Mon 23 Oct 2023: the official farewell flypast route of the british Gazelle helicopters in Army Air Corps service...

[Stratofreighter]

...see
https://armyaircorps.co.uk/aac-news/far ... e-gazelle/

As already mentioned at
https://scramble.nl/community/messageboard/52/172549 :
Middle Wallop is also to stop flying Gazelle helicopters early next month.
See
https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/65518 ... ced-2.html

20 October 2023
Farewell to the Gazelle
To celebrate the distinguished service history of the Gazelle helicopter, and mark its withdrawal from service at the end of this month, 5 Regt AAC will be conducting a final fly past through the UK next Monday 23rd October 2023.

The farewell flight will be departing from, stopping at or overflying, UK locations that have played an important role across the Gazelle’s service.

The Aérospatiale/Westlands Gazelle entered service 6 July 1974 and has provided valiant service to UK Defence in the UK including Northern Ireland; Germany, Hong Kong, Falklands, Iraq, Kosovo, Canada, Kenya, Belize and Cyprus.

Time (L)

Location

5 Regt AAC Gazelle UK Flypast - 23rd Oct 2023

1000

FS Aldergrove

1005

38X HQ Thiepval Barracks

1130

Manchester Barton

1330

RAF Shawbury

1400

Hereford

1420

DE&S Abbey Wood

1445

Army HQ - Andover

1450

Middle Wallop

1540

Safran Aerospace

1545

Fleetlands - Vector