Heavy ac plus 8 x fast jet over Lincs this morning?
Someone I vaguely know and so added as a Facebook friend has posted about seeing a large airliner-type aircraft and eight or so 'jet fighters' together in the Fosdyke area this morning. I suggested it was probably a flypast practice involving a Voyager, but he appears to have some rather excitable FB friends who are convinced it must be some massive military response to a hijack threat, or Air Force One plus half the USAF, or some other such rather unlikely explanation.
So, any formation or flypast practice been going on in that area lately? |
RAF Voyager was over the Wash the other day doing circuits so probably Air to Air Refuelling Practice
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There was a fast, low jet over frinton around 1.30 this afternoon (rushed outside on hearing it but it was long gone ) was that linked? - it is an unfortunately rare occurence round here so if he/she/they would like to come back so I can see if I can identify the type it would be very welcome!
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Originally Posted by Satellite Driver
Someone I vaguely know and so added as a Facebook friend has posted about seeing a large airliner-type aircraft and eight or so 'jet fighters' together in the Fosdyke area this morning
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It was a super-secret, hush-hush mission, so your FB Friends were right.
Tip-top secret! |
Gliderkev, I heard the same aircraft not long after that. It sounded like a Typhoon. I'm not sure why it was so low, though... maybe around 5,000 feet when it flew over me. Unfortunately, I didn't see it myself although I was told burners were ignited - he must have been in a hurry!
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I'll bet they don't stop 4 overnights and tank 13 times to get there!
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The F-15s were Cs, not Es.
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Originally Posted by Blanket Stacker
The F-15s were Cs, not Es.
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The F-15s were Cs, not Es. |
Or perhaps it was the Typhoons and a Voyager headed towards Red Flag...
RAF Typhoons arrive for Red Flag test - 1/14/2015 - Flight Global |
Originally Posted by sandiego89
Or perhaps it was the Typhoons and a Voyager headed towards Red Flag...
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Lets see - he asks about aircraft seen over the UK the morning of 14 January 2015, and someone says they were aircraft that were filmed en-route to the western US before the 7th of January 2014, as this video of one of the in-flight refuelings was posted to youtube on 7 January 2015.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6EN33o7-cQ |
Have they arrived in Nellis yet, thats the F15s not the Typhoons?
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