View Full Version : Saab 340 Bucharest to Birmingham intercepted
alexgreyhead
7th Mar 2017, 11:55
RAF jets escort plane to Birmingham airport - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39190527)
Nothing much to see here; just being cautious?
Livesinafield
7th Mar 2017, 12:23
its just standard procedure now
Hadley Rille
7th Mar 2017, 15:20
Any plausible explanation for no VHF, no standby VHF, no SSR?
Geriaviator
7th Mar 2017, 15:28
This was my question too. I shudder to think of the cost of Typhoon scramble x 2 and a Voyager, though I suppose it's all good training for our Boys in Blue.
MATELO
7th Mar 2017, 16:49
I shudder to think of the cost of Typhoon scramble x 2 and a Voyager, though I suppose it's all good training for our Boys in Blue.
I believe there was a "practice" intercept an hour or so later. So, all in all, a good days flying for some.
https://twitter.com/MIL_Radar/status/839095734758694914?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7C twgr%5Etweet
Airbubba
7th Mar 2017, 17:21
This was my question too. I shudder to think of the cost of Typhoon scramble x 2 and a Voyager, though I suppose it's all good training for our Boys in Blue.
Looks like they used ZZ336 for the Voyager, it was the plane the Prime Minister rode to Andrews AFB a few weeks ago to so warmly welcome our new President:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/zz336/#ca9a485
The initial intercept was done by the belgian QRA out of Florennes (two F16's). The escort was handed over to the Coningsby QRA at the FIR boundery.
There is a short movie on www.mil.be
noengines
8th Mar 2017, 07:46
There's a clip of the Voyager+Typhoons over Birmingham Airport itself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFenhnlhVxI