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Thread: Rememberance Sunday Overflight

Started 1 month, 1 week ago by rcowan
As a first time contributor to the website I hope I've got the right Forum so apologies in advance if I havent got it right!... Basically my issue is this: for the second time in two years whilst I was observing the 1 min. silence on Sunday at the Harrow Civic Centre War Memorial a mostly white coloured Agusta 109/Bell 222 (?) suddenly appeared flying low and slow at exactly 11.01am over the ...
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AircraftOperations replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Don't the some of the Forces use white 109s? RAF transport etc etc.

Gulf4uk replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Also consider the Time we live in and who was about in various places this also could be part of Security cover who knows for sure intrusive maybe but we need to be Safe . Tony

rcowan replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Toally agree with last comment although have just spoken to Northolt and they are checking it out. Still whilst I agree with security needs etc... there were plenty of Police on the ground and in any case being familar with the usual Police/Army/Airforce types that fly over NW London this helo looked nothing like (especially in terms of colouring) the usual sort...still convinced it was a civil ...

rcowan replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Without speaking out of turn I think the Royals use S76's and I am aware that the Hereford chaps may use A109's but would be surprised if they were blank white in terms of colouring?

Gulf4uk replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Googled for information on this and there are apparently some mil choppers in White and other schemes see the link if its allowed http://www.aviator.nl/images/ZR323-2...CT0075-big. jpg SKY news G-SKYN was white might still be . Tony

rcowan replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Tony, You could well be right on that helo, probably getting confused but is that a S76? If it was would make sense as I think the QF is based at Northolt (?) Even so flying during the One Min Silence or flying directly over said Service whilst obviously sneeking a peek (bearing in mind the local police had stopped the local traffic in the area to preserve the silence....) is a bit naughty. ...

Gulf4uk replied 1 month, 1 week ago
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rcowan replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Problem solved everybody.....just spoke to a Sqr Ldr at Northolt "I hear you have a complaint sir....".... Apparently it was probably an Augusta 109 "we dont have S76's sir (???)" of 32 sqr en route from a long line of Rememberance Sunday fly-pasts...requested by the Royal British Legion. He didnt see the problem of flying so close during the One Min silence????? come on guys...Am I being so ...

Gulf4uk replied 1 month, 1 week ago
no Sir you you are not unreasonable: Same as my feelings Saturday Evening and Sunday Night the continous thump thump thump of fireworks even worse on Sunday night . There is a time for that 5 nov. Remembrance Eve and Night Is not . Respect Sadly Lacking but thats my opinion. all the best Tony

rcowan replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Reasonable opinion shared! Having said that, a Lancaster/Spitfire/Hurricane or any relevant WW2 aircraft flying past at the same time might have been forgiven!!!

 

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rcowan
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Published (2009-11-12 11:11:00)
or even ME109's of course !
Gulf4uk
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Rememberance Sunday Overflight
Published (2009-11-09 16:29:00)
no Sir you you are not unreasonable: Same as my feelings Saturday Evening and Sunday Night the continous thump thump thump of fireworks even worse on Sunday night . There is a time for that 5 nov. Remembrance Eve and Night Is not . Respect Sadly Lacking but thats my opinion. all the best Tony
betpump5
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Rememberance Sunday Overflight
Published (2009-11-09 17:50:00)
Hehe, Yes. I wanted to hijack the thread and start a controversial discussion as to whether its right to celebrate things like this - you know, set fireworks of and make bonfires for terrorist attempts that didn't pan out. Then I realised this isn't JetBlast
Ian Brooks
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Rememberance Sunday Overflight
Published (2009-11-10 10:20:00)
If every parade in the country requested we need an airforce the size of the American to cover them Ian B
G-AWZK
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Published (2009-11-09 23:07:00)
gulf4uk G-SKYN is silver with blue and red vinyl markings. She hasn't been white for at least 4 years.
AircraftOperations
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Rememberance Sunday Overflight
Published (2009-11-09 13:13:00)
Don't the some of the Forces use white 109s? RAF transport etc etc.
Icare9
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Published (2009-11-11 18:59:00)
So it's B Flight of 32 Sqdn then. Still a tactless incursion I would have thought. There are 3 Agusta Westland AW109E's (phew, not FW190's!) and I had hoped someone had the wit to register G-ERII for one!
Daifly
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Published (2009-11-11 18:09:00)
I can understand the concerns, but I would suggest, humbly, we all be a bit more jovial about life. When I was a little boy a WWII ex-RAF Squadron Leader Lancaster skipper was standing smartly to attention (in a WWII uniform, but very post-WWII body) at the village war memorial (at 10:59) when the church bell struck. The assembled company stood to attention in total perfect silence. About a minute in a light aircraft passed overhead at about...

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