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

[SpringHeeledJack]

An E-4B just gone into CDG. Is the US President in France this week ? When are the Normandy ceremonies this year ?

[sealo0]

Spitfire p 7350 just climbing out of Boh going south (BBMF)

[pax britanica]

Just after 9pm yesterday sleepy Somerset and west Wilts evening peace disturbed by a USAF B-1 climbing through 6000 ft heading SW out of Brize. No destinatation shown on FR24 but LOTS of noise. Related? two KC 135s at in the mid 200 flight levels same time same track, .

RAF C17s, A400 and c130s and Voyagers a common sight/sound so the B-1 really stood out.

Pax Brit

[SpringHeeledJack]

A Lufthansa A380 went past in the sunshine this afternoon on it's way to Boston, nice to see another operator bringing them back into service, especially as they have plenty of life left in them.

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by pax britanica

Just after 9pm yesterday sleepy Somerset and west Wilts evening peace disturbed by a USAF B-1 climbing through 6000 ft heading SW out of Brize.

Don't they usually deploy to Fairford ?

[treadigraph]

They are indeed at Fairford.

AN-26 droned over a while ago, first for a while! KC-135 a bit earlier, coyly slipping through the evening haze...

[Blink182]

Fairford Visitors .....Friday 2nd June

[pax britanica]

I saw some coverage about the B Ones and that two departed late evening. FR24 tho just showed on aircraft and BZZ as the origin which i thought looked ok. Great noise though and if it was two B1s that wd likely explain the two much higher KC135s on the same heading-they presumelably did come from Mildenhall

[SpringHeeledJack]

A USAF C17 just gone into LHR. Not unheard of, but not so often either.

[Geezers of Nazareth]

Originally Posted by SpringHeeledJack

A USAF C17 just gone into LHR. Not unheard of, but not so often either.

Stocking-up on burgers & Bud in preparation for 4th July? (pure speculation on my part ...)

[treadigraph]

Two Pitts Specials and one of they Spitfire replica thingies here in deepest darkest Suffolk. The former David Gilmour Harvard has also just flown past within what I'd have thought was earshot but not even a hint of a blatter. Must be a very considerate driver at the helm.

Edit: Spitfire has just gone back this time showing ADSB, it's that rather nice Isaacs Spitfire finished as a Mk XIV.

[WHBM]

Did I hear an An24 come overhead Central London at about 16.30 yesterday, Saturday afternoon, when I was out ?

[G-ARZG]

Originally Posted by SpringHeeledJack

A USAF C17 just gone into LHR. Not unheard of, but not so often either.

...and also one of those secretive USAF C-32B's, an all-white B757-200 totally devoid of any markings, save a tiny US flag
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[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by WHBM

Did I hear an An24 come overhead Central London at about 16.30 yesterday, Saturday afternoon, when I was out ?

Sorry, can only give you half marks - Cavok Air An-12 on the Birmingham run.

[LessThanSte]

Talking of BHX, an interesting hold in progress


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Evening Emirates arrival also done several laps of Wolverhampton now, and a few aircraft sat at the end of the runway for half an hour, thanks to a large thunderstorm directly over the airport, moving slowly north. Ryanair jet escaped just before it arrived with a hard left turn directly after clearing the airfield!

Exciting stuff...

Edit: looks like the Emirates flight has diverted to Manchester

[SWBKCB]

Lockheed 12 arrived at Duxford from the States at 20.20

[treadigraph]

Originally Posted by SWBKCB

Lockheed 12 arrived at Duxford from the States at 20.20

Wow, that's two that have arrived at Dux this week, the other one is based at Sywell. A nice pair...

[WB627]

Would anyone like to hazard a guess what the US Navy are up to with a pir of Seahawks in the Straights of Dover?

[SWBKCB]

Originally Posted by WB627

Would anyone like to hazard a guess what the US Navy are up to with a pir of Seahawks in the Straights of Dover?

They've worked their way down from west abeam Texel this morning

[treadigraph]

One of the carriers went the other way a week or two back, Gerald Ford, or Ronald Regan if I remember, SH-60s noted running interference along the Channel and a pair Greyhounds running errands in and out of Prestwick...