G-HUEY

[LN Strike Eagle]

Finally saw this thing in the air yesterday. More airshows need to book this - the noise alone is fantastic. What a machine!


Bell UH-1H Iroquois 560 (G-HUEY) - North Weald, August 2014 by DanGB, on Flickr


Bell UH-1H Iroquois 560 (G-HUEY) - North Weald, August 2014 by DanGB, on Flickr

Sadly the sun was tucked behind a cloud as it approached...


Bell UH-1H Iroquois 560 (G-HUEY) - North Weald, August 2014 by DanGB, on Flickr


And a few other pics from yesterday and earlier visits...


Boeing N2S-3 Kaydet N63590 / 143 - North Weald, August 2014 by DanGB, on Flickr


Boeing N2S-3 Kaydet N63590 / 143 - North Weald, August 2014 by DanGB, on Flickr


MD902 Explorer G-HAAT - Hertfordshire Air Ambulance - North Weald, August 2014 by DanGB, on Flickr


Folland Gnat T.1 G-TIMM / XP504 (XS111) - Gnat Display Team - North Weald June 2014 by DanGB, on Flickr


Hawker Hurricane MkIIb BE505 'XP-L' (G-HHII) - Hangar 11 Collection - North Weald, June 2014 by DanGB, on Flickr


Supermarine Spitfire PR MkXI PL965 'R' (G-MKXI) - Hangar 11 Collection - North Weald, June 2014 by DanGB, on Flickr


Folland Gnat T.1 G-MOUR / XS102 (XR992) - Gnat Display Team - North Weald, June 2014 by DanGB, on Flickr


MD902 Explorer G-EHAA - Essex Air Ambulance - North Weald, June 2014 by DanGB, on Flickr


Hawker Hurricane MkIIb BE505 'XP-L' (G-HHII) - Hangar 11 Collection - North Weald, June 2014 by DanGB, on Flickr


Supermarine Spitfire PR MkXI PL965 'R' (G-MKXI) - Hangar 11 Collection - North Weald, June 2014 by DanGB, on Flickr

[TJJ]

Nice to see you yesterday. Glad you finally saw the Huey and got a shot of me in Ops 1!

[Ledhead27]

Great work yet again Dan!

[Wissam24]

Glad you got to see the Huey in the air, I've not got to see it flying yet but I hope to. I agree about more places booking them, two very iconic aircraft, even for people in the UK and i do like seeing them around. Do they just do static?

[LN Strike Eagle]

Glad you got to see the Huey in the air, I've not got to see it flying yet but I hope to. I agree about more places booking them, two very iconic aircraft, even for people in the UK and i do like seeing them around. Do they just do static?

Both are flyers available for air displays. I've never seen the one based up north, and only never seen this one outside of the hangar on one other occasion. It was flying at Damyns Hall airshow this weekend.

[Mictheslik]

Glad you got to see the Huey in the air, I've not got to see it flying yet but I hope to. I agree about more places booking them, two very iconic aircraft, even for people in the UK and i do like seeing them around. Do they just do static?

Southport normally gets a display from G-UHIH....but it is the local show. Guess it's quite expensive for a big helicopter to transit around the UK.

.mic

[Wissam24]

UHIH and HUEY both belong to the same "organisation" right? Or are they separate? I've only ever seen UHIH on the ground, never seen HUEY as far as I'm aware.

[Mictheslik]

Nope, separately owned. However, the operators of UHIH also operate G-OHGA (OH-6)

.mic

[tommo999]

Nope, separately owned. However, the operators of UHIH also operate G-OHGA (OH-6)

.mic

Based at Wesham I do believe.

G-HUEY is owned by Mark Fitzgerald, one of the Gnat Team, according to the commentator at Damyns Hall, and is based at North Weald.

[LN Strike Eagle]

UHIH and HUEY both belong to the same "organisation" right?

No, separate owners. G-UHIH is operated alongside an OH-6 Loach, and I believe there were plans to add an AH-1 Cobra to that stable.

G-HUEY lives at North Weald with the Gnat Display Team - I think it's privately owned but operated by GDT/Heritage Aircraft Trust.

[Wissam24]

I see thanks, I couldn't find anything online to explain it.

[crossygr4]

Glad you got to see the Huey in the air, I've not got to see it flying yet but I hope to. I agree about more places booking them, two very iconic aircraft, even for people in the UK and i do like seeing them around. Do they just do static?

Southport normally gets a display from G-UHIH....but it is the local show. Guess it's quite expensive for a big helicopter to transit around the UK.

.mic

Blackpool as well,its based around 9 miles away,very occasionally we get it on static on prom for afternoon,along with the loach,Huey flying at Blackpool this coming Monday afternoon 10/8/14

[Tommy]

G-HUIH was on static (along with the Loach) at RIAT last year, this one seems to be a rarer beast although both are arguably the most underrated items on the display circuit at the moment (along with the Whirlwind).

Great shots once again, Dan. I quite like the way you've captured Pegs... what a beautiful machine!