I live a couple on minute drive from Keevil. It's used most days/evenings by Apache and Chinook crews to name a few as well as the Brize contingent A400M,C17 & C130 for various training sorties. Keevil has always been used during the bigger exercises as a FOB or enemy base and when it's not it's use...

Nice shots, 894 is actually a HC6.A now

Sean

Vortex 420 working with members of the Joint Helicopter Support Squadron on the 7th of Feb.

SHF420 Chinook HC6.A ZH893 by Sean McRandle Aviation Images, on Flickr

Sean

harvo266 wrote:They're both HC4's aren't they? Sorry to be pedantic........

HC6.A this one ZH893 in fact its the latest cab to be handed back after the upgrade program

Sean

Yesterday I was lucky enough to be invited to photograph the Joint Helicopter Support Squadron (JHSS) In action carrying out underslung load training during ex hookers herald 18. The heavy lift power was provided in the form of an 27 Sqn Chinook HC6.A ZH893. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4603/39463...

Nice one Mark worth your efforts

Cheers

Sean

Crews just out of briefing its defiantly happening tomorrow

Sean

Ewart wrote:Or low through Shawbury.

You tease Sean!

Will be landing a Shawbury for a refuel so bound to be low :p

Sean

garyscott wrote:. . . You tease . . !!

I'm under the strictest orders

Sean

Stay tuned on the 16th for full scheme reveal. :thumbs: https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t35.0-12/26782016_10215222502782223_2040105230_o.jpg?oh=0ac8848fd606c42679843df1c45569bd&oe=5A5BA21A https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t35.0-12/26855237_10215222502822224_1414047220_o.jpg?oh=47c8ced08...

Small route change, The aircraft will now pass W-E over Yeovilton this is so a flypast of Westlands can also be conducted.

Sean

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/26195562_1021087034708287_3748348974156171244_n.jpg?oh=1cb4a4669212b902ebdc47d9a5c74c65&oe=5AB8D0BA https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/26232222_1021087054708285_4217591560754292379_o.jpg?oh=d421beaa4de2efae305a87cdc01cc1ff&oe=5AB63416 Slight...

Excuse the the fb compression, Recently caught up with a Lynx AH.9A on a training flight. https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/24131298_999915783492079_3053572520479399790_n.jpg?oh=037d414546275cc82e795a8d6d3ef8be&oe=5AD30BA9 https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/24174628_9999170368...

paddyboy wrote:Hi Sean

Cracking shots

Amazing to think just how long the Lynx has been out and about

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

Thanks Paddyboy, Sadly the 16th Jan 2018 WX depending will be there last flight.

Sean

I was invited to a local School yesterday to photograph the arrival of the Army Air Corps Lynx AH9.A for a visit. January 2018 these airframes will be retired from service. https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/23131666_10214609880267043_2723317966821500733_n.jpg?oh=75a06a886391c57ea29cae0d9...

Sir Michael Fallon the Secretary of State for Defence visited Larkhill Garrison last friday, The AAC provided a few aircraft for his visit to the garrison. https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/22228512_10214394803530259_2972965395915576471_n.jpg?oh=c0b64bac38faf58e99d9b365e3ae807d&oe=5A75FA...

Sad news indeed, RIP blue skies!

Sean

paddyboy wrote:Hi Sean

The noise must have been wonderful

Your shots certainly are

Thanks for sharing

Paddyboy

Thanks all

It's defiantly very busy at KV now with most of the JW17-1 assets having arrived.

Sean

Exellent set Mark!

Sean

nice, I got there as the last one was sitting on the runway ready to go......so I guess you were the one at the fence,,,crowded wasn't it? not been there before, but have a new camera so gonna give taking pics a go...... Only 2 other people about yesterday, Yeah probably was me at the fence althoug...