|They had Centurion tanks also and the station was defended on the ground by the RAF Legion.
#RAFLuton dates back to 388AD when the station's Sea King helicopters were used to transport Roman soldiers to and from local battlefields #AvGeekpic.twitter.com/izVb0iyZvx
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Wasn't it also the homeport for the original @HMSMassive in the early 1500s?
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Due to serviceability issues with the helicopters, these were the Late Roman Infantry, The Ancient British used a Merlin as their transport helicopter
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And legend has it that the inspiration for building many kilometres of straight roads came from the ability of those Sea Kings to fly in a straight line. More efficient to travel directly obviously.
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Certainly got to the battlefield quicker than the Greek hop-lites who took a lot longer to get there.
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And here we all thought the Roman Legions were so great at Marching!
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It's why helicopters fly in straight lines
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Hahahahahhaah
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Surely Wessex helos???
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Is it true that Alfred the Great introduced the Nimrod for anti-Viking longship patrols? Asking for a friend.
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