Chinook helicopter

[macutd]

Did anybody hear the Chinook(army) helicopter at 2am last night. It did about 6 circuits above east dulwich and to the north with it's search light on they flew off. Most unusual!!

Often get the police but not Chinooks and not at 2am.

Any ideas?

[edcam]

Louisa hunting blow-ins.

[Salsaboy]

Wouldn't have thought it was a Chinook.

[se22cat]

That James Bond shoot perhaps?

[macutd]

well it Had two rotors and was bloody noisy. I can't be it didn't wake half of south London!!

[????]

Clown activity*

*been a while

[Ladharrbeinn]

Yes I heard it too. Back in March a Chinook landed in Ruskin Park, in the bit where the Kings hospital helicopters land (was reported in the Standard). Some RAF training mission that doesn't worry about who gets woken up!

[montymonty]

Hi, macutd, also disrupted my sleep and to my knowledge that was a chinook helicopter maybe even more than one which I thought were military based, not police! Could be wrong. Hope everyone got back to sleep! :-D zzz...

ANY UPDATES on the dramatic events that unfolded in the early hours of this morning?

[clockworkorange]

Definately 2 - I saw them.

[ruffers]

I work near the Honourable Artillery Company on City Road and Chinooks fly in there fairly regularly, very cool.

[edcam]

clockworkorange Wrote:

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> Definately 2 - I saw them.

Hard to rely on a witness that spells "definitely" like that though.

[KalamityKel]

edcam Wrote:

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> clockworkorange Wrote:

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> > Definately 2 - I saw them.

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> Hard to rely on a witness that spells "definitely"

> like that though.

Shame on you edcam! Play nicely or sit this one out eh *tut tuts*

[Ruffler]

The late night Chinook sighting may be connected to the Queen's birthday today which will feature a fly past of the Red Arrows, two Chinooks among others.

[TheArtfulDogger]

Alien invasion activity perhaps

Disguised as a chinook to distract us from the fact they were dropping an invading race of yummy mummies into ed

Sigh, rolls over and gets back to afternoon siesta 😵

[Bellerophon]

Ruffler Wrote:

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> The late night Chinook sighting may be connected

> to the Queen's birthday today which will feature a

> fly past of the Red Arrows, two Chinooks among

> others.

Chinooks never appeared, just the Red Arrows, and HEMS (although I think they were otherwise engaged)

Low cloud cover and defence cuts

Was expecting the Battle of Britain Memorial Spit, Hurricane & Lanc, but no joy

[clockworkorange]

What a bellend. Approve of that spelling.

[jctg]

clockworkorange Wrote:

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> What a bellend. Approve of that spelling.

It's bell-end not bellend.

source: Chicago Manual of Style.

[edcam]

Another unreliable witness then.

clockworkorange Wrote:

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> What a bellend. Approve of that spelling.

[Otta]

Ladharrbeinn Wrote:

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> Some RAF training mission that doesn't

> worry about who gets woken up!

Indeed, why can't these pesky qorld leaders keep military action to the daytime so that people don't lose any sleep.

[dennis]

I'd have liked to have seen it but I was asleep

[Ladysaw]

It woke me up as well. It lasted for 15 minutes and then flew off . I was up for about 30 minutes after as well. Darn!

[Ruskin]

Yes, the Chinook did some circuits around Denmark Hill then landed in Ruskin Park at 2am and for perhaps 10 mins. Those rotors really clatter so triggered a broken night's sleep. The RAF often send in Puma, Merlin and Chinook helicopters for practicing evacuation and extraction in times of 'emergency' .. whatever that means.