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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
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Originally Posted by Chris
Well would you believe it ... two Ospreys in close formation, flying very low and heading north, right over my house.  So low I didn't hear them until I saw them, so no time to grab my camera unfortunately. |
https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-an...f5umCVyG-yr54w
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Royal Marines rely on the Merlin Mk4 to carry 24 commandos into battle at a time (based a short distance from Portland at RNAS Yeovilton with 845 and 846 Naval Air Squadrons).
The Osprey has a similar capacity (at a push you can squeeze an extra eight troops in the cabin), but can fly higher, further, faster than a helicopter, plus thanks to its tiltrotor design, can land in and take-off from the tight spots.
It flew into Dorset from RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, making use of the HeliOperations training facility in Portland – which occupies part of the old HMS Osprey site – as a lily pad (support/refuelling etc) while working with Mounts Bay.
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