Aldershot Army Show 2005
HELICOPTERS
I’ve never plucked up the courage to take a Helicopter ride, and I wasn’t about to take the plunge on this day either – even though helicopters were constantly flitting around giving rides to the general public. However I was able to inspect these two Army vehicles up close.
To start with, here’s a Gazelle operated by the Army Air Corps Volunteers. I’m not sure if I’ve have even fitted inside the cockpit, so here’s a picture of me outside it – sorry about that.
And here’s a huge twin-rotor Chinook transport Helicopter. As you can see, this was also available for inspection.
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I looked very hard, but could not see any cuddly toys inhabiting this machine, so perhaps mankind is safe after all.
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THE 514TH
Unlike some events I’ve been to, there weren’t large numbers of re-enactors at Aldershot, but this group was on hand to demonstrate equipment as might have been used by American GIs during World War II.
This group call themselves the 514th QM Truck Regiment, and are a new group to the scene, having only been operational for a year.
As you would expect, this was a popular display, which attracted a lot of interest from the youngsters.
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