This is the moment an Apache attack helicopter "buzzed" a Norfolk Broads boat hire business. 

Staff at Bridgecraft Holiday Cruisers & Dayboat Hire watched in amazement as the £40m military aircraft passed within metres of their Acle firm on Friday. 

A spokesman said they heard the helicopter approaching before they saw it but luckily were outside to capture it flying past. 

The act of flying an aircraft low over an area is called "buzzing" and is often done when travelling at speed. 

Other boat users on the Broads also heard and saw the helicopter, saying they "loved" the sound of it flying past. 

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One person said: "I used to watch a couple of them flying over the Ludham Caravan club site along with a typhoon Eurofighter - just an incredible sight."

First introduced into active service with the US military in 1986, Apache helicopters were also used by UK forces in Afghanistan and Iraq.

They fly often from RAF Honington and the Stanford Training Area in Norfolk, known as STANTA.

In 2016, the Ministry of Defence committed to spending £1.8 billion on completely replacing the UK's fleet of 66 Apache helicopters with 50 newer versions.

In October, the new Apaches were declared ready for frontline duty after extensive flight testing.