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Hi i saw 2 helicopters (i presume attack type gunship) flying low about 200ft along the promenade in Parkgate yesterday (20th Jan)about 1pm. Anyone got any idea why?

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no idea why but jealous of you for spotting them .

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yeah it was a good sight. slightly sinister it was very low cloud at the time

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thay went rite past me flat in moreton yesterday amazin rite over the brick works

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apparently they were flying south west over Hightown at about that time

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Gutted I missed them!! I love a bit of Ugly!! I wonder if it was one of my mates think


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Imagine if you where on the receiving end of their good news. In Kosovo the yanks have got about 50 black hawks now that's a sight!

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Imagine if you where on the receiving end of their good news. In Kosovo the yanks have got about 50 black hawks now that's a sight!

A mate has just sent me this picture - his friend took it from the Black Hawk he was flying in grin

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One hell of a machine that is.

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quite fitting a pair of mosquito's flying round the marsh


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