Benson 20.04.23

[JLewis_Aviation]

An enjoyable and windy visit to the local yesterday, the main attraction was the 2 Typhoons but I think I enjoyed the Chinook on the sloping ground even more! Gutted I couldn't make it for the morning launch but glad I got them recovering

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Typhoon FGR4 | ZK364 | 11 Sqn | EGUB by Joe Lewis, on Flickr

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Typhoon FRG4 | ZK360 | 11 Sqn | EGUB by Joe Lewis, on Flickr

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Chinook HC6A | ZA674 | 28 Sqn | EGUB by Joe Lewis, on Flickr

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Chinook HC6A | ZA674 | 28 Sqn | EGUB by Joe Lewis, on Flickr

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Chinook HC6A | ZA674 | 28 Sqn | EGUB by Joe Lewis, on Flickr

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Chinook HC6A | ZA674 | 28 Sqn | EGUB by Joe Lewis, on Flickr

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Chinook HC6A | ZA674 | 28 Sqn | EGUB by Joe Lewis, on Flickr

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Chinook HC6A | ZA674 | 28 Sqn | EGUB by Joe Lewis, on Flickr

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Chinook HC6A | ZA674 | 28 Sqn | EGUB by Joe Lewis, on Flickr

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Chinook HC6A | ZA674 | 28 Sqn | EGUB by Joe Lewis, on Flickr

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Windy! by Joe Lewis, on Flickr

I hope you all enjoyed

[elderforest]

Very nice. You definitely got the best weather

[JLewis_Aviation]

Very nice. You definitely got the best weather

Yes it was great, not a cloud in the sky!

[paddyboy]

Wokkatastic, Joe

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[JLewis_Aviation]

Wokkatastic, Joe

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

Thank you Paddy, can't beat a chinoook

[chrisov]

Very nice, may I ask where abouts you took these from? Its been a long time since I visited.

[steamy]

was going to ask the same, the young one would love to see a Chinook that close

[roughcutter]

Great set of images Joe. I drove past Benson for the first time last Summer, along the A474 heading to Oxford. Fascinated, I Google mapped the airfield sometime later. There are plenty of vantage points around the place most notable is the hairpin bend in the estate to the North that seems to offer a panoramic view of the ramp - is this where you took your pics from? I'll make a point of stopping if I'm ever in the vicinity again.

[JB87]

I would think you’d need to have a word with the local farmer to get (excellent) shots like this, there are cul-de-sac footpaths but they don’t reach as far as the airfield boundary hedgerow.