Desert Gazelle by David Pentland Gazelle of Army Air Corps 661 Squadron on a reconnaissance mission
for British 7th Armoured Division during Operation Desert Storm.
Chinook Over The Sperrins by David Pentland Boeing Chinook of No.7 Squadron (detachment) from RAF
Aldergrove,
flying on supply duty in the west of the province.
Gazelle Over Salisbury
Plain by Michael Rondot. Fast and
manoeuvrable, the Gazelle has proved itself as one of the worlds best
light battlefield helicopters. Since its introduction into the Army Air
Corps in 1973, Gazelles have been used in every major conflict involving
British Forces from the Falklands to the Gulf Wars. Used
extensively on anti-terrorist observation and troop support operations
in Northern Ireland, Gazelles have also been heavily committed to NATO
operations in Bosnia.
Desert Scorpions by Michael Rondot The great land offensive by the 1st British Armoured Division during
the Gulf War was only made possible by the outstanding levels of logistic
support achieved by units of the Royal Corps of Transport, Royal Army
Ordnance Corps and the Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers. Desert
Scorpions marks their exceptional role in Operation Granby and Operation
Desert Storm. dominating the foreground of this painting of a typical
resupply operation in the field are a Leyland DAF DROPS vehicle from 12
squadron, Royal Corps of Transport, and a Multiple Launch Rocket System
from 39 Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Gun Lift at Mrkonjic Grad by David Rowlands Personnel from the Joint Helicopter Support Unit controlling a 105mm
Light Gun lift, with Boeing HC2 Chinook helicopters of the Royal Air
Force, as part of the Implementation Force in the former Republic of
Yugoslavia.
Dust
Off by
Robert Tomlin Somewhere in the desert, a chinook lifts off in the
midst of swirling sand. Bob paints from experience here, having
witnessed just such scenes during his time with the RAF. But this
could be equally relevant today.
Fill Up at
Kiseljak by
Robert Tomlin Throughout the crisis in Bosnia helicopters of various nations provided
logistic support to the ground forces, especially in the times when
movement along dangerous roads was impossible. Here Puma Helicopters
of the French detachment drop into a forward base to refuel before going
on to their final destination. These Pumas operated out of their
base in Split, Croatia, together with British and Norwegian helicopters;
indeed it was common to see aircraft of several nations operating
together. As the first machine UN 128, serial number 1128, comes
into land at the forward refuelling base at Kiseljak, only 20km west of
Sarajevo, a second, the radar equipped UN 126, serial number 1662 turns on
to finals. The machines will be re-supplied in this instance by
British Ground Forces, two of whom crouch against the billowing dust ready
to go into action to minimise time on the ground
Wessex Over The Copelands by David Pentland
Westland Wessex of No.72 Squadron based at RAF
Aldergrove, flying
over the Copeland Islands in Belfast Lough.
Pup Northern Ireland by John Wynne
Hopkins A Royal Air Force Wessex HC2 Helicopter picks up troops somewhere in
Northern Ireland.
