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

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Came close to my gaff on its way to Sarfend, would have seen it if I'd been paying attention..

[wub]

A400M at 475 feet over the Firth of Forth and a Typhoon going to Leuchars

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by wub

and a Typhoon going to Leuchars

He's going in the wrong direction.

Do fast jets still use there ?

[wub]

Originally Posted by DaveReidUK

He's going in the wrong direction.

Do fast jets still use there ?

He did a roller as far as I can tell. The Northern QRA is being moved to Leuchars while work is done at Lossiemouth.

[sunnybunny]

Had a P51 Mustang from Halfpenny green doing an impromptu air display over my house the other day.

[SpringHeeledJack]

A US Homeland Security Casa 212 has just passed London after coming down the country from Wick and Transatlantic crossing. Staying at 9,000ft, so I wonder if they are ferrying it to the factory for repair with a pressurisation issue ?

[Double Hydco]

I just happened to be passing Mildenhall and Lakenheath today. They had the usual KC135's, RC135's C130's and F15's blasting around.

There was also a C-5 departing Lakenheath as I flew North to South yesterday afternoon.....

[treadigraph]

Originally Posted by SpringHeeledJack

A US Homeland Security Casa 212 has just passed London after coming down the country from Wick and Transatlantic crossing. Staying at 9,000ft, so I wonder if they are ferrying it to the factory for repair with a pressurisation issue ?

The 212 isn't pressurised. You do get some odd US government aircraft about, I recall seeing a civil Dash 7 flogging across into Europe a few years ago. Can't recall which department operated it. Looks like he's heading into Brussels.

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by SpringHeeledJack

A US Homeland Security Casa 212 has just passed London after coming down the country from Wick and Transatlantic crossing. Staying at 9,000ft, so I wonder if they are ferrying it to the factory for repair with a pressurisation issue ?

The FAA registry suggests it was sold last December, so it may no longer have any connection with DHS.

[Blue_Circle]

A bit late with my sighting report, but after commenting that we hadn't seen (or more usually heard) them we had a pair of V22 Ospreys pass over us in York last night.

[750XL]

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Interesting one from FR24. Any guesses?

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RAF F-35 at play over East Anglia..

[magyarflyer]

2 days ago at KHQZ sorry poor definition pic

[averow]

Not terribly recently but I got to see the NASA SOFIA aircraft overhead (registration N747NA) last fall whilst commuting home in the southwest corner of Colorado where we live. Just a strikingly pretty planform, I wasn't used to seeing such a stubby fuselage on such long wings !

[CoodaShooda]

Watched an AN-2 stagger off and fly around on Sunday.

Disappointed my 18 month old grandson is missing out on Pitch Black this year, courtesy of Covid. Should have been showing him F/A-18 A, B, F and G, F-15, F-16, Su-30, Rafaele, Gripen, F-35, C-17, C-27 and A-400 amongst others.

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by CoodaShooda

Disappointed my 18 month old grandson is missing out on Pitch Black this year, courtesy of Covid.

Look on the bright side - he might have foundit an anti-climax compared to last year's.

[OMAAbound]

Caught this in Leipzig about 2 weeks ago. First time ever seeing one in the fleet, noisy vodka burners!



OMAA

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I've got an RAF Sentinel orbiting me at 41000' - should I be worried?

Phew, he's gone!

Two A400s in at Gatwick this morning, one now droning round the patch at Southampton, the other has been to Edinburgh and now heading further north.

[Tech Guy]

A400 coming into Southampton

[dukiematic]

Originally Posted by Tech Guy

A400 coming into Southampton

Just passing Winchester