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31-03-2020, 07:59 PM
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Bedfordshire Police helicopters are still blue and yellow and have been for many years, they fly out of Luton Airport and invariably fly directly over my house.
Have seen fleets of black helicopters before, usually when the F1 racing is on at Silverstone and they are taking drivers and the top men to the track.
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31-03-2020, 08:19 PM
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Motorists in the Highlands were left terrified after seeing a plane flying worryingly low to the ground – as if it was “something out of a James Bond movie”.

One woman thought she was a “goner” after describing headlights coming towards her “at eye level” while she drove along the A9 Inverness to Edinburgh.

She said the grey aircraft seemed as it was coming in to land, prompting drivers at Pass of Drumochter to slam on the brakes while it passed overhead.

The woman added: “An inexperienced driver might have panicked and could have crashed.”

Suggestions have been made that the plane could have been a military aircraft on a routine low-flying training mission – and that, reaching speeds of up to 400mph, it was pure chance that it had been spotted from the road.

A number of training exercises have been scheduled this week for areas including northern Scotland and the Borders, with jets and transport planes flying between 100-250ft.

But one driver said: “They took it (too) seriously if I could see the plane’s undercarriage.

“Yes, the pilots are skilled but there have sadly been bad accidents after pushing it too low.”

Confirming that both an Atlas A400 M and two Hercules were completing routine low flying in Low Flying Area 14, the Highlands, between 11am and 3.30pm from RAF Lossiemouth on April 30, a Ministry of Defence spokesman said the minimum height is 250 feet and strictly enforced.

He continued: “The MoD takes the issue of safe low flying extremely seriously and understands that military low flying can be unpopular. However, it remains an essential part of operational training.

“The MoD strives to ensure that such disturbance is kept to a minimum and that it is distributed as widely and equitably as possible throughout the UK Low Flying System.


“Unfortunately, there are no uninhabited areas of the UK large enough to cater for all essential training needs.

“A substantial area of the United Kingdom is subject to permanent low flying restrictions, including cities, towns and other sensitive installations such as hospitals and industrial sites; however it is not possible to avoid over-flying the outskirts of towns and villages.”


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31-03-2020, 09:55 PM
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The helicopters were probably just the gunships being moved into position before the civil unrest starts.
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10-04-2020, 02:52 PM
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They were here again today - two Black Helicopters! They were circling around the A64 - probably monitoring the traffic flow. I noticed the volume of traffic had increased today - lots of cars with families in - heading in the direction of the A64 - which is the route to the coast from here.

I expect to hear about road blocks, machine gun emplacements, heavy fines, licenses revoked, cars impounded, handcuffs, shackles and birchings!! It's what these idiots deserve.
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11-04-2020, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Silver Tabby ->
Had to smile - the police were stopping drivers along Tadcaster road - pulling them into a hotel car park - asking where they were going. Surprise, surprise, - they were going to Tesco - just a couple of hundred yards from the hotel.

Another patrol were stopping cars further along and pulling them into the college car park - exactly opposite the same Tesco.

Obvious or what?
The latest tactic...


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11-04-2020, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Judd ->
The latest tactic...


That made me laugh.
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11-04-2020, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Judd ->
The latest tactic...
I hope they were in use along the East bound A64 this morning, Judd.

Don't these idiots realise it is not just themselves they are putting at risk?

If these irresponsible twits keeping breaking the current fairly relaxed rules - the next step will be total lock down!

I would hate that.
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11-04-2020, 03:24 PM
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Military helicopters are being deployed across the country to support the NHS in the fight against Covid-19

https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co....avirus-2525772
 
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