C-17 Into Donny today?
 

A C-17 flew low-ish, and getting lower, over my house, heading in the direction of Doncaster Sheffield Finningley this afternoon.
Does anyone have any info on this (now rare) sighting, please?
Thanks in advance.
N.Z.

C17 into Donny
 

NZ

Your aircraft was United Arab Emirates Air Force C17A Globemaster III serial 1226 arriving from Istres, France. Departed next day to Dubai.

It had all of it's UAE markings blanked-out, anyone know the reason for this ?

A vain attempt at subtlety when stuffing a military freighter belonging to a muslim government with wine, cognac, champagne and whisky would be my guess.

Used to be a weekly occurrence at STN with a Herc iirc, known to everyone as the Saudi (?) booze truck.

Well, that's my guess.

C17 into Donny
 

Or a slightly less cynical alternative.........that the aircraft was reported involved in recent French led military ops in Mali

Thanks for the info, guys. V-a-i-r-y interesting!!