Apache distraction

Well sometimes Duxford is an unusual place. Near by in a place called Ipswich where there is a helicopter unit that often use duxford as a training are It just so happened that whilst I was sitting having a meeting in my bosses office the other day the Apaches arrived. As I tried to put forwardsome quite serious ideas over her shoulder, through thewindow I can see between hangers 4 and 5 up to the runway and it was this moment that an apache appeared. It would seem that on that day the practice mission was to simulate attcking my bosses office. It didn't just fly past, it emerged facing directly into the window from behind a hanger. Red lights flashed from either side of the machine gun mounts, at swayed and then dissapeared sideways behind the next hanger. Unfortunatley the target, ie my boss and I were seemingly unaffectted by the imaganary machine guns so it emerged again sideways from the other hanger to launch a few missiles at us. it then pulled out upwards and away it went. Of course when the imaganary smoke cleared it seemed that they needed to check that the target was indeed neutralised because just when i thought the distraction was gone the apache came back, wagged its tail and then headed west behind the hangar, then returned flying directly accross the window west and then again back east. Mission accomplished because by this time I couldn't keep a straight face, my train of thought was derailed and on fire and I had to finnally tellmy boss what was happening behind her shoulder.

Here is a photo just to show you how low the aircrfat get just for fun. This is a french plane used in the late war period, oh and by the way an Apache is a helicopter in case you didnt get taht :-)