This is why army helicopters keep flying over Manchester
The Puma helicopters have come from Oxfordshire
Don't worry, war hasn't arrived in Manchester, nor has the city descended into 28 Days Later-type post-apocalyptic madness.
Those army helicopters you keep seeing out and about - actually called Pumas - above Manchester and Liverpool are all very routine and nothing to be concerned about.
The Twitter account for RAF Benson, a helicopter base in Oxfordshire, has tweeted that the Puma helicopters are operating in the area to "hone their skills operating in urban environments before deploying to Afghanistan," and that they will be using "authorised helicopter landing sites in the area."
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/army-helicopters-keep-flying-over-16286937