The first Puma helicopters were delivered into service in 1971. To mark the 50th Anniversary there is a flypast of up to 10 Puma Helicopters on 7th July.
There are three phases to the flypast which starts this morning at 10am from RAF Benson
The third and final leg will bring the helicopters near to Fleet. The timings are as follows (full timings are here)
- MIDDLE WALLOP – 5.00pm
- ANDOVER – 5.03pm
- ODIHAM AD – 5.15pm
- ODIHAM AD – 5.35pm
- BASINGSTOKE – 5.38pm
- BRAMLEY – 5.40pm
- BLACKBUSHE AD – 5.46pm
- CAMBERLEY – 5.57pm
- FRIMLEY – 5.59pm
- FARNBOROUGH AD – 6.01pm
- ODIHAM AD – 6.05pm
- ODIHAM AD – 6.15pm
- HENLEY – 6.25pm
- BENSON AD – 6.31pm
Please note; Timings are subject to change and visibility subject to cloud cover.
The route is shown below
Puma Image by Marcel Langthim from Pixabay
Map courtesy of RAF Benson Twitter
