RAF C-130 stretched v low level over A14 this morning 07:58
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RAF C-130 stretched v low level over A14 this morning 07:58
Morning guys
As I was driving to work up the A14, after leaving Huntingdon/Spittles Interchange went past Graffam Water, saw one of our C-130 stretched, might be a J flying from south west at tree top level, very low level heading north east, by passed Molesworth village. Obviously it can't land at RAF Molesworth due to now runway since early 70s, so figured it be heading either towards Wittering or Cottesmore.
Starboard engine(s) thought looked like billowing smoke but could be wrong.
As I was driving to work up the A14, after leaving Huntingdon/Spittles Interchange went past Graffam Water, saw one of our C-130 stretched, might be a J flying from south west at tree top level, very low level heading north east, by passed Molesworth village. Obviously it can't land at RAF Molesworth due to now runway since early 70s, so figured it be heading either towards Wittering or Cottesmore.
Starboard engine(s) thought looked like billowing smoke but could be wrong.
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Smokey engines, it must be a 'diesel' powered C-130K
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Sitting in my garden sipping Pimms and lemonade this lunchtime I saw an aircraft flying overhead, or it might have been a UFO. It was very high indeed and I could really only see there was something there because there was a long thin line of what looked like white smoke behind it. It can't have been a C-130 because they are big, but it might have been a VC10 or Tristar because there were no pies left in my fridge. I think it was a UFO though, I certainly couldn't identify it. Can anyone help?
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. . . I could really only see there was something there because there was a long thin line of what looked like white smoke behind it.
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C130s used to overfly our house in Barton under Needwood low enough to make the TV antenna shake but I never saw one that didn't have smoke coming from all four engines. The one this chap saw must have had an FCU fault on 1 and 2.
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Come on gents give the guy a break!!!!
Just Joe Public with an obvious concern!
Whats more amazing is seeing a servicable C130 in the UK .....Flying....
Albeit with a problem.
Ops normal then
Just Joe Public with an obvious concern!
Whats more amazing is seeing a servicable C130 in the UK .....Flying....
Albeit with a problem.
Ops normal then
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Hi Aidu
Thanks for the heads up on that glad all was alright.
That wasn't me the bloke smoking cos I don't. Apologies for the mis interpretation of what I saw. I drive a maroon car anyhow and my windows were shut
rgds
Chopper2004
Thanks for the heads up on that glad all was alright.
That wasn't me the bloke smoking cos I don't. Apologies for the mis interpretation of what I saw. I drive a maroon car anyhow and my windows were shut
rgds
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Seen a few Chinnys today, wonder if any of them are the newsworthy HC3's!!
For reference, I'm not very far from where a certain high-profile landing by said type was made not so long ago!
For reference, I'm not very far from where a certain high-profile landing by said type was made not so long ago!
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