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An avro anson flying around bruton but I didnt think there were any flying in this area? It looked grey in colour with red flashes on the tail and wings any ideas?

 

Most likely not an Anson then.

I believe there are 2 airworthy examples.

Shuttleworth's Blue one (technically an Avro 19)

Air Atlantique Classic Flight's Silver one with yellow wing flashes

 

Now we are going to have to work out what you saw.

 

Mike

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Apache Helicopter over Ongar, Essex.. keep seeing these over last few weeks & couldn't work out where they are going.. quick search come up with this..

An MOD spokesman confirmed that far from being on the brink of invasion, Epping was on the flightpath for Apaches heading to Salisbury Plain for military exercises.

 

The distinctive black helicopters have been spotted over the Copped Hall Estate flying two by two.

They are usually based at Wattisham Airfield in Suffolk.

 

 

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Apache Helicopter over Ongar, Essex.. keep seeing these over last few weeks & couldn't work out where they are going.. quick search come up with this..

I often see apaches flying over north Essex. They seem to go airfield hopping over the old WWII airfields. I've even seen one mooching down Standsted's runway at a sedate pace before heading off to RAF Andrewsfield (used to live nearby).

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Apache choppers fly nearly everyday over north Benfleet normally travelling NE then returning in the afternoon.

 

See them a few times a week over Ongar & Epping..

An MOD spokesman confirmed that far from being on the brink of invasion, Epping was on the flightpath for Apaches heading to Salisbury Plain for military exercises.

 

The distinctive black helicopters have been spotted over the Copped Hall Estate flying two by two.

They are usually based at Wattisham Airfield in Suffolk.

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SPITFIRE. Photo recon colours flying SW over Benfleet Essex

Light Blue (Sky Blue??) as painted to reprisent the Spits that did the recon on the Dams before and after Operation Chastice (Dambusters raid) to see the effects of the bombings. Painted that colour because of the high altitude they flew!

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Light Blue (Sky Blue??) as painted to reprisent the Spits that did the recon on the Dams before and after Operation Chastice (Dambusters raid) to see the effects of the bombings. Painted that colour because of the high altitude they flew!

Yes that's the one

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