Dutch Invasion 21st February

[tommc]

A bit of a Dutch invasion in Suffolk today

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Cougar 'Wildcat1' arrived at Lakenheath



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Then over to Mildenhall to see the Chinooks arrive



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Also some of the usual suspects were circuit bashing



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Then, over to Wattisham to catch some Apaches



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Redskin Flight departing to the north



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And one of the local Apaches for comparison



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[Zonan]

Nice pictures.
Nice to see our Cougars, Apaches and Chinooks in the UK.

[nellis6]

From February 18 through March 8, the TAC-UK exercise will take place at the Spadeadam range. Eight helicopters and 250 personnel from the RNLAF Defense Helicopter Command will be there to train helicopter operations in electronic warfare.Three Chinooks, three Apaches and two Cougars will fly from the Carlisle Airport to the range at Spadeadam to practice different scenarios and missions.

During the TAC-UK exercise, pilots, helicopter crews and support staff will train in an environment with a high radar threat.The Chinook and Cougar helicopters will try to avoid hostile systems and the Apache attack helicopters will aim to disable the systems.

[tommc]

Thanks for the exercise details Mike

[Zonan]

Does anyone know when these are returning to the Netherlands?

[Fink123]

Does anyone know when these are returning to the Netherlands?

Should be 08-03-2019.