Chinook Helicopters seen over Dublin

crowther15 · 20-05-2011 04:11PM #1

Just after seeing about 4 or 5 Chinook helicopters flying near my house (Clonee). They were flying in the direction of Dublin City....anyone know what for?

hardCopy · 20-05-2011 04:13PM

Saw them in Dublin Airport yesterday evening, about 5:30

tim_holsters · 20-05-2011 04:15PM

Let's hope they don't crash.

Kylo Ren · 20-05-2011 04:16PM

I'm guessing it's in preparation for the big man.

Names · 20-05-2011 04:16PM

crowther15 wrote: »

Just after seeing about 4 or 5 Chinook helicopters flying near my house (Clonee). They were flying in the direction of Dublin City....anyone know what for?

They are doing a practice run....dublin-moneygall-dublin, and checking out their route on the way. There are 4 chinooks and 2 black hawks over. They will be flying along side 'Marine 1' with obama on monday

emo72 · 20-05-2011 04:17PM

hardCopy wrote: »

Saw them in Dublin Airport yesterday evening, about 5:30

They have been flying in circles.unless there is about 20 of them. I'm m in lucan. They looked and sounded great. It wad like an xbox war game!

Berns · 20-05-2011 04:18PM

It's a invasion!!!!

cscook · 20-05-2011 04:20PM

I counted three in sight at one time - I knew I'd find out what they were if I came on here

, all I could capture on photo was a silhouette, but now I don't need to ask for help IDing it - not an aviation buff.

hardCopy · 20-05-2011 04:21PM

They were on the ground when I saw them, slightly jealous now

Dartz · 20-05-2011 04:25PM

http://i.imgur.com/pZ7wD.jpg

Yup. There were 3-5 of them. Circled right overhead thumping along. Just managed to find a camera, get out of my house and snap one in the distance... It's not a good picture by a longshot, but it's obvious what it is.

They flew over and circled twice before moving on. I think there might've been a pair of Blackhawks with them.

hmmm · 20-05-2011 04:25PM

The girlfriend tells me that "three helicopter things with 2 rotors each, 2 ordinary ones and 1 more 2 rotor thing" are hovering over Lucan at the moment, so I assume that's them

delta-boy · 20-05-2011 04:26PM

I saw them too. Chinooks flew over about 15 minutes ago.

Although I did think the two Blackhawks were Augusta Westlands from the Air Corps.

Jim236 · 20-05-2011 04:27PM

This wasn't taken by me but heres a picture posted on airliners.net of them arriving into Dublin Airport yesterday:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22682700@N02/5734137011/lightbox/

wildefalcon · 20-05-2011 04:30PM

They just flew over Mountmellick Co Laois - Brace of chinooks, followed by a pair of choppers and another chinook.

Headed west.

Quite distinctive noise from the Chinooks, I remember it from old.

deceit · 20-05-2011 04:31PM

Heres a pic my mate took while they where flying over clondalkin. Over clondalkin it was three chinooks and I believe also two black hawks.
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Trampas · 20-05-2011 04:33PM

heard them over kildare a while ago. some noise off them

misslizzy175 · 20-05-2011 04:33PM

Just seen 3 chinooks and 2 helicopters fly over the house in Portarlington heading towards Portlaoise direction. The noise was unreal.

I take it they are for Obama. Are they US ones? The master of useless information isn't here to ask.

Bassboxxx · 20-05-2011 04:36PM

Seen them over Blanch.

Wondering if this is a practice run will we be able to see the real thing, similar position on Monday?

wildefalcon · 20-05-2011 04:36PM

choppers I saw looked quite ordinary, though I don't know much about helos.

DinnyMc · 20-05-2011 04:36PM

Dartz wrote: »

http://i.imgur.com/pZ7wD.jpg

Yup. There were 3-5 of them. Circled right overhead thumping along. Just managed to find a camera, get out of my house and snap one in the distance... It's not a good picture by a longshot, but it's obvious what it is.

They flew over and circled twice before moving on. I think there might've been a pair of Blackhawks with them.

I live around the corner xD

On topic: I seen 3 Chinooks and 2 Blackhawks.
Circled my house about 4 times.
Was getting worried.

premiercad · 20-05-2011 04:38PM

The Americans are here alright. Two blackhawks and 3 chinooks passed over the city and landed near the papal cross phoenix park, got a great view of them dropping off some personnel before lifting off and heading west where they orbited the Irish army temp hq and then headed west probably for monegal

Jim236 · 20-05-2011 04:38PM

misslizzy175 wrote: »

I take it they are for Obama. Are they US ones? The master of useless information isn't here to ask.

Yeah hes arriving here on Monday morning. He's going to make a rally speech in College Green as well, so I'd say there'll be huge security in town for that.

tayto lover · 20-05-2011 04:39PM

Just wait 'till the Shinners hear about this. They hate helicopters. Could be another protest in store. Leave the barriers there Garda.

cscook · 20-05-2011 04:39PM

at that photo in post #15- this was the best I could manage in a hurry. But if I can expect them again on Monday I'll be prepared.

Names · 20-05-2011 04:45PM

They are doing a practice run of the route they will take when escorting 'marine 1' to moneygall and back...great to see. 4 chinooks and 2 black hawks are over . Also 2 c-17s arrived in eidw today with more equipment