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SpringHeeledJack 4th Sep 2022 12:09

For any ppruners floating in the North Sea, there's a gaggle of 7 C-130's in a line headed home to the US that you might like to look up at ;-)

SpringHeeledJack 4th Sep 2022 12:21

Actually it looks like some Geordie or Jocky spotters will have the pleasure after all. 8 Hercs out of Ramstein.

treadigraph 4th Sep 2022 12:36

That's taking a "same way same day" formation to the extreme...

almost professional 4th Sep 2022 12:43

RCH313 just crossed the overhead, clouds breaking but not enough to see it, wait and watch for the others!

DaveReidUK 4th Sep 2022 12:43


Originally Posted by SpringHeeledJack (Post 11290638)
Actually it looks like some Geordie or Jocky spotters will have the pleasure after all. 8 Hercs out of Ramstein.

Several elderly USAF C-130H's noted heading NNW over southeastern UK on Friday, makes you realise that the C-130J isn't ubiquitous.

treadigraph 4th Sep 2022 20:59

B-52 (and pal?) heading NW up towards Sardinia after a play down Middle East way. Departed Fairford at 3am! Wonder if they've been aloft the whole time...?

SpringHeeledJack 4th Sep 2022 21:10

Out of interest are they "carrying" or just flying sorties to show presence ?

treadigraph 5th Sep 2022 00:38

Flying the flag I would think...

Wow, 1.30am and absolute chaos across southern England as a line of storms leaves a lot of aircraft orbiting and diverting all over the shop...

KING6024 5th Sep 2022 10:17

There's a stranger on the ground at Mildenhall this morning. Boeing Poseidon P-8 . Reg.169567.
A/c left Mildenhall at about 1130 heading North.

almost professional 5th Sep 2022 11:54

I see the Italian G550 AEW is heading south after a morning orbiting Scotland, back to Waddington it looks like

treadigraph 5th Sep 2022 12:04

Typhoon ZJ914 plus a Chinook plus Caravan G-EELS seem to be enjoying a ménage ŕ trois in the Beachy Head area... actually the Chinook looks heading back towards Odiham, spot of air to air photography?

Four Turbo 5th Sep 2022 13:11

Yes, the Typhoon had an interesting AoA! Anyone got a nice photo or more information? Then two independant Typhoons. What's going on?

Double Hydco 5th Sep 2022 14:09


Originally Posted by SpringHeeledJack (Post 11290638)
Actually it looks like some Geordie or Jocky spotters will have the pleasure after all. 8 Hercs out of Ramstein.

They were all parked up in Keflavik when I arrived and departed again this morning…..

SpringHeeledJack 5th Sep 2022 16:25

Very reminiscent of the cold-war days when large squadrons of Hercs were based/rotated through Keflavik. Did you get a photo >

Geordie_Expat 5th Sep 2022 19:53


Originally Posted by treadigraph (Post 11291145)
Typhoon ZJ914 plus a Chinook plus Caravan G-EELS seem to be enjoying a ménage ŕ trois in the Beachy Head area... actually the Chinook looks heading back towards Odiham, spot of air to air photography?

Saw them on adsb-exchange and wondered what was happening.

Double Hydco 5th Sep 2022 19:55


Originally Posted by SpringHeeledJack (Post 11291317)
Very reminiscent of the cold-war days when large squadrons of Hercs were based/rotated through Keflavik. Did you get a photo >

I didn’t sadly. I only noticed them as we taxied out for departure. They were parked on a remote stand, but impressive nonetheless……

SWBKCB 6th Sep 2022 07:56

F.900 on a KRF callsign heading north out of Northolt...

Airbanda 6th Sep 2022 08:33


Originally Posted by SWBKCB (Post 11291664)
F.900 on a KRF callsign heading north out of Northolt...

And arrived ABZ.

Second KRF F900 now preparing to depart Northolt.

One might think they could have shared.....

SpringHeeledJack 6th Sep 2022 10:32

Exactly in these times it would've sent a good message to the nation, practice what you preach, but no doubt protocol forbade the PM from travelling with other, er.....PM's ;-) Is this the first time that the UK has had 2 Prime Ministers at the same time, assuming that the official swap-over didn't happen until they did the dance in front of HMTQ in Balmoral ?

AircraftOperations 6th Sep 2022 10:37


Originally Posted by SpringHeeledJack (Post 11291781)
Exactly in these times it would've sent a good message to the nation, practice what you preach, but no doubt protocol forbade the PM from travelling with other, er.....PM's ;-) Is this the first time that the UK has had 2 Prime Ministers at the same time, assuming that the official swap-over didn't happen until they did the dance in front of HMTQ in Balmoral ?

There are not 2 PMs at the same time. Liz was only made party leader yesterday. Then Boris resigns to HMQ this morning, and then Liz is invested as the new PM.


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