A Juno Interrupts My Lunch

Middle Wallop has a café upstairs in the museum and Paul and I retreated there for a little sustenance and some idle banter.  On the visitor ramp across from the museum, a Juno helicopter from the training fleet was sitting awaiting its next flight.  As we ate, we saw the crew step to the helicopter.  For those of you that have followed military aviation, you will know that there was no need to interrupt our food.  Unless there is an alert, military aviation happens at a deliberate pace.

After a while, with engines running and rotors turning, we did finally head out to the balcony alongside the taxiway that they would be using.  Even this was slightly premature as it was a little longer before the rotors finally generated lift and the Juno got airborne.  It then taxied towards us and through the gate to the airfield before turning across the grass and pulling up to depart.  A brief addition to the day but a good one.  My first Juno!

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