RAF Odiham Families Day this year was a great event and very well planned, very much like any other airshow. They had a decent sized flying display, with a few flypasts from the RAF, and an interesting static park. After attending last year, I was very excited to be attending again this year! The highlights for me were seeing the Chinook HC.5s and Lynx AH.9As constantly flying in and out of the base on family flights with some awesome tight banks to return, and the Chinook Role Demo of two 7 Sqn HC.6s. I don't have any photos of the flypasts as they were either too far away (using the main runway) or too high to get a decent photo, so here is my selection.
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RAF Chinook HC.5 - ZH897 by Tommy, on Flickr
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RAF Chinook HC.5 - ZH897 by Tommy, on Flickr
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AAC Lynx AH.9A - ZG917 - 657 Sqn by Tommy, on Flickr
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AAC Lynx AH.9A - ZG885 - 657 Sqn by Tommy, on Flickr
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RAF Puma HC.2 - XW214 by Tommy, on Flickr
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RAF Chinook HC.5 - ZH897 by Tommy, on Flickr
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RAF Chinook HC.5 - ZH903 by Tommy, on Flickr
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RAF Chinook HC.6 - ZK563 - 7 Sqn by Tommy, on Flickr
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RAF Chinook HC.5 - ZH901 by Tommy, on Flickr
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AAC Lynx AH.9A - ZG885 - 657 Sqn by Tommy, on Flickr
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AAC Lynx AH.9A - ZG885 - 657 Sqn by Tommy, on Flickr
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RAF Chinook HC.4 - ZA670 by Tommy, on Flickr
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RAF Chinook HC.6 - ZK563 - 7 Sqn by Tommy, on Flickr
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RAF Chinook HC.6 - ZK563 - 7 Sqn by Tommy, on Flickr
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RAF Chinook HC.5 - ZH899 by Tommy, on Flickr
Chinook Heaven at Odiham Families Day
Chinook Heaven at Odiham Families Day
Nikon D7100
Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di VC USD
Nikon AF-S Nikon 50mm f/1.8G
Sigma 10-20mm f3.5 EX DC HSM
Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di VC USD
Nikon AF-S Nikon 50mm f/1.8G
Sigma 10-20mm f3.5 EX DC HSM
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Re: Chinook Heaven at Odiham Families Day
Bang average mate...
- lynothehammer
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Re: Chinook Heaven at Odiham Families Day
Only joking mate, cracking set...