The Mighty AW101/Merlin

[ChrisGilligan]

Living in the South West of the UK means I am never very far away from a Merlin/AW101. Most days are full of the 'whip whip whip' of the blades somewhere up above. The last few years have seen many chances to catch them in lots of different settings/environments and scenarios, as well as the chance to catch many test flights of more 'exotic' examples.....so here goes...

DSC_4924 by Chris Gilligan, on Flickr

NOR_8959 by Chris Gilligan, on Flickr

Leonardo HH-101A Caesar (Italian Air Force) by Chris Gilligan, on Flickr

Agusta Westland RN Merlin HC4 by Chris Gilligan, on Flickr

RN Merlin HC3i by Chris Gilligan, on Flickr

NOR_9034 by Chris Gilligan, on Flickr

DSC_6679 by Chris Gilligan, on Flickr

DSC_4750 by Chris Gilligan, on Flickr

Royal Navy AW101 Merlin HC.3 by Chris Gilligan, on Flickr

DSC_2668 by Chris Gilligan, on Flickr

NOR_8545-2 by Chris Gilligan, on Flickr

DSC_6471 by Chris Gilligan, on Flickr

DSC_8542 by Chris Gilligan, on Flickr

NOR_2260 by Chris Gilligan, on Flickr

NOR_9231 by Chris Gilligan, on Flickr

DSC_6654 by Chris Gilligan, on Flickr

DSC_4690 by Chris Gilligan, on Flickr

Thanks for taking the time to have a look if you made it this far

[hedgerowops]

Very nice Chris enjoyed looking at them
Chris

[Supra]

An absolutely stunning selection of shots! It's a hard task to pick a favourite from a six images short-list....but # 5 of the well illuminated Merlin on a 'black' sky is my choice!

[IMarsh]

Awesome set

[Freeman Lowell]

Quality images Chris. My fav is the 3i top shot.
Freeman

[Seacat192]

Excellent set.

[bvdbogaert]

Awesome collection, they are all belters. Well done.

[Canberra TT.18]

Superb set
And what a great looking helicopter, one of the best looking. I think .

[IanH]

Very nice selection Chris

[paddyboy]

Superb set there, Chris

Thanks for posting and well done

Paddyboy

[SW Sky Blue]

Nice set Chris

Kev

[Ianto31]

Chris, one of the best selections I've seen, but that might be a biased as a massive Merlin fan!! Great pics mate

[Stratocruiser]

Now that is a real treat! .... all great pics but for me my favourite is #5 from a choice between #5, #9 and #11.
Thanks for sharing such a wonderful selection

[ChrisGilligan]

Thank you all for the comments and time to view them. Much appreciated

[Pune]

Cracking set of images..

[Dan214sqn]

Lovely set Chris ! usual high standard

[Jutter]

A magnificent set of photos
Menno

[Milborne]

Thanks for showing us some really great images