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Just a few shots from a little outing to see my first Apache deployment today...

I still think the original model looks better. Great photos though

Longbows! YEAH! These are some mean choppers! They must make an enourmous racket...

great shots mate.
What sqdn?

I love the composition of the second one. the blurryness of the heli behind. Thats a real, not edited effect i'm guessing. Nice Photos all round, of a nice chopper!!

Great shots as usual...where were these taken??

.mic

Where?

EDIT: Agh mic, ya beat me to it.

Not keen on helis but the first one is a cracker.

I missed a scoop at Shoreham last November. http://www.sanews.info/PDF%20files/2004/Dec04.pdf

PS. Just noticed that was November 2004.

Hey, cheers all!

where were these taken??

What sqdn?

Carlisle Airport, the Apaches have been on a week (give or take a day) detatchment and come from 663 Squadron based at Wattisham.

the blurryness of the heli behind. Thats a real, not edited effect i'm guessing

It certainly is real.

You can even see the Royal Marine attachment points... (although they were Dishforth based)

The average bootneck can be attached by the head (using rivets) to any vehicle with little or no effect on their fighting efficiency My cousin was in 40 Commando..... I rest my case

Carlisle Airport, the Apaches have been on a week (give or take a day) detatchment and come from 663 Squadron based at Wattisham.

Typical.
Weatherman says "it's gonna be pouring down" and we were gonna go the Settle-Carlisle railway and then go up to the airport.
It's bloody typical of me.

Carlisle Airport, the Apaches have been on a week (give or take a day) detatchment and come from 663 Squadron based at Wattisham.

Typical.
Weatherman says "it's gonna be pouring down" and we were gonna go the Settle-Carlisle railway and then go up to the airport.
It's bloody typical of me.

Take no notice of the weather man. I thought it always rains in Carlisle anyway.

My understanding was the only time it didn't rain in Carlisle was when it was REALLY peeing down

Longbows! YEAH! These are some mean choppers! They must make an enourmous racket...  8-)

What's that pilot in the firts picture trying to say? Either "Hi Steven!" or "hey you... there's a Hellfire-missle aimed at your ass right now!"  ;D

Tbh they dont really make that much of a noise, i live about 2 miles from Wattisham and one of the approaches goes right past a line of trees infront of my bedroom window, their noway near as noisy as a Chinook, but the sound of the rotors does carry for quite a long distance