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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Did anyone in Manchester see this go overhead just before noon?

A military Helicopter. (Two rotary blades, somebody can name it for me). I read about the training excercise in Rochdale that was scheduled, but they never gave the date. This must have been it.

Terrible scary times we live in.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chinook?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Chinook?"

Thank you

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A wokkawokka in the sky, indeed terrifying times...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They're only training for floods, no big deal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Seeing military training exercises/helicopters doesn't scare me. *shrug*

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"They're only training for floods, no big deal

Ah, thank you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's when you hear a sonic boom you should worry

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Did anyone in Manchester see this go overhead just before noon?

A military Helicopter. (Two rotary blades, somebody can name it for me). I read about the training excercise in Rochdale that was scheduled, but they never gave the date. This must have been it.

Terrible scary times we live in. "

They fly over daily in London

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Did anyone in Manchester see this go overhead just before noon?

A military Helicopter. (Two rotary blades, somebody can name it for me). I read about the training excercise in Rochdale that was scheduled, but they never gave the date. This must have been it.

Terrible scary times we live in. "

They fly over daily in London

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

Why is it scary to see a single military helicopter? Do you think the Army are invading Manchester?

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

Move to Basingstoke, they train regularly there, including at night.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Why is it scary to see a single military helicopter? Do you think the Army are invading Manchester? "

Yeh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Why is it scary to see a single military helicopter? Do you think the Army are invading Manchester? "

Who in their right mind would want to Invade Manchester.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Why is it scary to see a single military helicopter? Do you think the Army are invading Manchester?

Who in their right mind would want to Invade Manchester."

Well it does have a very lively and vibrant nightlife. I went there once so it must be true

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Are you serious ha ha ha you would shit it then living where I do!

We see loads of chinooks, apaches, and general military aircraft most days here I would be more worried if I didn't see them.

Even had 5 F15's in formation fly over yesterday that was exciting

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Sorry sarcasm*. I don't scare easily. I grew up here.

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

large emergency exercise taking place at dovestones and hollingworth lakes simulating a collapse and resultant flooding disaster along the tame and mersey valleys . the chinook was ferrying large pumps from various firestations throughout the north

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

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By *orwegian BlueMan
over a year ago

Iceland, but Aldi is closer..

Move to the Thames estuary in Essex..

Big guns and bombs being fi_ed off there all the time on the test range..

Nothing like an 8am window rattler to wake you up.

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By *edMan
over a year ago

cambridgeshire

Love Chinooks... look for RAF display team on youtube

Un..fuggin.. believable!!

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By *edMan
over a year ago

cambridgeshire

"Love Chinooks... look for RAF display team on youtube

Un..fuggin.. believable!!"

RAF Chinook display team of course ??

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By *VBethTV/TS
over a year ago

Chester

They train all time for a thousand different options. Most versatile bit of kit we have. Trust me on this! See my location for details.

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By *isaB45Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

I regularly see Chinooks flying here. Either singly or in pairs.

Nothing new x

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By *ohnaronMan
over a year ago

london

Its just the BBC following Cliff around

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

"Love Chinooks... look for RAF display team on youtube

Un..fuggin.. believable!!"

Have you seen the US special forces video of the Chinook hovering above water with the ramp down, then slowly lowering itself into the water, and deliberately flooding so that a RHIB speed boat can drive right in? Very cool

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

"They train all time for a thousand different options. Most versatile bit of kit we have. Trust me on this! See my location for details.

You may see one or two!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I saw 9 of them today

what the fuck is going on!

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

The military are training in many places every day - it's a normal part of their work.

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By *orwegian BlueMan
over a year ago

Iceland, but Aldi is closer..

They also take them into Boscombe down for upgrades on a regular basis.

Also airshows on this time of year, so plenty of military stuff moving around between RIAT and Farnborough...

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

LOL

There was this *one time* I'd been banging this guy for like 19hrs or something stupid and it was the following late morning and I looked out of the window of the London flat I was in to see two Chinooks, two Apache helicopters, one Sea King helicopter, one Hercules bomber and two Tornados fly overhead in formation. All painted black.

I was like WTF?!!

Has WWIII started or is the US president dropped in for tea?

Nah, it was the flyby to celebrate the end of hostilities in Afghanistan.

Serious hardware up there.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Did anyone in Manchester see this go overhead just before noon?

A military Helicopter. (Two rotary blades, somebody can name it for me). I read about the training excercise in Rochdale that was scheduled, but they never gave the date. This must have been it.

Terrible scary times we live in. "

They fly over and around London all the time. At least one goes near my house everyday, no biggie.

I am only a couple of miles from Woolwich Artillary, its when that gets busy you need to worry.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"LOL

I was like WTF?!!

Has WWIII started or is the US president dropped in for tea?

Nah, it was the flyby to celebrate the end of hostilities in Afghanistan.

Serious hardware up there. "

You don't suppose they looked black because the sky was bright do you?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Are you serious ha ha ha you would shit it then living where I do!

We see loads of chinooks, apaches, and general military aircraft most days here I would be more worried if I didn't see them.

Even had 5 F15's in formation fly over yesterday that was exciting "

Me too, i Love them flying overhead. But by god they are loud she your 20f below them when they are on their landing

I love f15s.

You should all try living in a base with them flying all day and night, you get used to it after a while

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Are you serious ha ha ha you would shit it then living where I do!

We see loads of chinooks, apaches, and general military aircraft most days here I would be more worried if I didn't see them.

Even had 5 F15's in formation fly over yesterday that was exciting

Me too, i Love them flying overhead. But by god they are loud she your 20f below them when they are on their landing

I love f15s.

You should all try living in a base with them flying all day and night, you get used to it after a while

I love slap bang between a few bases its awesome

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Are you serious ha ha ha you would shit it then living where I do!

We see loads of chinooks, apaches, and general military aircraft most days here I would be more worried if I didn't see them.

Even had 5 F15's in formation fly over yesterday that was exciting

Me too, i Love them flying overhead. But by god they are loud she your 20f below them when they are on their landing

I love f15s.

You should all try living in a base with them flying all day and night, you get used to it after a while

I love slap bang between a few bases its awesome"

It is, i used to live at lakenheath

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By *revaunanceCouple
over a year ago

Exeter

If your sca_ed by the military training to protect us then it's a good job they are there. The other side will scare the life out of you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I see a lot of military planes where I live, it's also Farnborough this weekend so have spotted a few older style planes in the skies overhead.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If your sca_ed by the military training to protect us then it's a good job they are there. The other side will scare the life out of you."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maybe that's what they thought in Turkey lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Maybe that's what they thought in Turkey lol"

You know nothing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When Concorde use to fly over bristol ,the noise would scare you half to death

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I see a lot of military planes where I live, it's also Farnborough this weekend so have spotted a few older style planes in the skies overhead."

Oh dear. That's not good news.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I see a lot of military planes where I live, it's also Farnborough this weekend so have spotted a few older style planes in the skies overhead.

Oh dear. That's not good news. "

Why??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I see a lot of military planes where I live, it's also Farnborough this weekend so have spotted a few older style planes in the skies overhead.

Oh dear. That's not good news.

Why??"

Because it's a trade show. I'm wondering what we're trying to flog if it looks old!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I see a lot of military planes where I live, it's also Farnborough this weekend so have spotted a few older style planes in the skies overhead.

Oh dear. That's not good news.

Why??

Because it's a trade show. I'm wondering what we're trying to flog if it looks old! "

Haha, i Love old military aircraft myself, shows how good we were and still are are producing it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I see a lot of military planes where I live, it's also Farnborough this weekend so have spotted a few older style planes in the skies overhead.

Oh dear. That's not good news.

Why??

Because it's a trade show. I'm wondering what we're trying to flog if it looks old!

Haha, i Love old military aircraft myself, shows how good we were and still are are producing it

Which aircraft do we still produce?

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By *uriousTwosomeCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

Just a training exercise... or Oldham is about to be flooded Armageddon style

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"LOL

I was like WTF?!!

Has WWIII started or is the US president dropped in for tea?

Nah, it was the flyby to celebrate the end of hostilities in Afghanistan.

Serious hardware up there.

You don't suppose they looked black because the sky was bright do you? "

No, I looked it up after - the aircraft were painted black in memory of the dead servicemen & women.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We're well used to chinnooks flying over Crossmaglen. ...its a bit scary and noisy at 50ft..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"LOL

I was like WTF?!!

Has WWIII started or is the US president dropped in for tea?

Nah, it was the flyby to celebrate the end of hostilities in Afghanistan.

Serious hardware up there.

You don't suppose they looked black because the sky was bright do you?

No, I looked it up after - the aircraft were painted black in memory of the dead servicemen & women. "

No they weren't .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I see a lot of military planes where I live, it's also Farnborough this weekend so have spotted a few older style planes in the skies overhead.

Oh dear. That's not good news.

Why??

Because it's a trade show. I'm wondering what we're trying to flog if it looks old!

Haha, i Love old military aircraft myself, shows how good we were and still are are producing it

Which aircraft do we still produce? "

You need to read the business section of the papers every once in a while.

The UK has sealed lots of international export deals on the back of the airshow for various aeronautical products. One of which is a revoloutinary rocket engine invested in by the goverment, George Osborne ratified it, when the company couldn't get private funding. Look it up, you will be pleasantly surprised.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I see a lot of military planes where I live, it's also Farnborough this weekend so have spotted a few older style planes in the skies overhead.

Oh dear. That's not good news.

Why??

Because it's a trade show. I'm wondering what we're trying to flog if it looks old!

Haha, i Love old military aircraft myself, shows how good we were and still are are producing it

Which aircraft do we still produce?

You need to read the business section of the papers every once in a while.

So none.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I see a lot of military planes where I live, it's also Farnborough this weekend so have spotted a few older style planes in the skies overhead.

Oh dear. That's not good news. "

Well that's what they looked like to me but then again I am more used to seeing commercial airliners in the sky!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I see a lot of military planes where I live, it's also Farnborough this weekend so have spotted a few older style planes in the skies overhead.

Oh dear. That's not good news.

Why??

Because it's a trade show. I'm wondering what we're trying to flog if it looks old!

Haha, i Love old military aircraft myself, shows how good we were and still are are producing it

Which aircraft do we still produce?

You need to read the business section of the papers every once in a while.

So none. "

We may not make whole aircraft any more but we make many component parts for lots of aircraft, engines, wings, etc etc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I see a lot of military planes where I live, it's also Farnborough this weekend so have spotted a few older style planes in the skies overhead.

Oh dear. That's not good news.

Why??

Because it's a trade show. I'm wondering what we're trying to flog if it looks old!

Haha, i Love old military aircraft myself, shows how good we were and still are are producing it

Which aircraft do we still produce?

You need to read the business section of the papers every once in a while.

So none.

We may not make whole aircraft any more but we make many component parts for lots of aircraft, engines, wings, etc etc

Sad times indeed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Did anyone in Manchester see this go overhead just before noon?

A military Helicopter. (Two rotary blades, somebody can name it for me). I read about the training excercise in Rochdale that was scheduled, but they never gave the date. This must have been it.

Terrible scary times we live in. "
yes I saw the Chinnock fly over my house twice. It was part of all the emergency services training incase of a terrorist attack.

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

"I saw 9 of them today

what the fuck is going on! "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A Hercules just flew over with it's ramp open. Something is definitely going on. .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You don't think the military are taking over do you? Could be a response to BoJo being made Foreign Secretary!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not being funny or owt but world war 3 is about to start. With the events in Turkey I suggest you keep an eye on Syria Iraq and Iran over next few days / weeks. NATO keep agitating Putin/Russia. If it ain't a cold war it will be a tangible one.

Well I managed to convince myself of this anyway

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not being funny or owt but world war 3 is about to start. With the events in Turkey I suggest you keep an eye on Syria Iraq and Iran over next few days / weeks. NATO keep agitating Putin/Russia. If it ain't a cold war it will be a tangible one.

Well I managed to convince myself of this anyway

Think of the overtime...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

and i guess if you live nr an raf base you get them flying over all the time

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

"and i guess if you live nr an raf base you get them flying over all the time"

Don't ruin our fun!!

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By *ikki ShooterTV/TS
over a year ago

Epsom

"Did anyone in Manchester see this go overhead just before noon?

A military Helicopter. (Two rotary blades, somebody can name it for me). I read about the training excercise in Rochdale that was scheduled, but they never gave the date. This must have been it.

Terrible scary times we live in.

They fly over daily in London "

Yup had blackhawks over Vauxhall not long ago

Apaches over Epsom Downs the norm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was in Portsmouth earlier. There's warships everywhere! Has there been an attack near there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

" I was in Portsmouth earlier. There's warships everywhere! Has there been an attack near there

No they just heard the Village People were gigging!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Following on from my post yesterday about the F15's just been in our local paper the local usaf base here has had to apologise to people in Cambridgeshire and those same aircraft cause a sonic boom.

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