Interesting aircraft - what have you seen on your computer today?
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See the newly flown two seater Spitfire EN570/LN-AOA has been out and about from Biggin today...
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Digital spot of the week so far - the gorgeous Mew Gull reproduction G-HEKL out for a spin round East Anglia. If I was where I will be tomorrow I'd have seen it for real...
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Now sitting where I should have been to see the Mew Gull on Tuesday with a lovely view of a KC-135 coming out of Mildenhall. Was in the shower when the RC-135 came over!
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Think I'm about to get a close look at something rather large... ah, not as close as I'd thought but a C-5 at 2500' is an impressive sight even from 2 miles away.
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Pallas Aviation C-130 N139RB droned over a short while ago, Shannon en-route somewhere European...
I heard some jet noise around 0100 today and saw an Airtanker Voyager heading south with I presume chicks in tow. It is just arriving at Ascension about now. Typhoons I presume. 8+ hours in a single seat fighter is some time to keep your legs crossed, but I guess they have a relief tube.
Martin-Baker is developing a bladder, plumbing and "anatomically-appropriate interface" to the user's urethral outlet, all of which will be within the user's flight-suit.
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See the Earth-rounding silver Spit IX G-IRTY has just flown into Biggin from Billund...
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Did a KC-135 really just scream over my sister's village 20 miles east of Mildenhall at 750'? She didn't hear it but her windows are usually only open on the north side...
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French Cessna 337 inbound Biggin, another one of those types which are rarely seen in the UK now, though I thought I'd seen a Cessna O-2 (and an O-1) were at Biggin. Still two 337s on the UK register.
The Norwegian Spitfire left yesterday for it's new home amidst the Fjords...
Edit: correction, the French 337 has gone to Duxford...
The Norwegian Spitfire left yesterday for it's new home amidst the Fjords...
Edit: correction, the French 337 has gone to Duxford...
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Balloon visible heading north across East Sussex...
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Any response they give will probably just be hot air...
Saw a SAAB Safir passing over my house, confirmed by Flightradar24 - they are pretty those old SAABs the cars too!
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Nice, what was that up to? Presume a carrier nearby...
Another unusual OTT at much the same time was Botswana Defence Force's newest C-130 en route from Mildenhall to Gran Canaria, still using a US military hex code.
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Ah, yep I saw the Botswana Herc on replay...think I must have been snoozing when it flew past.
Once saw a Botswana Defence Force Islander over my school, heading towards Shoreham and presumably onwards delivery...
Once saw a Botswana Defence Force Islander over my school, heading towards Shoreham and presumably onwards delivery...