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'In the wheel':  Lynx Mk9A helicopters over Afghanistan   'In the wheel': Lynx Mk9A helicopters over Afghanistan

Two Lynx Mk9A helicopters on Operation HERRICK, operating over Helmand Province in the ISTAR* role, are seen ‘in the wheel’, circling anti-clockwise as they observe movements on the ground (either by insurgents or allied troops).

The Lynx were operated by 847 Naval Air Squadron and 9 Regiment Army Air Corps.

The picture was selected as one of the Aviation Paintings of the Year in the annual exhibition of the Guild of Aviation Artists, 2014.

(*ISTAR: Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance).

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Printed image size(s): B3 only (approx 43 x 27 cm)

Owner: Army Air Corps HQ, Middle Wallop

Price(s): £70