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Title: El Cotillo today
Post by: F1REFLY999 on June 08, 2016, 18:45:06 PM
Doing some relaxing on the beach today when three helicopters passed, 1 carring an army 4×4 and the others flying in formation. Anyone know if this was army training or filming for the Brad Pitt movie. I recorded it so if someone can let me know how to upload it, I will  8)
Title: Re: El Cotillo today
Post by: paully on June 08, 2016, 20:02:09 PM
Probably a training exercise and if over El Cotillo, probably heading back to their base at El Gando on Gran Canaria
Title: Re: El Cotillo today
Post by: Tel501 on June 08, 2016, 20:25:47 PM
Before the helicopters came over I saw two low flying military jet heading south
Title: Re: El Cotillo today
Post by: TamaraEnLaPlaya on June 09, 2016, 01:18:15 AM
There were actually 5 helicopters and they were going round and round all day. Also heard a lot of 'booms' a long way south of us so I'm guessing there were military exercises going on, perhaps inland from El Matorral?
Title: Re: El Cotillo today
Post by: FRY on June 09, 2016, 14:08:37 PM
The Spanish Army Base is on the other side of the mountain from my house in El Matorral, opposite the airport.

Helicopters fly over my house on a daily basis on their way to the desert training grounds just south of Ajuy on the west coast . The "booms" will be from there. In El Matorral, all you hear is rifle and machine-gun fire. 

If you drive south of Ajuy, you will see signs "Zona Militar".
Title: Re: El Cotillo today
Post by: Deso on June 09, 2016, 15:53:28 PM
Quote from: FRY on June 09, 2016, 14:08:37 PM
The Spanish Army Base is on the other side of the mountain from my house in El Matorral, opposite the airport.

Helicopters fly over my house on a daily basis on their way to the desert training grounds just south of Ajuy on the west coast . The "booms" will be from there. In El Matorral, all you hear is rifle and machine-gun fire. 

If you drive south of Ajuy, you will see signs "Zona Militar".

That's just the locals.   :D  :D  :P