A340-600 crew training???. Surely not! Currently heading back to Qingdao [TAO] 39,000 feet on crossing the English coast going east.. Just off North Netherlands coast at this mo. MLT621 on FR24

Saw this over Ascot Today
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....c941ab9f9d.jpg

Just trying to work out which model, er, I mean mark that is!

PK553: :according to Google it's a mark 22. Didn't know any of those were flying. That's a nice picture and a nicer catch!!

I just happened to be passing Mildenhall and Lakenheath today. They had the usual KC135's, RC135's C130's and F15's blasting around.
Nothing really special, but the sight, and sound of freedom was morale!

1/48th, I presume ?

Crew training with callsign MLT346T for the past two days and some last week as well. Multiple flights plans BOH-CWL-BOH-CWL-BOH. They have two A346 flying atm, the one not used for training doing China cargo charters for NHS.

Spot on, Killed a few hours during lockdown

Interestingly, the DC6 involved ,N151, used to live in Europe as OO-VGL with Delta Air Transport

According to this FB page:
DC 6 B ex LN-SUB Braathens SAFE ex OO-LVG Bangladesh Biman ex OO-VGL DAT ex C-GICD ship 45 waterbomber Conair Canada, N-151- Air Cargo Express freighter Alaska

Is it Airfix? Do the wings fit any better than their other 1/48th Spitfires?

The DC-6B in question was originally delivered to Cathay Pacific Airways in June 1956 as VR-HFK. It was sold to Braathens SAFE in Nov 1962 and operated with them until circa May 1971. Having operated with several owners, already mentioned, it finished up with Everts in Apr 2004. It is now returning to go on display at one of its past homes.

BBMF Hurricane FL363 flying out of Coningsby earlier. Playback available on FR24. Sadly not visible from here. Anyone see it?

Yes it is and no the wings did not fix too well. Last time I did one was forty odd years ago and they do not seem to have improved that much. But Passed away a few hours during lockdown.

Thanks Jaydubya, think I have one in the stash - will need more filler then.

A DC-8, eh, love to see that!

There's a float-equipped Soloy (presumably) Cessna 206 D-EBIW approaching the Essex coast - interesting visitor!

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A400 Going round and round Gatwick at the moment, not landed yet. Presumably this is to give the local controllers something to do/practice? Got close enough, just, to see him in the distance on his downwind leg, can someone ask him to make that leg 3 miles further south please?

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....c8f606ef56.jpg

You should try DCS World game. It's free for the PC. You only pay for modules. There's a really nice Mk 9 with normal; or clipped wings and a Normandy 1944 map to play it in. It'll use up all the time you have if you let it!

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Just woken up the controllers at Southend and the pilot of a DA42!

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....2263dc021f.jpg

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And so onto Norwich Airport...
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....43371a47de.jpg

Where to next?