A huge military helicopter has been spotted in the skies above Wirral and Liverpool.
The Bieubg-Vertol CH-47 Chinook, owned by the military, took off from Odiham in Hampshire on Wednesday (January 12) afternoon.
It then made its way east over London, Cambridge and King's Lynn before heading north to Humberside Airport.
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It was then seen heading west over Widnes, Speke, Bromborough and Heswall before it reached Llanberis in North Wales.
The Chinook then turned back towards Merseyside flying over West Kirby, Moreton, Wallasey and ending up circling over Knowsley Industrial Park.
It now appears the Chinook has landed in a field just off Mossborough Hall Lane in St Helens.
Despite the odd route a spokesperson from the Ministry of Defence confirmed to The ECHO it was 'a routine flight'.
The Chinnok team at RAF Odiham provides critical, rapid support for UK military operations throughout the world.
The RAF carry out training exercises across the UK in readiness to deploy around the world at any given moment, just as they did in 2017 to help with the Caribbean hurricane relief effort and their ongoing Operation Rescript which is helping to tackle the pandemic.
When carrying out training activities, the RAF try to keep local residents aware via social media.
However, it is not always possible for them to alert people or say how long exercises will continue for security reasons.
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