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tyne
17th Apr 2004, 00:11
Sitting in Tynemouth at about 1250PM Friday. aircraft make their approach up the coast before turning into NCL runway.

I heard what sounded like a helicopter in the distance getting closer - quite a distinctive "clatter" Dismissed it as the police chopper or whatever but when it got closer the sound got deeper and evolved into a turbo prop.

Couldn't see it from where I was. Obviously we get a lot of turbo prop twin engined stuff over hear, but I've never heard anything like that.

What was it?

Thanks,

Tyne

B.L.G Bob
19th Apr 2004, 21:02
Taking a guess, it could have been a Chinnock.
Seen and heard a few in this neck of the woods.
Your description seems close enough.
They have a distinctive clatter which would rattle windows
Flying away from the observer they can sound like turbo-props.

Morrissey
19th Apr 2004, 21:28
an MH-53 out of Mildenhall up there in the past few days. May be what you heard,