This breathtaking image shows a Lynx Mk8 helicopter from 815 Squadron light up the evening sky with a massive flare release during an exercise in the Indian Ocean. The Lynx Mk8 shown is on a nine month cruise aboard HMS Richmond, a Royal Navy Type 23 frigate which you see looming in the background.
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DISCUSSION
Is that 37 pieces of flair?