RAF Chinook helicopter spotted over Greater Manchester
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAn RAF Chinook helicopter has delighted aviation fans after it was spotted carrying out low-level training across Greater Manchester 'to be ready for global operations'.
The tandem rotor aircraft was spotted over parts of Oldham and also over Salford on Monday afternoon. Chinook helicopters have been used by the UK armed forces since the 1980s and were first used in combat during the Falklands War from 1982.
They are used for heavy-lifting, troop transportation and visiting dignitaries by the UK armed forces. READ MORE: Crime scene in place on Salford street with forensics at scene They are most easily recognised by the unusual 'wocka wocka' sound the 60ft-rotor blades make whilst chopping through the air.
One alone can carry up to 55 troops or up around 10 tonnes of cargo. They are a regular sight in the skies over Greater Manchester and famously helped to repair the breached dam at Toddbrook Reservoir in Whaley Bridge in 2020.
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