StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Chinook

modern memorial bench "lest we forget" - interestingly, apart from poppies and a soldier with his rifle resting on his boot, there is a Chinook helicopter shown ...

Usually, our peace is disturbed by a pair of Chinooks, on training exercises to a nearby specialist facility. The sound is very distinctive, I don't really need to look to confirm what I can hear - and frequently the landscape & trees obscure my line of sight. This time, there was a third "egg-beater / wokkah " tagging along ...

The first of two Chinooks that flew over my house [13:38 ish BST] - quite low and we definitely heard them coming ... Training exercise at a nearby facility which has been going on for several days and probably the same two were visiting Carlisle Airport - to refuel ? - some time earlier. There's also been a couple of Apache types buzzing about.

The second of two Chinooks that flew over my house [13:38 ish BST] - quite low and we definitely heard them coming ... I tried to get them in the same frame, but failed. Training exercise at a nearby facility which has been going on for several days and probably the same two were visiting Carlisle Airport - to refuel ? - some time earlier. There's also been a couple of Apache types buzzing about.

Twin egg-beater flying northwards. Chinooks have such a distinctive sound, almost didn't need to see it ! Probably going to practice avoiding radar ...