The date of the last flight for a British Army helicopter has been confirmed.
Having flown on operations in Libya and Afghanistan, the Apache Mk.1 attack helicopter at Wattisham is being replaced by the state-of-the-art Apache AH-64E.
The helicopter's last flying date has been confirmed as Monday, March 25.
It will return from a final exercise in Norway, before being escorted on a flypast around the country.
Locations on the flypast include the Ministry of Defence building in London, RAF Shawbury and 16 Air Assault Brigade in Colchester.
It is due to fly over Merville Barracks at about 5.15pm.
Eyes to the skies…@4RegimentAAC is taking the Apache Mk1 on a farewell tour today. The event marks the last flight of Mk1, which proved itself a battle-winner in Afghanistan and Libya, as the final phase of transition to the state of the art AH-64E gets underway.
— 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team (@16AirAssltBCT) March 25, 2024
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It will then land for the final time at Wattisham Flying Station, north-west of Ipswich.
The Apache Mk.1 first started service in 2001 and flown on battle-winning operations across the globe.
Testing on the new military helicopters started in 2022.
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