TWO distinctive helicopters have been spotted over Hereford.
The pair of black and yellow Defence Helicopter Flying School helicopters were flying over Leominster at around 2pm today (November 25).
They entered the county from Tenbury Wells in Worcestershire and headed over the Herefordshire town of Leominster, then went back up over Luston and Orleton and into Shropshire.
They had taken off earlier this morning from RAF Shawbury, according to flight tracking website Flight Radar 24.
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Flight Radar 24 is a global flight tracking service that provides real-time information about thousands of aircraft around the world.
The Defence Helicopter Flying School trains helicopter crews for the armed forces, and delivers qualified helicopter instructions, with the base in Shawbury also training air traffic controllers, weapons controllers, identification officers and other operations personnel.
According to the RAF website, helicopter flying courses take place five times a year, with 12 pilots and two crewmen on each course. This is to train the next generation of personnel.
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