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Secret Flight Over Manchester UK 16.04.08

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Old 17th April 2008 | 08:34
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Secret Flight Over Manchester UK 16.04.08
Anybody know what was flying over MAN yesterday afternoon?

ATC very secretive and all departures routings altered at last minute with no explanation.
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Old 17th April 2008 | 09:18
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Probably twin engine and grey

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Old 17th April 2008 | 09:30
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Are the CIA still doing rendition flights?
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Old 17th April 2008 | 09:40
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Maybe Willie Walsh was up visiting and they wanted to keep you guessing so you couldn't shoot him down.....
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Old 17th April 2008 | 09:43
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It wasn't a Chinook off to another stag-do was it??
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Old 17th April 2008 | 10:05
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Assume you heard ATC being 'secretive' so what was the callsign?............. or were they whispering?
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Old 17th April 2008 | 10:19
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it was probably a watch manager going home for a kip after their shift, didnt want to be woken up by the noise of the departures
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Old 17th April 2008 | 10:24
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We're not telling you. Its a secret.
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Old 17th April 2008 | 11:17
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If I told you, I'd have to kill you
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Old 17th April 2008 | 12:14
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Can't be a secret now though. Was it PM on his way to New York?
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Old 17th April 2008 | 12:20
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Mancunian causes ATC Chaos!!


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Old 17th April 2008 | 13:17
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Is that rig fitted with TCAS?
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Old 17th April 2008 | 16:04
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If it was so secret wouldn't this thread have been deleted by SIS?
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Old 17th April 2008 | 16:18
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Aurora? Did you see oscillating streaks of light?
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Old 17th April 2008 | 19:11
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Probably twin engine and grey
...twin squirrel?
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Old 17th April 2008 | 19:24
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where there is smoke there is fire.......................
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Old 17th April 2008 | 20:22
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Probably twin engine and grey

Ian



Could it have fitted the description of a certain Cessna Caravan??
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Old 17th April 2008 | 20:38
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Probably twin engine and grey
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Could it have fitted the description of a certain Cessna Caravan??
Silly me. I always thought that Cessna Caravans only had one engine
Right. I'm on leave...but I think that Manch was on Easterlies" soooo ...Southbounds [aka] Listos One per "vortex" interval.
"Other" departures...ditto.
There "may" have been a wildy...[lost a/c]. There "may" have been a special flight.....Photo survey...Calibrator or even a UFO

Anybody know what was flying over MAN yesterday afternoon?
Lots and lots of Aeroplanes.

ATC very secretive and all departures routings altered at last minute with no explanation.
How do you know?

watpiktch

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Old 17th April 2008 | 21:36
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Silly me. I always thought that Cessna Caravans only had one engine
'Fraid not - Cessna F406 twin also referred to as Caravan (if you want to be absolutely correct Caravan II. )
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Old 17th April 2008 | 21:49
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'Fraid not - Cessna F406 twin also referred to as Caravan (if you want to be absolutely correct Caravan II. )

I see there is just the one now, I could have sworn there used to be two? Or have I said too much already...
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