from the tower at Southend
The Boeing Company CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engined, tandem rotor, heavy-lift helicopter and will be training at London Southend Airport at 1545 this afternoon after routing from RAF Odiham.
Please be advised this flight may amend timings/cancel at short notice
Southend Heads UP
- Southendnick
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Re: Southend Heads UP
We have had multiple Chinooks over Kent in the last couple of days/nights, including one very swift night time visit to the RE Barracks at Gillingham.
Can't beat the sound of approaching Wokka's, certainly brings the neighbours out.
Can't beat the sound of approaching Wokka's, certainly brings the neighbours out.
Re: Southend Heads UP
That would be one way to clear those crowded beaches.
(Mark Twain: There are lies, there are damn lies and then there are statistics)
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Re: Southend Heads UP
Sadly it cancelled as did this morings C130
Re: Southend Heads UP
It’s a bit late but there was an Atlas just west of Southend around 5.15 this afternoon.
IMG_1013-1 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
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IMG_1013-1 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
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