Interesting aircraft - what have you seen on your computer today?
The AN-225 is currently heading SSE and about to overfly Manchester - any chance of a squiz for us in the SE? 
Still on same heading passing Oxford at 33000', Reading, Worthing in line for an overflight...
Bugger! Too much bloody cloud and assume it wasn't trailing...
Actually, think I may well have seen it, something quite large trailing a bit further further west than I was expecting and a slightly different angle. Two Ryan Air 737s were the only aircraft in the vicinity following pretty much the same route. Shame there was so much cloud...
Still on same heading passing Oxford at 33000', Reading, Worthing in line for an overflight...
Bugger! Too much bloody cloud and assume it wasn't trailing...
Actually, think I may well have seen it, something quite large trailing a bit further further west than I was expecting and a slightly different angle. Two Ryan Air 737s were the only aircraft in the vicinity following pretty much the same route. Shame there was so much cloud...
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Blimey, so still tonight I could hear a Wildcat heading westwards down the Thames around Barnes, 10 or 11 miles NNW...
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Air Algerie ATR-72 heading NW across Kent at 22000'... curious...
Turkmenistan registered S92, I heard it heading north to Stanstead a few days ago and then again last night , this morning I heard it heading south on its way to Stanstead via Southampton?
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C-5 straight over London NE then Clacton just now - yep I missed it, trees and clouds.
Pair of A330s off Lands End (actually over Scillies right now), couple of Tiffies and a Lightning have been down that way - welcoming party?
Seven Tiffies four around Cornwall and three off south coast of Devon, also a pair FR Falcon 20s with one of Tiffies over western Bristol Channel/southern Irish Sea...
Pair of A330s off Lands End (actually over Scillies right now), couple of Tiffies and a Lightning have been down that way - welcoming party?
Seven Tiffies four around Cornwall and three off south coast of Devon, also a pair FR Falcon 20s with one of Tiffies over western Bristol Channel/southern Irish Sea...
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Looks like the UK Border Force drone (G-TEKV) is on to something in the Dover Straits
. I was watching this yesterday as it lifted off from EGMD and carried out a similar pattern. Yesterday resulted in 253 immigrants coming ashore, I wonder how many today?
. I was watching this yesterday as it lifted off from EGMD and carried out a similar pattern. Yesterday resulted in 253 immigrants coming ashore, I wonder how many today?
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Another one of those interesting civvy US Hercs just overflew...
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Probably best you don't ask...
72 year old DH Dove G-OPLC made a great sight & sound as it overflew my home here on Guernsey at 3000' late this afternoon, it was on a SE heading, FR24 doesn't sadly show its ultimate destination.
L-39 Albatros G-SHMB, landed at Blackpool from St Athan today, apparently to be based for a local owner. My son-in-law (ex RAF) said he didn't think it sounded very healthy. I'm sure it's just the normal sound of an old jet - lovely!