curious to know...

[civobs]

i was in bloxwich, west mids a few weeks ago and noticed a missing man formation flying overhead - there'd been an a police officer (ex raf electrician) who'd been knocked down by a van, in the early hours of that morning i think. not sure if they were american or uk aircraft though as i only saw them briefly and at a distance. can't say i've ever noticed it before other than a few harriers fairly recently, normal pratice?

and i'm curious about a couple of alphajets i saw during the sarkozy's visit, were these uk or french? cheers