re: Two Grey Helicopters
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2010, 12:06:58 AM »
The two Griffin`s I saw mid week were over for a training flight according to my sources.
I don`t know why the RN Lynx`s were in but perhaps it was some recruitment day with the University of Ulster-I would love to see the Ark Royal.
 
I remember a very sad sight I saw during the late 1970`s when the last really big HMS Ark Royal (F-4 Phantom II`s and Buccaneers`s etc) was being scrapped near Cairnryan.
 
My parents saw it in Malta 1975 or 76 whilst still in service and they said it took ages for the sightseeing boat they were in to travel the length of it.
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »