Advanced warning for horse owners/riders: A group of 10 Puma military helicopters will be flying the following route tomorrow.....

[nikicb]

I don't think this has been posted here yet.....

https://www.facebook.com/horseandhound/photos/a.93084860527/10159059194240528

Advanced warning for horse owners/riders: A group of 10 Puma military helicopters will be flying the following route tomorrow (Wednesday 7 July, 2021) to mark the RAF Puma 50th anniversary. They will fly from RAF Benson to RAF Scampton from 10am to 11.49am, then RAF Scampton to Middle Wallop from 1.30pm to 3.34pm, and then Middle Wallop back to RAF Benson from 5pm to 6.31pm. Timings and route may change due to weather or other requirements. Please do share so as many people are possible on the route aware.
RAF Puma helicopters Flypast - Wednesday 7 July 2021
1. 513654N 0010545W BENSON AD - 10.00am
2. 514733N 0004416W HALTON - 10.20am
3. 514728N 0004114W TRING - 10.21am
4. 514042N 0004707W WALTERS ASH - 10.26am
5. 513310N 0002511W NORTHOLT AD - 10.35am
6. 513551N 0001419W HENDON - 10.40am
7. 520526N 0000753E DUXFORD AD - 10.58am
8. 522120N 0000706W WYTON - 11.08am
9. 522805N 0001503W CONINGTON AD - 11.12am
10. 523647N 0002833W WITTERING AD - 11.19am
11. 525754N 0003323W BARKSTON HEATH AD - 11.30am
12. 530147N 0002934W CRANWELL AD - 11.33am
13. 530958N 0003126W WADDINGTON AD - 11.45am
14. 531829N 0003303W SCAMPTON AD - 11.49am
1. 531829N 0003303W SCAMPTON AD - 1.30pm
2. 524345N 0014333W ALREWAS - 2.03pm
3. 524936N 0020538W STAFFORD - 2.11pm
4. 525227N 0020949W STONE - 2.13pm
5. 524805N 0024006W SHAWBURY AD - 2.24pm
6. 521430N 0025252W SHOBDON AD - 2.43pm
7. 520451N 0024756W CREDENHILL - 2.48pm
8. 513654N 0023904W CHEPSTOW - 3.04pm
9. 511223N 0020928W WARMINSTER - 3.21pm
10. 511049N 0020520W KNOOK - 3.22pm
11. 510912N 0014504W BOSCOMBE DOWN AD - 3.30pm
12. 510858N 0013413W MIDDLE WALLOP AD - 3.34pm
1. 510858N 0013413W MIDDLE WALLOP - 5.00pm
2. 511255N 0012839W ANDOVER - 5.03pm
3. 511403N 0005634W ODIHAM AD - 5.15pm
4. 511403N 0005634W ODIHAM AD - 5.35pm
5. 511528N 0010355W BASINGSTOKE - 5.38pm
6. 511903N 0010241W BRAMLEY - 5.40pm
7. 511838N 0004905W BLACKBUSHE AD - 5.46pm
8. 512029N 0004544W CAMBERLEY - 5.57pm
9. 511815N 0004313W FRIMLEY - 5.59pm
10. 511631N 0004639W FARNBOROUGH AD - 6.01pm
11. 511403N 0005634W ODIHAM AD - 6.05pm
12. 511403N 0005634W ODIHAM AD - 6.15pm
13. 513112N 0005328W HENLEY - 6.25pm
14. 513654N 0010545W BENSON AD - 6.31pm

 

[Tiddlypom]

Thanks for the link. They'll be missing us.

Does it say anywhere at what height they'll be flying at?

 

[hobo]

Thank you for the link rather glad it does not come down to us. We do get a lot because of Yeovilton usually 2 or 3 would not fancy 10!

 

[nikicb]

Thanks for the link. They'll be missing us.

Does it say anywhere at what height they'll be flying at?

No idea sorry - I just copied and pasted the FB link I saw. I should think low enough to be noticed as it's a flypast. We are near RAF Welford and regularly get a pair* flying low over us, plus the odd Chinook. Mine are fairly non-plussed about them now, but 10 would be a different matter. This flypast will miss us by around 20 miles, but I may bring mine in just in case there is a diversion as that's not far.

*of big military helicopters!! I have no idea what sort they are!!

 

[Flowerofthefen]

Just double checking as its not easy to see on my phone, it looks like they are following the A1. Is that right?

 

[SantaVera]

Thanks for the link they are coming close to me

 

[shortstuff99]

Just double checking as its not easy to see on my phone, it looks like they are following the A1. Is that right?

Yes they're pretty much following the A1 up past Wittering and then up to Scampton.

 

[Flowerofthefen]

Yes they're pretty much following the A1 up past Wittering and then up to Scampton.

Thank you x

 

[Abi90]

Thanks for the link. They'll be missing us.

Does it say anywhere at what height they'll be flying at?

They’ll unlikely be below 250ft

 

[Tiddlypom]

They’ll unlikely be below 250ft

Thanks. That's reassuring.

We're used to low flying military and police aircraft here, but I don't recall seeing 10 of anything at once in formation before!

*Apart from the Red Arrows, and they are a bit higher than 250'*

 

[SatansLittleHelper]

They don't quite get to us, not that my lot would care in the slightest as we live right next to an MOD base. They are used to alsorts of random aircraft lol. I bet it will be great to watch

 

[spotty_pony]

Thanks for that, they are coming more or less straight over the top of us! ?

 

[Squeak]

Thank you, it looks like it's very close to my friends horse who had an incident with a low flying helicopter (it was so low it broke the branch over the poor horses head). I have passed on the information.

 

[Keith_Beef]

It would have been much more useful to plot the coordinates on a map, rather than just dump the coordinates.

Oh, well, beggars can't be choosers, eh?

RAF Benson tweeted a map, though it's not very detailed.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1412397696971853824

 

[littleshetland]

Thanks for posting that....I'll make sure I'm not out hacking.

 

[Abi90]

They flew literally over the top of me today and it was rather uneventful and not that loud

 

[Sir barnaby]

We are at scampton and have not seen nor heard anything at all red arrows were up at 1pm but that was all OH even charged his camera and large lens and was very disappointed.

 

[Greylegs]

Just seen them go past. They were quite high and not too noisy. Quite a sight though.

 

[milliepops]

not long passed our neck of the woods. only 9 though.