Interesting aircraft - what have you seen on your computer today?
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Looks like one heading into Rota now - looks like it's been "bombing" part of southern France NE of Toulouse - or plucking up the courage to slip beneath the Millau Bridge! Wondering if they are the same pair that flew over London two days ago.
Belgian A400 CT-03 just landed at Gatwick from Seville.
Edit: just saw the A400 climbing like stink out of Gatters - crossed the M23 at nearly 12000' after a climbing turn off 26L!
Belgian A400 CT-03 just landed at Gatwick from Seville.
Edit: just saw the A400 climbing like stink out of Gatters - crossed the M23 at nearly 12000' after a climbing turn off 26L!
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Pair of Typhoons have done an out and return to southern France, just zipped over here - not a peep filtered through my windows but I was out walking during the trip south - amazed I didn't hear them, or take notice...
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Re all the above posts re Typhoons and KC-46 and B-52s......The Typhoons are taking part in exercise “Atlantic Trident” which is based around Mont de Marsan,France. The Typhoons are operating out of Coningsby and basically their “targets” are over Southern France/Northern Spain so they are supported by Voyagers from Brize. Also involved in this exercise are USAF F-35’s operating out of MdeM. This exercise goes on till 28/5.
The KC-46’s are operating out of Mildenhall and taking part in exercise “Astral Knight” which is being held over Italy/Greece...they route out of Mildenhall using “Pack” callsigns along with some of the based KC-135’s using “Lager” callsigns.
The B-52’s x 4 are operating out of Moron,(not Rota), and are on a “Bomber Task Force”,BTF global deployment out of Barksdale AFB. Looking at some of their recent missions,they have routed up over Denmark,Sweden,Norway,so could possibly be routing over the UK there/back,....these deployments sometimes last 2-3 weeks,....let’s hope the weather here improves!
Hope this info helps somewhat
The KC-46’s are operating out of Mildenhall and taking part in exercise “Astral Knight” which is being held over Italy/Greece...they route out of Mildenhall using “Pack” callsigns along with some of the based KC-135’s using “Lager” callsigns.
The B-52’s x 4 are operating out of Moron,(not Rota), and are on a “Bomber Task Force”,BTF global deployment out of Barksdale AFB. Looking at some of their recent missions,they have routed up over Denmark,Sweden,Norway,so could possibly be routing over the UK there/back,....these deployments sometimes last 2-3 weeks,....let’s hope the weather here improves!
Hope this info helps somewhat
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Thanks for the info, Chinooker - it would be good to the B-52s if they route over London again!
EC-130H 73-1583 just routed westbound over London. Looking it up in my old log (which lives under my chair!) I saw it at Woodbridge in February 1987... I recall HC-130s there, presume it was a visitor.
French KC-135 just routing south via Seaford.
EC-130H 73-1583 just routed westbound over London. Looking it up in my old log (which lives under my chair!) I saw it at Woodbridge in February 1987... I recall HC-130s there, presume it was a visitor.
French KC-135 just routing south via Seaford.
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...and IL-62 EW-505TR just cracked eastbound over here - I bloody well heard it, but 10/10ths cloud though sun visible through it.
I heard the herc and the Ilyushin but like you mr treaders nil spottum! I seem to recall that that Rescue sqdn in Woodbridge had a pair of HH-43 (?) Huskys, or what ever those twin rotor with skid heli's were called.
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Woodbridge had HH-43s into the 70s, then HH-53s which I well recall, as well as the HC-130s which sported the Fulton recovery system. 67th ARRS. The only HH-43 I can recall seeing was at the Midland Aircraft Museum...
Re all the above posts re Typhoons and KC-46 and B-52s......The Typhoons are taking part in exercise “Atlantic Trident” which is based around Mont de Marsan,France. The Typhoons are operating out of Coningsby and basically their “targets” are over Southern France/Northern Spain so they are supported by Voyagers from Brize. Also involved in this exercise are USAF F-35’s operating out of MdeM. This exercise goes on till 28/5.
Hope this info helps somewhat
Hope this info helps somewhat
I spent some of this AM looking at Frightradar wondering what one of the RAF's finest Voyagers was doing heading southbound towards chez nous near Toulouse with a couple of elements (?) of Eurofighters in (very) long trail...things became slightly a bit more clear when the Voyager took up the hold not far from Mont de Marsan...
We were just to far away to spot anything "in the metal" but we've certainly seen some odd contrails blown eastwards from that area this AM ( odd as in stuff going around in circles rather the standard straight line civil air transport stuff).
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Two Typhoons came over Great Yarmouth reasonably low around 1035 local today. Heading generally west around 1500 feet.
Nice to see - please call again!
Nice to see - please call again!
I think the flying display was delayed for about 15 mins.
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AN124 heading east up the south coast and apparently I've got the Flying Scotsman coming past in half an hour...
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Cessna Caravan, N215BT also just zipped over below the clag - quite an unusual type round these parts...
For the moment it seems to be a regular thing for the two IL-62's to be doing the same route, so hopefully it will be 5/10ths or less in the next days and you will see your Ilyushin sir!
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Well, I haven't been seeing things - no Imagination, that's me...