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Friday 15 July 2016

A FLYING VISIT

 I was amazed yesterday, to see a RAF Merlin helicopter thunder above my house and land in the field  opposite. Thinking it makes a change from photographing the usual toys and models, I grabbed my camera and took a few pics of this noisy beast against a very convincing backdrop of the neighbours back gardens.







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8 comments:

  1. Tony K7/15/2016 11:12 am

    Hi Scoop, I wonder what the reason for this unusual zone was ? Did it make the local papers? Nice pics as well!

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    1. SCOOP7/15/2016 11:34 am

      It hasn't made the local papers so far Tony. The field is sometimes used as a place for the Air Ambulance to land as we're close to the hospital, but it was unusual for a military helicoper to land there.

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  2. Anonymous7/15/2016 11:55 am

    I like the photos because the military Merlin looks so at odds with the civilian setting. Well done Scoop :)

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    1. SCOOP7/15/2016 12:05 pm

      Thanks. Yes, it's that ordinary suburban background that appealed to me in the photos. I took a few of the Merlin in the air but much preferred these.

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  3. Ed and Bettina Berg7/15/2016 3:18 pm

    That was really cool Scoop, what a unique opportunity! We used to see similar sightings when German military helicopters would buzz by Bettina's house right outside her kitchen window (her old house bordered farm land).

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    1. SCOOP7/15/2016 3:37 pm

      Gosh, I'm not sure I'd want the noise and whooshing of a helicopter outside my kitchen window Ed, I hope it didn't happen too often : D

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    2. Ed and Bettina Berg7/15/2016 4:03 pm

      Not that often Scoop but it was neat. we have photos around here somewhere of a fly-by.

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    3. SCOOP7/15/2016 8:38 pm

      I'd love to see them Ed. Anything aircraft related is great with me. : )

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