Dakota 99

[crispey]

A splendid looking Dakota flew over Newcastle under Lyme a few minutes ago.Heading east.Too low to give me time to to grab camera or binoculars.


Is this the same aircraft featured in the RAF BBMF web site?

[mark25787]

Very likely - if you check out the BBMF website and their flight movements (Flying Programme 26 - 28 May 2015 (http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/news/index.cfm?storyid=D6041000-5056-A318-A85E6111FFB135D4)) it shows the Dakota was transiting from RAF Valley on Anglesey to Coningsby and may well have been overhead your location at the right sort of time.

[Ringway Flyer]

We were driving on the M62 westbound between J28 and 27 at about 1430L today and observed a C47 flying low and looked to be doing a display to the south of us. BBMF have nothing listed, so it might have been from Aces High? Any one any ideas? It did have invasion markings.
RF

[crispey]

Thanks Mark.Yes that was it.I hadn't spotted the timetables on that web site.