Massed Approach

Army Air Corp helicopters taking part in the 1996 Middle Wallop airshow.

[@bedfordboy36]

I was ground crew at Wallop in 96 🙂

[@oc2phish07]

I was at Middle Wallop for this display but back in the late 1960s I was actually stationed there while I was training to be an Air Tech with REME. Later posted to Detmold and other places.

[@jennauk]

This brings back find memories - this was the first time I went to the airshow. I was 11 and my dad worked as an engineer on the base. Watching these helicopters live is breathtakingly spectacular. Other highlights I recall are the Crunchier plane wing walkers, The Little Nellie copter and the harrier jet display! Thank you for sharing!!

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

I was there, thought it was my bad memory turning 10 helicopters into 100, but damn it really was a lot, very impressive.

[@andrewwilson8317]

Glory days! Think still holds record for biggest helicopter display ever? Makes all the hard work getting them all serviceable at the same time worth it!

[@adamtatlock5821]

My father was one of the pilots in this approached at Wallop airfield but I can't remember if it was was 90-92 or 96. They were parked up behind Danbury ring in the fields. Awesome sight. 👌 looking back now wish they had done a low rush for the crowds and passed overhead. Wouldn't happen now.

[@miked3038]

Superb video. Tough questions need to be asked of the politicians as I bet these days as a country we would never be able to get anywhere near this number of helicopters up at once. Retiring loads and loads of older things and replacing with them tiny numbers of new things.

[@badgerjoey]

I remember this - forgot how many there were, shame you missed the very start where they rose from behind the trees on the hills in the distance

[@adamtatlock5821]

From the internet it seems there was only one year 1996 they did this, but I'm sure they this earlier as my dad was a QHI at Wallop and retired from flying around 95/96 but was in the massed approach in a gazelle despite being a QHI and TWHI ., did they do this early 90's? If so does anyone have footage?

[@JT01989]

I was here when i was TINY and still remember this!

[@petervautmans199]

They did more or less the same, rising from behind the hill in 1986 at the 50 years spitfire meeting

[@tankman966]

2 years I spent with AAC were best of my service. Didn't have babies like those though. Scout Sioux and Allouette II

[@TheReuMusic]

That's a lot of Gazelles and Lynxes

[@timon3211]

did they rise from behind a hill

[@adamtatlock5821]

From behind Danbury Ring

[@wor53lg50]

Honestly this just boggles the mind its nutz..just the sheer noise seems like armageddon has commenced, especially them lynxx's...them powerfull twin rollers and burp blades really make them rotor bearings scream for mercy..