Not with 250m visibility you cant.......
You might see a glow in the mist then the aircraft appearing sliding along on fire, but you won't see the threshold from the golf course in such low vis.
Good point, though i was more referring to the fact that had he seen it on approach it wouldnt have been that low, so presumably at more or less a normal height when it appeared. In other words, i figured from that that theres no chance it would have landed short first and then got airborne again, otherwise 1) it would have been very low and obviously not a normal approach and 2) it would have hit something substantial.
That area is full of low rise flats, houses, car supermarkers and the like. Until you get to marston green park there isnt anything flat!
Though of course, i do stand to be corrected......!