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Old 19th Sep 2006, 13:24   #1 (permalink)
 
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E-3 AWACS over Glasgow 19/sept 14.20
Blimey!

being near to both Glasgow and Preswick airports we never, ever, get military A/C fly over us.

it was flying quite low, heading north-west(ish), radar-thing turning happily.

any exercises on at the mo or just just someone bored/lost?

nice to see anyway...
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Old 19th Sep 2006, 13:37   #2 (permalink)
 
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You can guarantee he wasn't bored or lost. He's there for a reason, not one known to me unfortunately. My best guess is he's on a training flight.

And in that area, you see more military aircraft than you probably realise. Don't just think in terms of pointy and fast!
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Old 19th Sep 2006, 13:41   #3 (permalink)
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Uh-oh, guess the little green men are nigh..........



(Didn't you see "Independence Day?" First thing the movie military leadership did was send an E-3 in for a v.i.d.)

Thanks, I can show myself to the door.....
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It was probably ensuring the safe passage of a C-17 load of cluster bombs into Prestwick, routing from the USA to Tel Aviv; and in the opposite direction, a C-17 load of unlawful combatants routing from somewhere in Europe towards the Halal Carribean Holiday Island!
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Old 19th Sep 2006, 14:58   #5 (permalink)

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Nah, he was just checking that the deep-fried-mars-bar quota wasn't being exceeded!
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Old 19th Sep 2006, 14:59   #6 (permalink)
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There's been one over Liverpool all weekend - checking up on the Scallyban.
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Old 19th Sep 2006, 16:19   #7 (permalink)
 
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Have just landed from said sortie. Glad to hear that the appearance of an unglamorous E-3D can brighten someone's day. Just a trg flight I'm afraid, but may the conspiracists imagine all they want! We visited Newcastle earlier in the afternoon as well.
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Old 19th Sep 2006, 16:50   #8 (permalink)
 
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Glad you managed to find a servicable one today!

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Old 19th Sep 2006, 19:58   #9 (permalink)
 
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Glad you managed to find a servicable one today!

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Probably wasn't, that was why it was doing P-sortie circuits at Glasgow or Prestwick

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Old 19th Sep 2006, 20:09   #10 (permalink)

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Seems to me like the important bits were serviceable!
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