Unseen Helicopter Footage of QE2 coming into Dubai

[Rob Lightbody]

I'm sure this would be the guy filming!

Yes, that's the helicopter I see in the video, I recognise the guys shoes too!  Amazing!

6 more attached.

[Cunarder Man]

The Royal Navy must have them, this was a helicopter from HMS Lancaster I think. Even if not The RN must have great pics too.

[Twynkle]

Hey Cunarder Man- You are in Capture #36 onward, and video-ing - clear as a bell!

These are Fantastic, Rob
Thank you so much for showing us these in such great detail.
Did they come with sound too...
(Not for the first time, there are tears - for QE2  )

Now - a question for either Rob, Holy Nougat and or Flagship!
Please - in Capture #46 - the last one, and Capture 33,  immediately aft of GBTT, it looks as if there are two 'greenhouse-like' areas of glass panes either side of the base of the great Mast, enclosing something, one on portside the other starb'd - with an entry in between the two... 
Please can you say something about the enclosures etc?
Thank You
Rosie

Moderator's comment : Please turn here for the answer and a continuation of the discussion on the "greenhouse-like" areas :

https://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php/topic,7531.0.html

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

The Royal Navy must have them, this was a helicopter from HMS Lancaster I think. Even if not The RN must have great pics too.

The helicopter is marked DU-325, which at a guess is a Dubai registration? I could not find it during an internet search.

Amazing to see the film-maker sitting in the open door, his legs dangling! And someone behind him waving to the ship . Little did they know...

Wonderful captures, Rob -- thank you for letting us see them!

[Peter Mugridge]

The Royal Navy must have them, this was a helicopter from HMS Lancaster I think. Even if not The RN must have great pics too.

Not sure about that; the helicopter in that picture is registered DU-325.  That's not a UK military serial but it is a current Dubai military serial.

It's a Bell 412:

http://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/779083/du-325-heli-dubai-bell-412/

The UAE air force has six of them and they are mainly used for search and rescue work.

[June Ingram]

Rob, all of these photos are wonderful, amazing, and now extremely poignant, since our girl has been languishing for so long.  The close up shots of the bridge are breathtaking along with QE2's call letters up on top.  How many aboard her at this time thought that QE2's triumphal arrival would be the start of her imprisonment. 

[Clydebuilt1971]

Four more images, as the helicopter swoops round the bow of the ship, amazingly close to her.

"Capture 7" is awesome - love shots of ships heading towards the camera!

Gav

[Rob Lightbody]

I've got a day off work on Friday, I'll post some more screen captures then!

[pete cain]

As Ever late to the table, but what a find , thank you so much Rob, keep em coming please, her last moments , but hell such moments eh!!

[Rob Lightbody]

6 more for you.

[Rob Lightbody]

The helicopter cameraman zooms in for a look at who's on the bridge wing.

Someone we know is there...

[June Ingram]

Thanks very much, Rob, for posting these amazing photos !  To have these is such a treasure !

[Rob Lightbody]

6 more, the last for tonight.

[June Ingram]

Captures 48, 49, and 50 show so many people on deck, QE2 almost looks like a troop ship again !

[Michael Gallagher]

I am standing to the right of the door in hello the  next to female officer and behind Captans wife....