Return of the Gazelle

[Knightflyer]

Well this had going to be my meagre offering for the 'Out of Retirement' GB, but as they say, time and opportunity wait for no man (well not this one at least!)
Basically an excuse to get a Gazelle in the current black and yellow training scheme

With the creation of the Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) in 1997 the RAF and FAA Gazelle HT.2 and HT.3 aircraft were retired.
However within the first few months of operation the DHFS's Squirrel HT.1 aircraft were found to have serious maintenance issues and to ensure continuity of the training programme some of the (very) recently retired Gazelle's were pulled out of storage, quickly repainted in the 'modern' black and yellow training scheme, and re-continued with their previous role until correctly quality controlled replacement Squirrels became available

[Mossie]

Very smart in black.

[PR19_Kit]

I like that. 

I can see them fluttering around over Shawbury in my mind's eye. 

[chrisonord]

Marvellous 

[Glenn Gilbertson]

That looks very neat!

[ChernayaAkula]

Sweet! 

[Tophe]

Decades ago, I built such a Gazelle (Heller 1/50 scale ?), but without painting the canopy frames so perfectly, congratulations!

[NARSES2]

Very smart in black.

She is indeed 

[zenrat]

Hmmm, black helicopters...

Looks good.

[Weaver]

Yeah that's pretty - nice idea and well executed.

[loupgarou]

Yes, very smart.

[Old Wombat]

 

[Scooterman]

Approve

[Rheged]

Aaah!  So it's another mysterious black helicopter from Shawbury.  LIKE!!

[comrade harps]

A striking bumblebee look