Aircraft flying "with its stairs down" in the Guildford area?
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Would have thought it was a refuelling boom as I saw thie aircraft this afternoon.
My flat looks out on the East to West run in to fly past/ land the airfield, so had a good view definately was a boom.
Also had a 4 engine airbus fly right over, only got a quick glance seemed to be too small for a 380, so I'd say was a 340. Can anyone confirm this?
My flat looks out on the East to West run in to fly past/ land the airfield, so had a good view definately was a boom.
Also had a 4 engine airbus fly right over, only got a quick glance seemed to be too small for a 380, so I'd say was a 340. Can anyone confirm this?
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The aircraft was the EADS A310 flying boom tanker aircraft.
A member of the public informed the police that they had seen an aircraft with a ladder hanging from it and a person on the ladder
Checks were made and the a/c confirmed that there was no ladder or person, just the boom hanging out the back.
A member of the public informed the police that they had seen an aircraft with a ladder hanging from it and a person on the ladder
Checks were made and the a/c confirmed that there was no ladder or person, just the boom hanging out the back.
There is a no smoking rule on tankers so that must have been the loadie hanging out, having a crafty fag
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IMT, I guess you will probably know this by now, but if not, it was actually an A330 (Kingfisher Airlines)
Spent the first three days of this week "guarding" the A310 Tanker... I know pretty much every rivet of that aircraft now....
Spent the first three days of this week "guarding" the A310 Tanker... I know pretty much every rivet of that aircraft now....
