Clockwork 2019
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 8:12 pm
Last march Ian Harding and I were lucky enough to spend a week embedded with CHF at Bardufoss Norway for their annual Arctic Training set, Clockwork....Present at the time were 845NAS with Merlin Mk3A's and 847NAS with their Wildcats...
Well, our week in the Arctic Circle was certainly an experience of a lifetime, with temperatures down to -15 during the day and -27 overnight....Easily the most extreme conditions I have ever experienced and photographed in....I'm told the Wind chill under a Merlin there is -57 and believe me it certainly felt like it... It snowed almost constantly whilst we were there but thankfully the weather broke for one day when we got clear skies and sun and later that night a great show of the Northern Lights.........As last Monday was the last flight of a RN Merlin Mk3a I thought now was an appropriate time to post these shot.....Hope you find them interesting...
1,
Clockwork_KevinWills_ by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
2,
FB_ZZ384_Wildcat_847NAS_Bardufoss_KevinWills_344A0367 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
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FB_ZK001_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS1152 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
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FB_ZJ998_MerlinMk3A_845NAS_Bardufoss_Farp_KevinWills_344A1324 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
5,
FB_ZJ998_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS0457 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
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FB_ZJ998_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS0293 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
7,
FB_ZJ998_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS0092 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
8,
FB_ZJ998_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS0444 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
9,
FB_ZJ998_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS0505 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
10,
FB_ZJ998_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS0547 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
11,
FB_ZZ527_Wildcat_847NAS_Clockwork2019_KevinWills_KEVW1886 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
12,
FB_ZZ527_Wildcat_847NAS_KevinWills_344A0187 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
13,
FB_ZZ527_Wildcat_847NAS_Clockwork2019_KevinWills_KEVW9197 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
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FB_ZZ527_Wildcat_847NAS_Clockwork2019_KevinWills_KEVW9193 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
15,
FB_ZK001_845NAS_Bardufoss_Clockwork2019_KevinWills_344A1066 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
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FB_ZK001_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS1834 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
17,
FB_Junglie_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS2464 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
18,
FB_A2A_Merlin__ZK001_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS6257 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
19,
FB_A2A_Merlin__ZK001_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS6538 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
20,
FB_Junglie_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS2974 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
21,
FB_CHF_Clockwork2019_Hangar_KEVINWILLS9338 by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
22,
FB_CHF_Clockwork2019_Hangar_KEVINWILLS9527 by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
23,
FB_CHF_MAOT_KevinWills_344A8030 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
24,
FB_CHF_MAOT_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS5934 by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
25,
FB_ZZ527_Wildcat_847NAS_KevinWills_344A9644 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
26,
FB_Bell412_Merlin_Bardufoss_KevinWills_344A0458 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
27,
FB_Bell412_167_339Skv_KevinWills_344A0734 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
28,
FB_ZJ998_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS6127 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
29,
FB_ZK001_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS1763 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
30,
FB_Junglie_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS2855 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
31,
FB_ZJ992_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS1949 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
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845_SaabSafari_RNoAF_KEVINWILLS0163 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr
Hope they were of interest ? I will post the Gate Guards in the Oldies section...
Cheers,
Kev Wills.
Well, our week in the Arctic Circle was certainly an experience of a lifetime, with temperatures down to -15 during the day and -27 overnight....Easily the most extreme conditions I have ever experienced and photographed in....I'm told the Wind chill under a Merlin there is -57 and believe me it certainly felt like it... It snowed almost constantly whilst we were there but thankfully the weather broke for one day when we got clear skies and sun and later that night a great show of the Northern Lights.........As last Monday was the last flight of a RN Merlin Mk3a I thought now was an appropriate time to post these shot.....Hope you find them interesting...
1,
Clockwork_KevinWills_ by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr2,
FB_ZZ384_Wildcat_847NAS_Bardufoss_KevinWills_344A0367 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr3,
FB_ZK001_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS1152 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr4,
FB_ZJ998_MerlinMk3A_845NAS_Bardufoss_Farp_KevinWills_344A1324 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr5,
FB_ZJ998_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS0457 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr6,
FB_ZJ998_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS0293 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr7,
FB_ZJ998_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS0092 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr8,
FB_ZJ998_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS0444 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr9,
FB_ZJ998_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS0505 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr10,
FB_ZJ998_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS0547 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr11,
FB_ZZ527_Wildcat_847NAS_Clockwork2019_KevinWills_KEVW1886 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr12,
FB_ZZ527_Wildcat_847NAS_KevinWills_344A0187 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr13,
FB_ZZ527_Wildcat_847NAS_Clockwork2019_KevinWills_KEVW9197 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr14,
FB_ZZ527_Wildcat_847NAS_Clockwork2019_KevinWills_KEVW9193 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr15,
FB_ZK001_845NAS_Bardufoss_Clockwork2019_KevinWills_344A1066 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr16,
FB_ZK001_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS1834 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr17,
FB_Junglie_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS2464 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr18,
FB_A2A_Merlin__ZK001_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS6257 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr19,
FB_A2A_Merlin__ZK001_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS6538 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr20,
FB_Junglie_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS2974 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr21,
FB_CHF_Clockwork2019_Hangar_KEVINWILLS9338 by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr22,
FB_CHF_Clockwork2019_Hangar_KEVINWILLS9527 by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr23,
FB_CHF_MAOT_KevinWills_344A8030 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr24,
FB_CHF_MAOT_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS5934 by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr25,
FB_ZZ527_Wildcat_847NAS_KevinWills_344A9644 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr26,
FB_Bell412_Merlin_Bardufoss_KevinWills_344A0458 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr27,
FB_Bell412_167_339Skv_KevinWills_344A0734 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr28,
FB_ZJ998_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS6127 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr29,
FB_ZK001_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS1763 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr30,
FB_Junglie_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS2855 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr31,
FB_ZJ992_Merlin_845NAS_Clockwork2019_KEVINWILLS1949 copy by KdoubleU2017, on Flickr32,
845_SaabSafari_RNoAF_KEVINWILLS0163 copy by KdoubleU2017, on FlickrHope they were of interest ? I will post the Gate Guards in the Oldies section...
Cheers,
Kev Wills.
