C-17 Into Donny today?

[Noah Zark.]

A C-17 flew low-ish, and getting lower, over my house, heading in the direction of Doncaster Sheffield Finningley this afternoon.
Does anyone have any info on this (now rare) sighting, please?
Thanks in advance.
N.Z.

[yorky66]

NZ

Your aircraft was United Arab Emirates Air Force C17A Globemaster III serial 1226 arriving from Istres, France. Departed next day to Dubai.

[Big Eric]

It had all of it's UAE markings blanked-out, anyone know the reason for this ?

[Agaricus bisporus]

A vain attempt at subtlety when stuffing a military freighter belonging to a muslim government with wine, cognac, champagne and whisky would be my guess.

Used to be a weekly occurrence at STN with a Herc iirc, known to everyone as the Saudi (?) booze truck.

Well, that's my guess.

[yorky66]

Or a slightly less cynical alternative.........that the aircraft was reported involved in recent French led military ops in Mali

[Noah Zark.]

Thanks for the info, guys. V-a-i-r-y interesting!!