Interesting aircraft - what have you seen on your computer today?

[SpringHeeledJack]

For any ppruners floating in the North Sea, there's a gaggle of 7 C-130's in a line headed home to the US that you might like to look up at ;-)

[SpringHeeledJack]

Actually it looks like some Geordie or Jocky spotters will have the pleasure after all. 8 Hercs out of Ramstein.

[treadigraph]

That's taking a "same way same day" formation to the extreme...

[almost professional]

RCH313 just crossed the overhead, clouds breaking but not enough to see it, wait and watch for the others!

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by SpringHeeledJack

Actually it looks like some Geordie or Jocky spotters will have the pleasure after all. 8 Hercs out of Ramstein.

Several elderly USAF C-130H's noted heading NNW over southeastern UK on Friday, makes you realise that the C-130J isn't ubiquitous.

[treadigraph]

B-52 (and pal?) heading NW up towards Sardinia after a play down Middle East way. Departed Fairford at 3am! Wonder if they've been aloft the whole time...?

[SpringHeeledJack]

Out of interest are they "carrying" or just flying sorties to show presence ?

[treadigraph]

Flying the flag I would think...

Wow, 1.30am and absolute chaos across southern England as a line of storms leaves a lot of aircraft orbiting and diverting all over the shop...

[KING6024]

There's a stranger on the ground at Mildenhall this morning. Boeing Poseidon P-8 . Reg.169567.
A/c left Mildenhall at about 1130 heading North.

[almost professional]

I see the Italian G550 AEW is heading south after a morning orbiting Scotland, back to Waddington it looks like

[treadigraph]

Typhoon ZJ914 plus a Chinook plus Caravan G-EELS seem to be enjoying a ménage ŕ trois in the Beachy Head area... actually the Chinook looks heading back towards Odiham, spot of air to air photography?

[Four Turbo]

Yes, the Typhoon had an interesting AoA! Anyone got a nice photo or more information? Then two independant Typhoons. What's going on?

[Double Hydco]

Originally Posted by SpringHeeledJack

Actually it looks like some Geordie or Jocky spotters will have the pleasure after all. 8 Hercs out of Ramstein.

They were all parked up in Keflavik when I arrived and departed again this morning…..

[SpringHeeledJack]

Very reminiscent of the cold-war days when large squadrons of Hercs were based/rotated through Keflavik. Did you get a photo >

[Geordie_Expat]

Originally Posted by treadigraph

Typhoon ZJ914 plus a Chinook plus Caravan G-EELS seem to be enjoying a ménage ŕ trois in the Beachy Head area... actually the Chinook looks heading back towards Odiham, spot of air to air photography?

Saw them on adsb-exchange and wondered what was happening.

[Double Hydco]

Originally Posted by SpringHeeledJack

Very reminiscent of the cold-war days when large squadrons of Hercs were based/rotated through Keflavik. Did you get a photo >

I didn’t sadly. I only noticed them as we taxied out for departure. They were parked on a remote stand, but impressive nonetheless……

[SWBKCB]

F.900 on a KRF callsign heading north out of Northolt...

[Airbanda]

Originally Posted by SWBKCB

F.900 on a KRF callsign heading north out of Northolt...

And arrived ABZ.

Second KRF F900 now preparing to depart Northolt.

One might think they could have shared.....

[SpringHeeledJack]

Exactly in these times it would've sent a good message to the nation, practice what you preach, but no doubt protocol forbade the PM from travelling with other, er.....PM's ;-) Is this the first time that the UK has had 2 Prime Ministers at the same time, assuming that the official swap-over didn't happen until they did the dance in front of HMTQ in Balmoral ?

[AircraftOperations]

Originally Posted by SpringHeeledJack

Exactly in these times it would've sent a good message to the nation, practice what you preach, but no doubt protocol forbade the PM from travelling with other, er.....PM's ;-) Is this the first time that the UK has had 2 Prime Ministers at the same time, assuming that the official swap-over didn't happen until they did the dance in front of HMTQ in Balmoral ?

There are not 2 PMs at the same time. Liz was only made party leader yesterday. Then Boris resigns to HMQ this morning, and then Liz is invested as the new PM.