Interesting aircraft - what have you seen on your computer today?
Yesterday around 1630 the rectangular grey icon which denotes a vehicle climbed out of Stornawy at 230 kits climbed to 10000 ft heading SE. It decended to 5500 ft disappeared from FR24 south of Inverness
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USAF KC-135 “CLEAN 04” southbound via Barkway,-Seaford …..should have 5x Seymour Johnson F15’s in tow! ….routing to Larissa , Greece.
Should be 2 more waves to come this morning
KC-135R was 59-1464
Should be 2 more waves to come this morning
KC-135R was 59-1464
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“CLEAN 14” just getting ready to depart Mildenhall with 2nd wave….KC135T. 59-1740….visible on Adsb
1158 local….Clean 14 plus chicks routing out via BKY-SFD
1158 local….Clean 14 plus chicks routing out via BKY-SFD
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Maybe whichever flight tracker you were using doesn't have an icon for that type?
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Bugger, might have seen those F-15s if I was at home!
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This sounds more like the Loganair SF340 (I can't remember which one it is) that has a wonky transponder for use on tracking sites and usually just it's flight number shows, but they all disappear from tracking sites once they're under around FL30, much like the E145s do.
This sounds more like the Loganair SF340 (I can't remember which one it is) that has a wonky transponder for use on tracking sites and usually just it's flight number shows, but they all disappear from tracking sites once they're under around FL30, much like the E145s do.
But it headed SW (LM155 to Benbecula), not SE as described by the OP, so it doesn't sound like the same aircraft.
Regarding the B1's det to Fairford. I have noticed that they seem to be getting a Voyager and Typhoon welcoming just west of Scotland. Said UK aircraft are roughly in same position at present so maybe another pair of B1's are about.
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They have had nothing to do with the arrival of the B-Is, but a different pair of Typhoons did intercept them on Wednesday over Wales - these didn't show on ADS-B though.
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Unusual formation just passed over me... Cessna 180 and a Yak 52!
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Coningsby Typhoon just gone overhead having raced down to near Stansted and then appeared to have a bit of "fun" in the general area of Duxford'ish before heading home
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Noticed the ex-RAF C-130J we sold on to the Blue Angels busy over San Fran Bay to the east the Golden Gate Bridge a little earlier - several other aircraft manoeuvring in the area as well, must be the annual air show!
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Clattering Robinson 44 - hmmm, Czech reg'd...
And what is that noisy b@:st@rd? That Qatari 747-8 A7-HBJ again...
And what is that noisy b@:st@rd? That Qatari 747-8 A7-HBJ again...
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It was inbound Dave, came overhead me via Biggin. Delicacies for the Sheik's London abode then! 747s do tend to be noisy but I kind of thought the -8 would be a bit quieter. Think that is the first I've seen from relatively close quarters, otherwise they have been dots at the end of a trail!