Helicoper Above Boris Johnson's Official Residence

[wiltsman]

I'm not one your everyday BBC bashers that often fill the AB pages, but was it necessary for the BBC to scramble a helicopter, and have it hover over the ex foreign secretary's official residence, to try and get a glmpse of him leaving it? How much is that costing?

[Zacs-Master]

Are you sure it was a Whirlybird and not a drone?

[jno]

well, there's no flooding at the moment and Cliff Richard's not doing anything, so I suppose they have to use it to stop it getting rusty. They'd probably prefer to use a cheap drone, though.

[Peter Pedant]

1, Carlton House terrace apparently

( used to be the exotic Palace that george IV built and then got pulled down around 50 y later and replaced with THAT! )

[wiltsman]

Well,the BBC news announcer stated it was a helicopter.

[jno]

ZM, I had three of those weird Osprey things go over my garden this morning, they should have asked to put a camera on one of them. Not that Boris is in my garden (I hope).

[Peter Pedant]

// and Cliff Richard's not doing anything,//

you mean he should be outside singing - 'we're all going on a summer holiday'? - - - - or his own rendition of
D_I_V_O .....

interesting thought

[jno]

the BBC used to share the helicopter with ITV, but I don't know if that's still the case.

[jno]

he's probably at Wimbledon, PP

[Patsy33]

You're so funny jno!

[Mamyalynne]

They're buzzing my gaff too - or maybe taking water to the fires.

[Hopkirk]

We've just had 5 helicopters go over us. I think they are practicing for the Donald.

[Minkyme]

Of course it was necessary as it’s news and news=viewers=cash=helicopter fuel+pilots wages as well as probably 97% profit.

[jno]

ah, so they'll have anti-blimp guns, Hopkirk?

[Minkyme]

Is that a fact hopkirk? Your post reminded me that the other day I saw 4 helicopter gunships flying in a number 4 on a dice formation. I was shocked as I’ve seen the big green 2 bladed copters flying one after another but never a helicopter gunship let alone 4 and these were armed with what appeared to be machine guns or missiles.

[Minkyme]

This was at Allgate East, Tower Bridge.

[Hopkirk]

This was one big one and four little ones, which would fit with the Donald plus escorts.

[Minkyme]

Were the 3 helicopter gunships as seen in Iraq,Afghanistan?

[Minkyme]

I meant 4

[ichkeria]

"They'd probably prefer to use a cheap drone, though."

Are you talking about the BBC, or the chances of Rees-Mwogg getting the vacant post :-)

[douglas9401]

Not sure the Donald's crimper wants too many helicopters about the place.