Fighter Escort near Heathrow
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Fighter Escort near Heathrow
A civil airliner was seen flying near Heathrow, escorted by two Typhoon fighters, at 1000Z today. Tracking south at around 3000ft, about 12 miles from EGLL. Any info out there?
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Originally Posted by 777fly
A civil airliner was seen flying near Heathrow, escorted by two Typhoon fighters, at 1000Z today. Tracking south at around 3000ft, about 12 miles from EGLL. Any info out there?
One of the RAF's Airbus KC2 Voyager Tankers (A330), not quite a civil airliner!
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It didn't seem to be very well publicised, Perhaps it would have been wise to have put the word out so as to alleviate the concerns of the many people who 'witnessed' an airliner being escorted by fighters and naturally thought that something was seriously wrong, rather than the reality of a flypast for a visiting head of state. Also, for those of us afflicted with the curse of the spotter it would've been nice for a heads up ;-)
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Originally Posted by SpringHeeledJack
It didn't seem to be very well publicised, Perhaps it would have been wise to have put the word out so as to alleviate the concerns of the many people who 'witnessed' an airliner being escorted by fighters and naturally thought that something was seriously wrong, rather than the reality of a flypast for a visiting head of state. Also, for those of us afflicted with the curse of the spotter it would've been nice for a heads up ;-)
About 3 years ago I was in Kensington gardens and the BBMF Lancaster did three orbits at around 1500ft and no one except me looked up.
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Originally Posted by dixi188
I don't think many people would have witnessed it.
About 3 years ago I was in Kensington gardens and the BBMF Lancaster did three orbits at around 1500ft and no one except me looked up.
Jo public aren't interested in aeroplanes.
About 3 years ago I was in Kensington gardens and the BBMF Lancaster did three orbits at around 1500ft and no one except me looked up.
Jo public aren't interested in aeroplanes.
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It was our very special welcome for the Japanese PM on an official visit arriving 5/5
Sorry for late reply ; I heard from some foreign office ... that it was our very special welcome for the Japanese PM on an official visit & arriving that day ;
"PM meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: 5 May 2022. " TFC
"PM meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: 5 May 2022. " TFC
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