Came close to my gaff on its way to Sarfend, would have seen it if I'd been paying attention..

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A400M at 475 feet over the Firth of Forth and a Typhoon going to Leuchars

He's going in the wrong direction. :O

Do fast jets still use there ?

He did a roller as far as I can tell. The Northern QRA is being moved to Leuchars while work is done at Lossiemouth.

Had a P51 Mustang from Halfpenny green doing an impromptu air display over my house the other day.

A US Homeland Security Casa 212 has just passed London after coming down the country from Wick and Transatlantic crossing. Staying at 9,000ft, so I wonder if they are ferrying it to the factory for repair with a pressurisation issue ?

There was also a C-5 departing Lakenheath as I flew North to South yesterday afternoon.....

The 212 isn't pressurised. You do get some odd US government aircraft about, I recall seeing a civil Dash 7 flogging across into Europe a few years ago. Can't recall which department operated it. Looks like he's heading into Brussels.

The FAA registry suggests it was sold last December, so it may no longer have any connection with DHS.

A bit late with my sighting report, but after commenting that we hadn't seen (or more usually heard) them we had a pair of V22 Ospreys pass over us in York last night.

Interesting one from FR24. Any guesses?


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RAF F-35 at play over East Anglia..

2 days ago at KHQZ sorry poor definition pic
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Not terribly recently but I got to see the NASA SOFIA aircraft overhead (registration N747NA) last fall whilst commuting home in the southwest corner of Colorado where we live. Just a strikingly pretty planform, I wasn't used to seeing such a stubby fuselage on such long wings !

Watched an AN-2 stagger off and fly around on Sunday.

Disappointed my 18 month old grandson is missing out on Pitch Black this year, courtesy of Covid. Should have been showing him F/A-18 A, B, F and G, F-15, F-16, Su-30, Rafaele, Gripen, F-35, C-17, C-27 and A-400 amongst others.

Look on the bright side - he might have foundit an anti-climax compared to last year's.

Caught this in Leipzig about 2 weeks ago. First time ever seeing one in the fleet, noisy vodka burners!

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OMAA

I've got an RAF Sentinel orbiting me at 41000' - should I be worried? :p

Phew, he's gone!

Two A400s in at Gatwick this morning, one now droning round the patch at Southampton, the other has been to Edinburgh and now heading further north.

A400 coming into Southampton

Just passing Winchester