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?

A10 Warthog in The Air Forces Forum

I can. He was mistaken...

USAF retires A-10 from European theatre - IHS Jane's 360

Citation?


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Doesn't mean there wasn't one passing through from, say, Afghanistan. Or an air show somewhere.

He was pretty specific -

No A-10's over the UK even remotely recently, if there had been, the Fightercontrol Forum would've gone mental! And it hasn't...

-RP

Probably a Citation

It was the first of a delivery of 120 for the Welsh Free Air Force. The St David's Day celebration navex didn't, er... go too well!

CG:ok:

CG,

No, surely, on the way to Jockistan to give big Alex a taste of what he might be able to afford?

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.

Last time I saw the A10, it was going through Hertfordshire. Perhaps it was the A31 that you saw in Dorset?:ouch:

Wensleydale

Hat, coat . . . leave !!! :D

Could it have been a Falcon 20 operated by Cobham (nee FRA) ?

http://www.targeta.co.uk/images/082_2905w5.jpg

Nice pic GR4

Bring back the ROC!

Be an easy mistake to make I would imagine.
 

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...rL2CHT7G-njYYO Tashengurt and Mike 51 are spot on?
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...0ERlK-CNHjbJHq

I think not:rolleyes:

As AR1 said, bring back the ROC!

Definately not the Sea Hawk, as it's grounded in storage, pending a refurb back to flying condition with a hopeful view of getting it back in the air for the 2015 display season.

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...?

Quick glance from 2 miles away...A10?
 

Theres loads of them.....