'Unknown' aircraft at Akrotiri
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I know everyone likes to thonk they've seen something secret but would anyone really get worked up about a few photos of a U2?
ISTR one doing curcuits at Sculthorpe when I was visiting in the early 90s.
ISTR one doing curcuits at Sculthorpe when I was visiting in the early 90s.
Hmmm.
Looks a bit like the 'unknown' that was parked just behind ATC in the early 70s.
I think the other 'unknown' parked to the south of the runway is a covert explorative stealth super nondescript aircraft. Scary stuff. 😱
Looks a bit like the 'unknown' that was parked just behind ATC in the early 70s.
I think the other 'unknown' parked to the south of the runway is a covert explorative stealth super nondescript aircraft. Scary stuff. 😱
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Actually, looking closely you can see he's taken the cable too.
Google shows its probably an aircraft that was involved in a collision in Nov 2016.
The other F18 involved crashed but the pilot is reported as being rescued.
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Didn't see it on any of my several visits to Akrotiri. There were often 'weather balloons' to be seen there but nothing like a U2. And I never heard anything like the following either
"AKT Approach this is Weather Balloon 123. 80 miles out with engine failure"
"WB 123, ok, we'll launch the rescue boats"
"No need Akt, I'll just glide in"
"AKT Approach this is Weather Balloon 123. 80 miles out with engine failure"
"WB 123, ok, we'll launch the rescue boats"
"No need Akt, I'll just glide in"
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Those OLIVE missions in the Med have been going on for at least four decades I would say.
Nice U-2 flyover at last night's NCAA College Football Championship Game:
A U-2 Spy Plane Just Did The Flyover For The College Football National Championship Game - The Drive
Nice U-2 flyover at last night's NCAA College Football Championship Game:
A U-2 Spy Plane Just Did The Flyover For The College Football National Championship Game - The Drive
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He also tried it when a decidedly non standard looking Nimrod came in to land later.
As for noise, they generally took off as we were walking across to the mess for brekky about 7am noisy buggers.
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Southbound on the A1 in a coach in '87, someone said 'ooh look, big gliders'. It was 3 of them in the circuit at Alconbury.
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- 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing Detachment 3, RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus (U-2)