SPTA 15-17 August

[Olief22raptor]

Spent a few days down on SPTA with some friends and we were blessed with a nice variety of aircraft providing plenty of action.

The Monday was spent on Deptford Down with a Merlin in the confines to kick off the day after a lot of running to catch it!

Merlin HC.4 ZJ136/U ‘JUNGLY32’ @SPTA by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

Then came another Merlin which used the airstrip before a pair of Apaches from Middle Wallop arrived

Merlin HC.4A ZJ990/AA ‘VICTOR58’ @SPTA by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

AH-64E ZM716+ZM708 CARNAGE 1-2 @SPTA by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

AH-64E ZM716 ‘CARNAGE1’ @SPTA by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

AH-64E ZM708 ‘CARNAGE2’ @ SPTA by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

The Tuesday was a slow starter but the wait was made worth it when we saw a Puma conducting confined landings in Lindens, then a Hercules doing a drop on Everleigh DZ

Puma HC.2 ZA940/V ‘VORTEX283’ @SPTA by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

Hercules C.4 ZH867 ‘ASCOT137’ @SPTA by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

Wednesday, our final day brought more confined landings, with a Merlin visiting Pennings and a Chinook in Lindens, which we then chased to Everleigh DZ and were rewarded with an awesome low pass upon their departure.

Merlin HC.4 ZJ125/J ‘JUNGLY12’ @SPTA by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

Chinook HC.6 ZK550 ‘VORTEX507’ @SPTA by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

Chinook HC.6 ZK550 ‘VORTEX507’ @SPTA by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

[JLewis_Aviation]

Very nice mate, great to spend a few days with you, not sure my legs have recovered from running down into the woods though

[Osprey555]

Great shots Olie , was an enjoyable few days for sure! That chinook pass at the end was nice and low! Fingers crossed for our next visit

[POL]

Very nice, good to see SPTA still gets some movement!

[Mustang531]

Very nice shots, thanks for sharing these.

[paddyboy]

Cracking set there Olie

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy