Wiltshire is home to bases such as Boscombe Down, Middle Wallop, and the Salisbury Plain training area.
Unfortunately, they are no longer the bases they used to be in their glory days; Boscombe Down has passed into private hands (QinetiQ), and most of their aircraft now carry civilian markings. (Very sad). Middle Wallop has suffered from the financial cuts imposed on the Armed Services; some days, you can pass it by, wondering whether any helicopters are still based there.
A visit to RAF Boscombe Down with blue skies and an afternoon visit to the Salisbury Plain Training areas.
Here are the photographers from that 2018 trip.
Wfu Stored Boscombe Down.
XX154 Hawk T.1 Empire Test Pilot School, Wfu stored at Boscombe Down.
RAF Chinook HC.6 RAF is one of a pair delivering troops to the plain.
ZK562 Chinook HC.6 RAF.
G-ETPI QinetiQ Airbus AS350 B3/H125.
G-ETPI QinetiQ Airbus AS350 B3/H125.
Chinook
ZJ207 Apache AH.1 673(AHTU) Sqn.
ZJ207 Apache AH.1 673(AHTU) Sqn.
ZJ207 Apache AH.1 673(AHTU) Sqn.
ZA766 Gazelle AH.1 7Regt.
ZA766 Gazelle AH.1 7Regt.
ZZ413 Wildcat HMA2 Royal Navy.
ZZ413 Wildcat HMA2 Royal Navy.
G-ETPI QinetiQ Airbus AS350 B3/H125.
Happy Days!
Happy Days!
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