Topic of the week #5- Helicopters

Communal photo threads for specific aircraft types, operators etc.

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DerekF
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Helijet S-76 at Vancouver in 2010.
ImageaaDSC_1785D by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr

Navy Seaking at Southport in 2014.
ImageaaD7000_02_DSC_1182 by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr

Navy Lynxes at Waddington 2011.
ImageaaDSC_6916D by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr

Army Apache at Cosford 2019
Imageaa02_D600_04_DSC_5729 by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr

Hughes 369 at Old Warden 2021.
ImageuuD750_01_DSC_3190 by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr

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Forty nine year old repurposed EH-1H with Hemet-Ryan Helitack ex 69-15858:

ImageN491DF '301' Bell EH-1H CAL FIRE ex 69-15858 by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Irish Air Corps AW139 at Blackbushe:

Image275 AW139 Irish Air Corps by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Coast Guard AW189 departing St Athan on a shout:

ImageG-MCGU AW189 HM Coast Guard by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Sea King HAR.3 from a very wet and windy Historic Helicopters event at Chard:

ImageXZ597 'M' Sea King HAR.3 ex 22 Sqn RAF (G-SKNG) by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

658 Sqn Dauphin complete with 'passengers' escorting Marine Force One:

ImageZJ783 SA365N Dauphin AH.1 658 Sqn AAC by Keith Heywood, on Flickr




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Good theme - we should see some interesting variety here!

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Image93_Wessex_Halton by Tony Adams, on Flickr

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ImageTiger Merlin by Tony Adams, on Flickr

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ImageIMG_3137 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

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Image_MG_0900 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

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Image_MG_7373 by Tony Adams, on Flickr
I hear gliders

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A few Helis around Cornwall (not much else happens down here).

Culdrose Air Day departure 2015
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Bodmin Moor 2020
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Cornwall, 2016
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St Agnes Lifeboat Day 2014
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Bodmin Moor, 2020
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My guy!

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Alouette III, Malta 2004
ImageAlouette III DSCF0238 by aviation anoraks, on Flickr

H-19, Travis AFB, California, 2006
ImageUntitled by aviation anoraks, on Flickr

Wessex, Wanaka, NZ, 2004
ImageScan 17 by aviation anoraks, on Flickr

Squirrel, White Island, NZ, 2004
ImageScan 5 by aviation anoraks, on Flickr

Merlins, Yeovilton, 2016
ImageUntitled by aviation anoraks, on Flickr

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Image1188 by Phil Roberts, on Flickr

Image939 by Phil Roberts, on Flickr

Image87 by Phil Roberts, on Flickr

Image502 by Phil Roberts, on Flickr

Image183 by Phil Roberts, on Flickr
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Will go with some oldies.

In Florida in 1991.

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Performing during a show at Aberdeen seafront in 1982.

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Greenham Common in 1983.

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Lossiemouth.

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Argentinean Huey.

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2013 Châteaudun
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2013 Melsbroek
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2016 Florennes
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2017 Axalp
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2019 Florennes
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Hi chaps, my shortlist of 22 won't go into 5, so had to think of a theme. These are vintage helos.....

Hiller HT2 Raven @ Waddington 2005
ImageIMG_0150 (2) by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

DOSAAF Mi-2 seen at home @ Zhukovsky 2012
ImageIMG_9710 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Skeeter, AAC Historic Flight seen at home @ Middle Wallop 1994
ImageIMG_6653 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

RAF Wessex XT606 still in service (just), arriving @ Yeovilton 1993. Now in NZ museum
ImageIMG_6415 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Whirlwind HAS7 XK940 (G-AYXT) @ Redhill 1991. Now grounded at WSM Museum
ImageIMG_5772 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

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"I have a good pilot and a safe pilot."


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Used for winching people in to eradicate weeds in difficult to access locations.
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Used for spraying exotic weeds on cliff faces.
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Royal Australian Navy Romeo.
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Royal Australian Navy Huey.
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Some breathtaking stuff in this thread!

Training at RAF Odiham

Image20160210 (27)_ZH893_Boeing_Chinook by John Dixon, on Flickr

Lockdown 1 back garden

Image20200507 (7)_ZZ511_AgustaWestland_AW159_Wildcat_AH1 by John Dixon, on Flickr

Allowed out, guess who visited Heathrow!

Image20200514 (10)_ZJ129_AgustaWestland_Merlin_HC4 by John Dixon, on Flickr

Bit of a change - Shetland oil support ops at Sumburgh

Image20211004 (35)_G-VINF_Sikorsky_S-92A_Helibus by John Dixon, on Flickr

Image20211004 (40)_G-IACF_Sikorsky_S-92A_Helibus by John Dixon, on Flickr


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ImageRoyal Navy Rescue by Niall Grant, on Flickr

ImageTF-GRO by Niall Grant, on Flickr

ImageWorkhorse by Niall Grant, on Flickr

ImageIAC 276 by Niall Grant, on Flickr

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Thanks one and all for your superb entries, exactly the sort of quality and variety I was hoping for, which as ever makes it tough to choose a winner. Special mention must go to Draken with his Polish Seasprite, but my favourite image is Bernard's Caracal. A quality image that has a real tactical feel to it :clap:

Over to you, Bernard!
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