Helicopters in LFA 1 - March 2025

[Olief22raptor]

A selection of helicopter images from a very busy month with some nice weather!

4/3/25

The day began with a Middle Wallop based Apache calling for 80 minutes of General Handling:

ZM737 | AH-64E Apache Guardian | 673 Sqn Army Air Corps | LFA 1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

ZM737 | AH-64E Apache Guardian | 673 Sqn Army Air Corps | LFA 1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

And a nice topside pass on departure:

ZM737 | AH-64E Apache Guardian | 673 Sqn Army Air Corps | LFA 1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

Then a Wattisham based Apache at a Forward Arming/Refuelling Point (FARP) :

ZM705 | AH-64E Apache Guardian | 656 Sqn Army Air Corps | LFA 1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

ZM705 | AH-64E Apache Guardian | 656 Sqn Army Air Corps | LFA 1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

And to finish off the day, a Merlin captured during some winch training:

ZJ129/N | Merlin HC.4 | 845 Naval Air Squadron | LFA 1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

ZJ129/N | AgustaWestland Merlin HC.4 | 845 Naval Air Squadron | LFA 1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

Some concrete blocks provided a handy tripod alternative as the light began to fade:

ZJ129/N | Merlin HC.4 | 845 Naval Air Squadron | LFA 1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

6 March 2025:

Benson based Chinook HC.5 in a Confined Area:

ZH898 | Chinook HC.5 | 28 Sqn RAF | LFA 1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

ZH898 | Chinook HC.5 | 28 Sqn RAF | LFA 1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

ZH898 | Chinook HC.5 | 28 Sqn RAF | LFA 1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

ZH898 | Chinook HC.5 | 28 Sqn RAF | LFA 1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

18 March 2025:

The same Chinook in the same location, in some slightly better light

ZH898 | Chinook HC.5 | 28 Squadron RAF | LFA1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

ZH898 | Chinook HC.5 | 28 Squadron RAF | LFA1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

Another Chinook, this time from Odiham, in for some rather spirited General Handling:

ZH894 | Chinook HC.6A | 18(B) Squadron RAF | LFA1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

ZH894 | Chinook HC.6A | 18(B) Squadron RAF | LFA1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

ZH894 | Chinook HC.6A | 18(B) Squadron RAF | LFA1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

ZH894 | Chinook HC.6A | 18(B) Squadron RAF | LFA1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

Followed by a Wildcat making a brief, unexpected visit into a Confined Area:

ZZ392 | Wildcat AH.1 | 652 Squadron AAC | LFA1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

ZZ392 | Wildcat AH.1 | 652 Squadron AAC | LFA1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

26th March 2025:

Puma farewell flypast over Odiham:

XW224/ZJ954/ZA939 | Puma HC.2 | 33 Squadron RAF | EGVO by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

XW224/ZJ954/ZA939 | Puma HC.2 | 33 Squadron RAF | EGVO by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

Followed by an Odiham based Chinook in a Confined Area, typically only caught sun on the deck :

ZD982 | Chinook HC.6A | 18 Sqn RAF | LFA1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

ZD982 | Chinook HC.6A | 18 Sqn RAF | LFA1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

ZD982 | Chinook HC.6A | 18 Sqn RAF | LFA1 by Olie Myburgh, on Flickr

Thanks all for reading/looking, been a cracking month.

[IanH]

Fine set Ollie

[Len123]

Superb set! Really superb