This cool photo reminds Apocalypse Now’s helicopter attack with Ride of the Valkyries

August 6, 2013 Helicopters, Military Aviation
David Cenciotti

The image in this post was taken from an EH101 “Merlin” of the Portuguese Air Force during exercise Hot Blade 2013.

Two EH101  (AW.101) helicopters of the 751 Squadron “Pumas”, based in Air Force Base No.6, Montijo, south of Lisbon, and several other helicopters as well as dozens of military took part in the exercise while ensuring the SAR (Search And Rescue) service alongside the units based at Porto Santo and Azores.

Image credit: 751 Sqn

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David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.

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  1. Soldier: “But sir, that beach is hot with Portuguese!”
    Lt. Col. Kilgore: “Portuguese don’t surf!”

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