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

Old 14th Jun 2021, 17:52
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Brazilian Air Force (the only operator so far).

A bit west of Horsham, passed directly overhead Cranleigh heading NNE level at FL340.

Hard to say from its track where its destination was: WebTrak My Neighbourhood: London Heathrow Airport (emsbk.com)
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Old 14th Jun 2021, 17:53
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Brazilian AF heading to Orebro Airport, Sweden.
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Old 14th Jun 2021, 21:42
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Thanks gents! I could have seen it if i'd squinted ;-)
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Old 15th Jun 2021, 08:38
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Due into Heathrow soon is RCH 993….C-17A 00-0184……currently to south of Ireland

Also due in is an Australian airforce A330….A39-007 from Stansted…..should be using callsign ASY305
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Originally Posted by goldox
Was watching Compton SIDs from my back bedroom window when a USAF Globemaster zoomed overhead at about 5000ft.
Snapped a bad photo on my phone max zoom. Awful!

Looks like Northolt to Brize.

Northolt to Fairford…..one of two that picked up the Presidential VH-3’s
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Old 15th Jun 2021, 08:43
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I was a-snooze when the KC-390 went over. Blast.

The C-17 will probably come straight over my house via Epsom. Sadly I'm not there and don't have my camera with me!
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Old 15th Jun 2021, 09:16
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I see they've swapped ends at Heathrow!
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Old 15th Jun 2021, 11:06
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E-4 out of Brussels, heading past Paris...
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Old 15th Jun 2021, 12:31
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A Kingdom of Swaziland A343 coming into LHR later today if anyone's interested.
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Old 15th Jun 2021, 13:38
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Hmmm, what time?
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Old 15th Jun 2021, 13:55
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18:10-20:00L apparently. It's now in Hamburg and is reported as doing a Midhurst departure on either the Heathrow or Gatwick spotters list.
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Old 15th Jun 2021, 15:01
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According to my spies in Germany it has been getting lots of TLC by Lufthansa Technik over the last few weeks and looks rather dashing.
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Originally Posted by SpringHeeledJack
According to my spies in Germany it has been getting lots of TLC by Lufthansa Technik over the last few weeks and looks rather dashing.
3DC-SDF powering up at HAM now, visible on FR24
(other sites also available!)
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Originally Posted by SpringHeeledJack
A Kingdom of Swaziland A343 coming into LHR later today if anyone's interested.
Kingdom of eSwatini, surely !

It does indeed look rather smart.
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Old 15th Jun 2021, 19:21
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You had to look that up DR! But, yes eSwatini is the correct indigenous name.

It's taxiing at 20.20pm ready for launching back to Africa perhaps ?
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Old 15th Jun 2021, 19:34
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Interesting day in the CIs. E-4B 75-0125 Brussels to Andrews AFB flew right over me FL310, not a cloud in the sky, not trailing - could not see it. 166696 C40 Bergen to Rota - saw that one, together with G-XLEF FL410 Madrid into Heathrow (got some nice photos) , & OO-TMA B738max taking an unusual route to the Canaries out of Brussels.
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Old 15th Jun 2021, 20:12
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E-4B 75-0125 Brussels to Andrews AFB flew right over me FL310, not a cloud in the sky, not trailing - could not see it.
Ditto me a couple of years ago...

Didn't see the Swazi A340 but did see the A380 coming into Heathrow while sitting in a friend's garden... Saw OO-TMA as well, Plane Finder said it was a TMA A300 which I assume should have been OD-TMA... now with EAT.
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All four Heathrow holds active at the mo. Two go arounds from 27R but seem to be departures now - presumable something cleared from the runway.
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I see I (we?) missed the KC-390 heading home again this morning... demo to the Swedish AF?
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Old 16th Jun 2021, 12:55
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We did! Why weren't we forewarned, that's what I want to know :-)
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