Interesting aircraft - what have you seen on your computer today?
Driving into Helston from the West this afternoon (8 Sep) I spotted an Atlas overshooting at Culdrose, then climbing out to the North - certainly never seen one down here before. Then driving back about 45 mins later I saw it again. Whether it had landed in the interim I don't know, but it certainly made a change from Merlins, Hawks and Avengers
Looks like the Army Air Corps drew the short straw today
And yesterday morning as well. I wonder if the Reapers weren't suitable for the task. The private drone still seems to be doing the night shift though. I wish the French would just stop the people from leaving their coast, it's costing so much money all told.
I said elsewhere on here, it would probably be cheaper and lest risky for all involved, if we just sent a weekly ferry to pick them up. At least we could control where they landed
Strictly speaking, it was the RAF.
UK transfers Defender and Islander special mission aircraft from AAC to RAF
UK transfers Defender and Islander special mission aircraft from AAC to RAF
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Hurricane LF363 on its way home from Guernsey via a stop at Bournemouth. Just abeam Southampton heading roughly towards Basingstoke.
...and it's just coincided with Spitfire P7350 near Aylesbury. They seem to have been passing ships...
...and it's just coincided with Spitfire P7350 near Aylesbury. They seem to have been passing ships...
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Saw these 5 in the space of above ten minutes from WEST Bracknell ( 16:15 BST )
Socata TBM700 N700CS white silver blue think from from Fairoaks S>N..
Airbus Helicopters AS355 Ecureuil G-TIJL grey from Chichester S>N ..
Piper PA-28-181 G-OODW blue white from ? W>E ..
Robinson R44 Raven I G-EVEE blue from Wycombe W>E ..
All above between 1000 feet and 1500 feet - all impressive, Socata High Revs ! climbing
Pilatus PC-12/47 2-FLYT 9000 feet from ? N>S ..
ALL 5 skimming London Control Area
Remember From Monday 14/9 can't have more than Six ! in a Business Plane :-)
PS. found great UK airfields Map here :-) ;
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer...221471244&z=10
Socata TBM700 N700CS white silver blue think from from Fairoaks S>N..
Airbus Helicopters AS355 Ecureuil G-TIJL grey from Chichester S>N ..
Piper PA-28-181 G-OODW blue white from ? W>E ..
Robinson R44 Raven I G-EVEE blue from Wycombe W>E ..
All above between 1000 feet and 1500 feet - all impressive, Socata High Revs ! climbing
Pilatus PC-12/47 2-FLYT 9000 feet from ? N>S ..
ALL 5 skimming London Control Area
Remember From Monday 14/9 can't have more than Six ! in a Business Plane :-)
PS. found great UK airfields Map here :-) ;
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer...221471244&z=10