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Similar convoy in Oxford back in early 2004-ish. Came from Woodstock Road to Wolvercoate roundabout, outriders stopped traffic to allow black convoy to whizz round before heading off along the A40 Northern Bypass.
Made a nice change to the morning routine.
Why don't have any boys in my yard
I could teach you, but I'd have to charge
Thats not a convoy.....
This is a CONVOY....
I'm getting milkshake
Enjoyed seeing a classic / sports car convoy coming the other way on the A470 on sunday.
Once saw a Convoy of various police motor cycles and cars followed by several Military trucks then a couple of very armored looking military trucks trailed by a couple of fire / rescue vehicles and a couple of ambulances followed by more military trucks and finished off with yet more police. Must have been minimum of 20 vehicles.Always wondered what they were transporting that required military and all three emergency services. Radioactive materials / nukes perhaps?
Saw the same on the A1M last year. Turned out it was this...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence_Nuclear_Material_Transport_Operations
Quite sinister when you think about it.
Puny convoy I was in this bugger ( sorry dailyfail content) the speed was somewhat polar opposite of the nuke convoys.
Seen one of them there whirlyplaneamajigs over our house last week, wondered what it was all about.
US Marines use them in the States, there are two stationed over here for the use of US Special Forces, for rapid deployment into Europe; at a top speed of 350 kts, they're faster than a hekilopter, carry 24 troops, and have a max ceiling of 24,000', so out of the range of ground fire.
British Special Forces were working with the yanks on Salisbury Plain several weeks ago on exercises with the Osprey, then it was reported that the SAS would be getting them to replace their Chinooks.
They were cruising around Chippenham at the time, but I didn't get to see them, sadly; I think they're amazing planes.
I have seen a couple of those Osprey's at the southern end of the Malverns, heading west, wonder where they were off to? 🙂