Morecambe Bay 0630
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Morecambe Bay 0630
Woken up to a deafening aircraft noise today at 0630. Aircraft very low over Morecambe. Didn't see it although it sounded fast. I thought Military ac were restricted over towns etc, particularly at certain times of day.
Can anyone shed any light on this?
The entire street is talking about it
Can anyone shed any light on this?
The entire street is talking about it
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Some towns have restrictions but not all and there is no time limit .... I can assure you though that it wasn't an RN aircraft....we don't start work until 7.30....(normally finished and on our way ashore by Stand Easy)
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Could have been an RN Hawk...they are fast. Or a Harrier, they are fast as well.... Or maybe it was an F18 with an RN pilot in it....F18s are quite fast....but it was probably a Tornado.. They are fast
That early in the morning it might possibly have been a USAF F-15 out of RAF Lakenheath?
Looking at the NOTAMs there is the following with a very early start time. The only problem is that it was for the North East and covering Spadeadam range.
RAF Lakenheath Forceval 1st-4th Nov
Exercise NOTAM:
Q) EGXX/QWELW/IV/BO/W/000/240/5618N00003W201
B) FROM: 10/11/01 06:00C) TO: 10/11/04 22:00
E) EXER LAKENHEATH FORCEVAL. FORMATIONS OF FAST JET AIRCRAFT, SUPPORTED BY AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING, AIR TO AIR REFUELLING AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE ACFT, WILL CONDUCT HIGH ENERGY MANOUEVRES AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH RULES OF THE AIR. INCREASED LOW AND MEDIUM LEVEL ACTIVITY SHOULD BE EXPECTED OVERLAND NE ENGLAND AND OFFSHORE. INTENSE AERIAL ACTIVITY SHOULD BE EXPECTED IN THE SPADEADAM RANGE, WI AND BELOW THE EGD323 MANAGED DANGER AREA COMPLEX AND EGD513 AND EGD412 DANGER AREAS. ACFT WILL REMAIN CLEAR OF CONTROLLED AIRSPACE UNLESS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE APPROPRIATE AUTH. SSR CODES 1501-1537 WILL BE ASSIGNED TO EXER AIRCRAFT. MIL ACFT MAY BE SUBJ LOW FLYING RESTRICTIONS.
10-11-0003/AS 3LOWER: SFC
UPPER: FL240
SCHEDULE: 0600-2200
The 48th Fighter Wing have a Public Affairs Office e-mail contact. You might get an answer to your question?
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Looking at the NOTAMs there is the following with a very early start time. The only problem is that it was for the North East and covering Spadeadam range.
RAF Lakenheath Forceval 1st-4th Nov
Exercise NOTAM:
Q) EGXX/QWELW/IV/BO/W/000/240/5618N00003W201
B) FROM: 10/11/01 06:00C) TO: 10/11/04 22:00
E) EXER LAKENHEATH FORCEVAL. FORMATIONS OF FAST JET AIRCRAFT, SUPPORTED BY AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING, AIR TO AIR REFUELLING AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE ACFT, WILL CONDUCT HIGH ENERGY MANOUEVRES AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH RULES OF THE AIR. INCREASED LOW AND MEDIUM LEVEL ACTIVITY SHOULD BE EXPECTED OVERLAND NE ENGLAND AND OFFSHORE. INTENSE AERIAL ACTIVITY SHOULD BE EXPECTED IN THE SPADEADAM RANGE, WI AND BELOW THE EGD323 MANAGED DANGER AREA COMPLEX AND EGD513 AND EGD412 DANGER AREAS. ACFT WILL REMAIN CLEAR OF CONTROLLED AIRSPACE UNLESS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE APPROPRIATE AUTH. SSR CODES 1501-1537 WILL BE ASSIGNED TO EXER AIRCRAFT. MIL ACFT MAY BE SUBJ LOW FLYING RESTRICTIONS.
10-11-0003/AS 3LOWER: SFC
UPPER: FL240
SCHEDULE: 0600-2200
The 48th Fighter Wing have a Public Affairs Office e-mail contact. You might get an answer to your question?
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Last time I remember low flying aircraft over Morcambe was when Jerry attacked 5 Group HQ in a hotel on the sea front circa 1941/42. Came in at roof-top hight and machine gunned the streets as well as bombing the hotel. Got bombed out of our house on the same raid.
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I can assure you though that it wasn't an RN aircraft....we don't start work until 7.30....
I can assure you though that it wasn't an RN aircraft....we don't start work until 7.30.... ..............and you don't have anything fast!
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Mandator, you are right.
That's what comes of reading one subject while typing another!
There was an RAF contingent in one of the seafront hotels at that time, but can't recall exactly what it was.
Bob C
That's what comes of reading one subject while typing another!
There was an RAF contingent in one of the seafront hotels at that time, but can't recall exactly what it was.
Bob C
