Originally Posted by
harrogate
There's a lot of gear in the air over the North Sea right now. KC-35 that was holding directly over the area is now enroute back to Mildenhall.
At least two Ospreys, two eurofighters, a C130, and another Eurofighter over Lakenheath, with another E3 (additional to the one in the North Sea) over East Anglia. This is in addition to the dozen or so seacraft and the second SAR S92 of the day in the area.
Someone is putting a lot of eyeballs in the sky, presumably before nightfall. RAF and USAF tankers are both doing laps.
Does anyone know what visibility is like in the search area?