Unseen Helicopter Footage of QE2 coming into Dubai

[Rob Lightbody]

I have in my possession, incredible raw helicopter footage of QE2 coming into Dubai at the end of the final voyage.

I thought I'd share some screenshots here.

[Rob Lightbody]

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

[Rob Lightbody]

Four more as the helicopter approaches from the stern, and zooms along the port side,

[Rob Lightbody]

After approaching the stern, the helicopter flies low over the decks, and right over the top of the funnel.

[QE2forever]

Thanks for sharing these fantastic views!

[Bob van Leeuwen]

That is some nice footage indeed, they got really close, or they did zoom in a lot.

[Rob Lightbody]

6 more attached.

The video looks clear when playing, but less clear when I freeze it to get a screen-grab... have asked an expert for help with this.

They get very close indeed at times.

These screenshots take me to 7 minutes into the video, which is nearly an hour long.... and includes close-ups of the yacht Dubai and the Royal Navy Salute.

[Rob Lightbody]

Some more.

[Rob Lightbody]

They fly very close, then zoom too.

I'm now using a deinterlace option on my video software which is helping the clarity immensely.

[Rob Lightbody]

More.

Can you see yourself!?

[Michael Gallagher]

I can see myself on the port bridge wing in several of the shots Rob!

[Cunarder Man]

I was on the forward look out area under the bridge, but not at this point. However, you can see the lion rampant flags I had hanging from the sun deck aft port side. Well done.

[Cunarder Man]

I'm sure this would be the guy filming!

[Bob van Leeuwen]

Rob, did they also make photographs, ore just only video?

[Brandon Sterkel]

These are amazing photographs, Rob! Thanks for sharing them!

[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.