Automotive

This exquisite special edition is a one-off Caterham Seven made with parts of a former Royal Air Force Puma HC2 helicopter It’s all about the details with this special Caterham, the Puma helicopters quilted soundproofing lines the door panels and the gear...  

It’s been 17 years since I left the RAF and nearer 25 since I worked on Puma helicopters, never would have thought to see one here! I do like the Caterham and the details though.

assembling the car was a joint effort between Caterham and serving personnel from RAF Benson. Can you tell us anything more about your service experience with helicopters ?

3+ years maintaining Puma & Wessex helicopters as an Airframe Technician, we didn’t have anything fun like assisting Caterham in my day, damn! I did get the chance to fly (as a passenger after some maintenance at a forward operating base) at very low leve... 

I experienced a Sea King helicopter with the RAF. Fond memories 👍

I only had one flight in a Sea King. My first weekend as part of the mountain rescue team, the team leader hearing on the radio that a the rescue helicopter was in the area training, called for a ‘lift off’ rather than walk back to our Land Rover. It must... 

I always liked the Sea King. My favourite was seeing a Chinook flying fast and very low at night blacked out.