A-10 spotted in Dorset 1 March 2014
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A-10 spotted in Dorset 1 March 2014
On another forum this was posted (2 March 2014 at ~0300 MST/-800 London):
Can anyone provide more info for him?
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Throd wrote:I'm sure I saw one of these fly over my house in Dorset, UK yesterday. Are there any in this country?
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Originally Posted by melmothtw
He was pretty specific -
Originally Posted by Throd
Perhaps I was in error but it had the long straight wings and the two fat engines in the tail.
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Not sure about an A10, but that was the day I saw a small straight wing jet heading to the northeast along the edge of Salisbury plain, having come up from the southwest. It was too high to get a clear ID, and didn't have binoculars to hand. I assumed that it probably was the Seahawk from Yeovilton, although I don't know its current flight status.
May be unconnected of course.
May be unconnected of course.
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I assumed that it probably was the Seahawk from Yeovilton, although I don't know its current flight status.
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Go on then, rolly eyes.
What's he seen then? I've seen straight wing jet aircraft in them there parts and had to look twice....quick glance from the ground.....Citation fits the size I guess, and maybe more..
Right, while we are on, what do you look for in a military fast jet, helicopter to make a positive ID?
If I was looking up and saw an A10, or was told to look for an A10, I'd be looking for size, wing shape, engine position, speed the aircrafts flying, colour, maybe height its flying.....? what do you look for?
I can only imagine of course but if you are combat manoeuvre, dogfighting or whatever it must incredibly difficult to make out a positive ID?
Hangarshuffle is of course proud he once worked the runway caravan and had a superb, 100% record of spotting the....whatever with his Barr and Strouds!! But then I was being told what to look for, where to look etc etc.
Much more difficult when you ain't told the info isnt it...?
Right, while we are on, what do you look for in a military fast jet, helicopter to make a positive ID?
If I was looking up and saw an A10, or was told to look for an A10, I'd be looking for size, wing shape, engine position, speed the aircrafts flying, colour, maybe height its flying.....? what do you look for?
I can only imagine of course but if you are combat manoeuvre, dogfighting or whatever it must incredibly difficult to make out a positive ID?
Hangarshuffle is of course proud he once worked the runway caravan and had a superb, 100% record of spotting the....whatever with his Barr and Strouds!! But then I was being told what to look for, where to look etc etc.
Much more difficult when you ain't told the info isnt it...?