eldavo69 Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Had to rub my eyes but just seen an Apache Helicopter flying pretty low over the Team Valley in Gateshead, WTF? Maybe the Newcastle supporters club have hired it to seek and destroy Mike Ashley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Well, they have got get from A to B somehow, maybe off to Spadeadam? I've seen a few flying into London. I doubt the one you saw was decked out with its full complement of Hellfires though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 I could make out the missile pods on either side as well as 2 larger missiles either side too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeNobody Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Well, they have got get from A to B somehow I saw one travelling backwards up the M1 once... ..on the back of a transporter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 There was one at Durham Tees Valley in November. As Andrew says it is probably en route to Spadeadam because it's still the only range in the UK that can offer Electronic Warfare Tactics training and AH-64's are quite common over there. The terrain and remote nature of Spadeadam mean it isn't disimilar to the layout of small villages in Afghanistan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 p.s. the low flying doesn't surprise me. They're permitted to fly at 500 ft on non-training flights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpongpo Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 I see them most weekends when I'm at home. The 3yr old daughter often asks if the men on board are going on holiday!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4_marv Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 The bigger pods on the side would be the rocket pods. I suspect it would've had the missile launchers fitted, but without the missiles themselves (or possibly with drill missiles). Spadeadam is probably the best guess, although while they routinely follow roads & railways for navigation I'm not sure where they'd be flying from to be going over Team Valley... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 That got me thinking... I don't think it had come from Newcastle. That wouldn't make any sense because of where Newcastle airport is. I reckon it had probably come from Durham Tees Valley (bearing in mind they were there only a short while ago), followed the A1 directly up to Newcastle and then across to Spadeadam. It's certainly a long route when it could have gone directly across to Barnard Castle and then over miles of unused land, but I guess we'll never know unless someone tells us they'd arranged for one to get rid of Mike Ashley as Eldavo suggests. Or maybe it was just a big crow Dave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 My specs with an apache helicopter sticker in the middle of each lens were at home so it definitely wasn't a big crow. It wasn't above the A1 but going straight over Kingsway on the Valley. Perhaps they were looking for cheap tabs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Heading down towards the Angel or the opposite direction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Northbound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 I have it on very good authority they were going to The Sliding Wardrobe Company to pick up some spares for the doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BURTON Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 We have them over our way alot, Suffolk... Heard a helicopter noise the other month and thought what is that Police Euro-copter doing (Police and Apaches helicopters are based at RAF Wattisham) looked out side and the Apache was doing what can only be described as loop the loops!! Awesome and sounded like thunder. Book Apache by Ed Macey is a very good read! More so when you realise that our version of this gunship are better built with different options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malagus Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 Apache Indian! :getmecoat: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a6jasper Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 "Apaches helicopters are based at RAF Wattisham" pmsl , its been an Army camp for about 10 years now. (Wattisham flying station) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Dunno what's going on with 'em at the moment. One turned up at Snetteton for a motorbike track day recently !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Ha ha - gate crashing in style - I mean, who's going to ask you to show your ticket? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Apparently... The pilots are bikers and the Army has worked in conjunction with the event organisers (Focused Events) to raise money for Help for Heroes in the past. So the bikers and Army said they'd be pleased to put on a little show for biking enthusiasts that had been good supporters of the cause in the past, and then land so that bikers could get a closer view for a couple of hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 I bet no-one cheated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orange_plastic Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Helicopters must be quite cheap on tyres... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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