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Edinburgh residents had their heads craned up towards the sky on Monday evening as they caught a glimpse of military helicopters.
A group of Chinooks were spotted making their way across the city around 6.45pm on August 18. The choppers could be heard from a distance away as they flew over the south of the city.
The footage was captured from the Royal Observatory near Blackford Hill during mostly clear skies which made ideal weather for people out and about to get a good look.
The Chinook has been operational with the RAF for over 40 years and can carry up to 55 troops or up to about 10 tonnes of cargo.
The RAF website states: “The Chinook is an extremely capable and highly versatile support helicopter that can be operated from land bases or ships into a diverse range of environments, from the Arctic to the desert or jungle.
“The aircraft may be armed and is fitted with a suite of self-defence equipment allowing it to operate across the battlespace. Chinooks are primarily used for trooping, resupply and battlefield casualty evacuation (casevac).”
It has not known whether or not the teams were on a mission or training exercise.
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On Monday, we reported two Apache helicopters were spotted flying above the city.
The footage, which was captured at around 2.30pm on Monday August 18, showed the American made Boeing AH-64 Apache racing through the sky.
Flightradar24, showed the aircrafts had taken off from RAF Leeming with the RAF helicopters destination not specified on the site.
The British Army currently operates 50 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters with the last of the choppers delivered at the beginning of this year.
