If you thought the C17 taking off over the A40 was impressive,you should have seen the third one that arrived!.....Done a low missed approach "go around" and then turned into the visual circuit for landing. Apparently there were quite a few worried shoppers in the car park of the local Sainsburys when this a/c appeared "on it's side" above them!!
As an aside to this Northolt now have to get a new crash gate at the 25 threshold.....Harrier landing for the recent families day managed to blow it inwards towards airfield....then the 4x C17s taking off managed to trash it completely!!....Makes it good for viewing now though.