Post your Pumas...

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Lovely selection of photo's here! :clap:

Just 1 contribution from me.

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Andy L
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3 French ones

SA330B at Cognac June 2008
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SA330B with hangers on. Orleans June 2010
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EC.225 at Lann-Bihoue September 2010
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A couple from me:

RAF Puma with big sponsons at Yeovilton Air Day, 2007

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Swiss Cougar firing flares at Axalp, 2009

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Two Swiss Cougar/Super Pumas carrying full Bambi buckets

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Oddly, I don't have a lot of Puma pictures in my collection. Some great ones appearing on here, though. Keep 'em coming!
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Here's a real oldie from me. RAF Cottesmore September 1972 Open Day. HC1 XW234 230 Sqdn.

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3Greens wrote:Here's a real oldie from me. RAF Cottesmore September 1972 Open Day. HC1 XW234 230 Sqdn.

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What a slick looking cab. I guess they are a bit heavier these days?


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And of course, with all these lovely Puma pictures gathered around here, a portuguese one was missing: SA-330S1 Puma. :wink:


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Some lovely Pumas have been posted recently, especially the Chilean, Spanish and Romanian examples...

Another from me for now - Really friendly crew this one!

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The late XW211 in the autumn leaves last year:
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Westland Puma - XW211 - RAF by RickInghamPhotography.co.uk, on Flickr

Hooking a load under a Puma:
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Westland Puma - ZJ954 - RAF by RickInghamPhotography.co.uk, on Flickr

And finally, bringing home a load at the end of a long day:
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RAF Puma HC1 XW231 ZA935 SPTA Ex Chiltern Kite by RickInghamPhotography.co.uk, on Flickr

Might aswell take this chance to plug my site, all my puma pics can be found here:
http://www.rickinghamphotography.co.uk/ ... tland+Puma

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Andy L wrote:3 French ones

SA330B with hangers on. Orleans June 2010
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That'll teach them to have the curry the previous evening :lol:
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French Army staff travel? :lol:

Great picture though, what was the idea behind it though?

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230 Sqn Puma in Northern Ireland (July 2006)!

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Hello Tony,

Some more Puma and Cougar photos :

- ALAT Puma in desert scheme at Phalsbourg 2007 :

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- ALAT Cougar at Valence 2008 :

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- ALAT Cougar Horizon at Phalsbourg 2007 :

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- ALAT EC725 Caracal at Dax 2008 :
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Lovely stuff Andre, particularly the 'Horizon'...
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A couple more of the Swiss variety :

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South African Air Force Oryx, derivative of the Puma.

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Just a quick post from NWI the Bristow boy's were a bit upset as to why none of there aircraft had been featured so we had better put that right!
Well it looks almost like camo :lol:EC.225 Super Puma.
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now for some in full colour! AS.332 Super Puma.
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One from Luqa, last week.... :cool:
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Great thread. Can I ask, Where is best to get Puma shots in the UK? I'd like to venture out and get some.
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Aberdeen is the best place to snap Pumas in the UK, but it depends if you want civil or military!
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Civil or Mil, Bit far for me though that is..I don't know what it's like at Benson for photos either?
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Two shots from Barcelona :wink:

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I know there's a picture of this one already but here it is in daylight.

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Kabul.

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Liking that one Dougie, and the Spanish one is rather nice too Peter!
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Here are some of mine:

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Enjoy!