Military helicopters circling Blackburn

[Dante.El.Chunk]

People showing vids on social media just now

Local lockdown? Anyone here have to commute there?

[conyoviejo]

Rounding up the horses perhaps.

[evensteadiereddie]

It must be their Sioux, Sioux Siouxicide Squad..............



but they're not an Apache on ours.

[Hibsclaret]

Still looking for Shergar

[Gordaleman]

Theyr'e trying to keep the Deadwood fans escaping as they face another season in the Chumpionship.

[NottsClaret]

I like the idea of military helicopters enforcing local lockdowns, gunning down any desperate citizens trying to cross from Intack into Knuzden.

[tim_noone]

Staying down forever.....

[Billy Balfour]

Staying in lockdown forever.....

[dsr]

They would have preferred to send in the cavalry, but ...

[Guller Bull]

Black Horse Down

[Clarets4me]

Which Countries ?

[clansman]

A variety of military helicopters pass over east lancs regularly on their designated route up to various training areas in north Pennines etc.Puma, Merlin, Chinook even occasional apache, sometimes Bell or Eurocopters from Shawbury training base in Shropshire .

[Loyalclaret]

I was staying next to RAF Woodvale in Southport over the weekend and a few helicopters were setting off Monday morning. Could it be related to the armed police exercises in East Lancs this week?

[claretonthecoast1882]

Not surprised its circling, you wouldn't want to land in the ****hole would you

[Bosscat]

A variety of military helicopters pass over east lancs regularly on their designated route up to various training areas in north Pennines etc.Puma, Merlin, Chinook even occasional apache, sometimes Bell or Eurocopters from Shawbury training base in Shropshire .

Back when I still had a motorcycle, I was riding up from Sedbergh over to Hawes and just as I reached the watershed at Garsdale Head and rode under the viaduct, 3 Apache Helicopters flew over in close formation at about 100ft (or so it felt) & frightened the living sh*t out of me .

[Danieljwaterhouse]

They would have preferred to send in the cavalry, but ...

This an underrated gem of a comment...

Do we have a sticky at the top of the board for comment of year?

[RalphCoatesComb]

Back when I still had a motorcycle, I was riding up from Sedbergh over to Hawes and just as I reached the watershed at Garsdale Head and rode under the viaduct, 3 Apache Helicopters flew over in close formation at about 100ft (or so it felt) & frightened the living sh*t out of me .

Once got "buzzed" by a Tornado over the Snake Pass whilst riding my motorbike some years ago. I could hear some kind of noise, looked in my mirrors, nothing, then... WHHHHHHOOOOOOOOSHHHHHH ! And I don't mean Ray Deakin Bike had a wobble. Not sure whether it was the aftershock from the aircraft or me just having a twitch !

[bfcjg]

The locals are putting bread out for them

[DCWat]

The locals are putting bread out for them

Take some feeding those metal birds!!

[Bosscat]

Take some feeding those metal birds!!

They are from Blackburn ... so probably chucking nuts and bolts on the lawn thinking thats what they eat

[huw.Y.WattfromWare]

Dropping down to Tebay services, towing a caravan, got buzzed by a low flying jet. I could have crapped mesen and thank goodness for the stabiliser on the tow hitch. We got a wobble on.

[Giftonsnoidea]

Apocalypse Bastards

[Andreshotboots]

Concorde taking off got me a couple of times when driving past Heathrow..One noisy bugger..

[bfcmik]

Once got "buzzed" by a Tornado over the Snake Pass whilst riding my motorbike some years ago. I could hear some kind of noise, looked in my mirrors, nothing, then... WHHHHHHOOOOOOOOSHHHHHH ! And I don't mean Ray Deakin Bike had a wobble. Not sure whether it was the aftershock from the aircraft or me just having a twitch !

When I lived near Banbury, A10 Warthogs from RAF Upper Heyford would do 'strafing runs on vehicles driving along the country roads. Felt like they were no more than 50 feet above your car roof when they turned on their afterburners to climb away!

Concorde taking off got me a couple of times when driving past Heathrow..One noisy bugger..

The backwash from the engines was incredible too.

[ClaretAndJew]

I've seen these videos and apparently they are fake and made using Microsoft Office Excel PowerPoint 2003 on a Mac using a student license.

I find it highly unusual that you of all people have mentioned helicopters when you can't even ******* pilot one.

Mince beef? Today was a fifteen mile hike from John O'Nassis to Jackie Kennedy.

Double U Double U Double U Dot CORN snake dot Co dot you kay.

[exilecanada]

When I lived near Banbury, A10 Warthogs from RAF Upper Heyford would do 'strafing runs on vehicles driving along the country roads. Felt like they were no more than 50 feet above your car roof when they turned on their afterburners to climb away!
The backwash from the engines was incredible too.

Loved those A10 Warthogs, what an incredible piece of destructive equipment those were

[mybloodisclaret]

Sadly I'm working in Blackburn town centre at the moment, and saw them. Really quite impressive to be fair. They weren't chinook's, I think they may have been Puma's no idea what they were upto they were quite low over the mall and moving at quite some speed. I filmed it on phone but don't know how to post the vid.

[cbx750]

The A10 is a great plane but it does not have afterburners.

[dougcollins]

Once got "buzzed" by a Tornado over the Snake Pass whilst riding my motorbike some years ago. I could hear some kind of noise, looked in my mirrors, nothing, then... WHHHHHHOOOOOOOOSHHHHHH ! And I don't mean Ray Deakin Bike had a wobble. Not sure whether it was the aftershock from the aircraft or me just having a twitch !

I seem to recall a low passing Tornado triggering a speed camera and the local council sent the ticket to the RAF base.

[RalphCoatesComb]

I seem to recall a low passing Tornado triggering a speed camera and the local council sent the ticket to the RAF base.

When it passed me, it was certainly going faster than a "good endorsement"

[rob63]

Loved those A10 Warthogs, what an incredible piece of destructive equipment those were

They were for our troops in Desert Storm!

[bfcmik]

The A10 is a great plane but it does not have afterburners.

It sure sounded like it had, though. Apparently the STOL feature creates a very similar sound environment, especially as the exhust is tilted 9% downwards to assist in reducing the aircraft's infrared signature

[Spike]

Obviously dousing the place in disinfectant