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treadigraph 24th Mar 2021 08:40

Two of those Kingairs were describing ever decreasing circles over Norfolk the other night - a pair of Apaches were operating underneath, also a USAF C-130 or V-22, I forget which...

Another day, another Antonov, this time an An124 from Hamilton to Hahn it says... missed a personal sighting...

...and I see the daily dose of 12 has just droned by - missed that too!

Double Hydco 24th Mar 2021 15:17

There’s a QRA Typhoon tracking towards the South Coast at the moment. Looks like he’s following a French Air Force TBM700?

treadigraph 24th Mar 2021 15:35

Just looking at that also - TBM had a bit of a wander round Forest of Bowland. Interesting... radio failure?

Voyager positioning for tanking mid-channel and the Typhoon is knocking off short of the French coast...

Typhoon now at 40000' heading north across Eastbourne - tanker appears unneeded - or sustaining summat else.

Double Hydco 24th Mar 2021 16:09


Originally Posted by treadigraph (Post 11015496)
Typhoon now at 40000' heading north across Eastbourne - tanker appears unneeded - or sustaining summat else.

They usually operate in pairs I think? Maybe he's tanking the number two?

treadigraph 24th Mar 2021 16:14

Perhaps, or just there in case refuelling needed - tanker is now off north Norfolk coast.

Please to see one of the Biggin two seat Spits just getting airborne. Wish I'd been up on the common, might have heard it. I understand the Collings Foundation Curtiss TP-40N is joining the fleet at Biggin!

750XL 24th Mar 2021 17:09

RAF C17 has just flown up to the Faroe Islands, done a few circuits then come back home.

Don't think I've ever seen military movements there, nevermind the RAF.

Any ideas what it was doing?

Double Hydco 24th Mar 2021 18:42

I’d imagine they’re looking for somewhere a bit different for some training circuits, having been to most U.K. civil airports over the past year? They’re regulars down at Jersey these days....

SpringHeeledJack 24th Mar 2021 19:18

Perhaps an airdrop of supplies ?

treadigraph 24th Mar 2021 20:24

Sheep rustling?

treadigraph 25th Mar 2021 07:04

The sun is in his heaven and I see an AN-12 inbound Brum and a U-2 outbound Fairford (and I say to myself, what a wonderful world...)

goldox 25th Mar 2021 09:59

AN-124 RA-82046 at 33000 heading east to Frankfurt, just approaching Reading.

goldox 25th Mar 2021 10:07

An124 over Didcot being chased by THY 787. Honestly, I know it's just white lines in the sky.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....35b547ed11.jpg

dixi188 25th Mar 2021 10:25

Used to call it "Dot Spotting"

goldox 25th Mar 2021 11:19

Antonov looked good through my 15x70 binoculars. Pity I couldn't capture that image.

treadigraph 25th Mar 2021 11:37

I can get 'em quite well with one of my cameras, I was out walking though!

dixi188 25th Mar 2021 12:27

AN26 just airborne out of BOH. Now heading northeast. Any idea where it is going. No info on flight tracker.

treadigraph 25th Mar 2021 12:37

It's strolling along the south coast, climbing through 15000'.

goldox 25th Mar 2021 15:02

SNAKE46 making pretty pictures over Warminster?

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....beaf11483c.png

treadigraph 27th Mar 2021 11:52

Do my eyes deceive me or has DC-3 G-ANAF just thundered eastwards a few miles south of my abode - out of White Waltham it appears... ?

treadigraph 27th Mar 2021 11:54

Oh my word, N473DC is just abeam Woking following a similar route. Are they heading to Europe to wrest supplies from the EU?

Yaay, got a distant glimpse of the old dear zotting along just above the built horizon! 'NAF is currently heading towards Lydd.


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