A pair of SAS helicopters touched down on the roof of Blackpool Sixth Form College last night (Monday, March 7).<br /><br />The choppers were seen circling low over the resort’s rooftops with no lights on before landing on the roof of the college in Blackpool Old Road at around 8pm.<br /><br />Special forces soldiers exited the helicopters and made their way to ground level where they were seen gathering in the car park before leaving in a convoy.<br /><br />The operation lasted no more than 10 minutes and was part of SAS training taking place in Lancashire this week.<br /><br />Codenamed ‘Exercise Slingshot’, the helicopter training is scheduled to continue each day until Thursday (March 9) between 10am and midnight.<br /><br />It will see three of the twin-engined blue and white Dauphins conduct a number of exercises around Blackpool and across Lancashire.
