RAF Merlin Helicopters During Exercise Desert Vortex
Royal Air Force Merlin helicopters soar over Jordan during Exercise Desert Vortex.
250 Royal Air Force personnel from RAF Odiham and RAF Benson undertook a training exercise in the Middle Eastern country. It was the first time that 6 Chinook and 3 Merlin helicopters had trained together in a desert environment, as their crews prepared for deployment to Afghanistan.
Photographer: SAC Neil Chapman
From: www.defenceimages.mod.uk
RAF Merlin Helicopters During Exercise Desert Vortex
Royal Air Force Merlin helicopters soar over Jordan during Exercise Desert Vortex.
250 Royal Air Force personnel from RAF Odiham and RAF Benson undertook a training exercise in the Middle Eastern country. It was the first time that 6 Chinook and 3 Merlin helicopters had trained together in a desert environment, as their crews prepared for deployment to Afghanistan.
Photographer: SAC Neil Chapman
From: www.defenceimages.mod.uk