Harrywilliams Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 On holiday in Jordan, saw 4 Jordanian black hawks fly over in formation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 two very noisy things, first woke me up around, a roaring sort of jet, nothing on the flightracker, so must be military what I dont know, and just now something less roary flew over, probably a JP/Strikemaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurrantBunbury Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 A sparrowhawk! It perched, rather awkwardly, on the hedge for a while and allowed me to take a few terrible photos before moving to the rowan tree. At that point the magpies got it surrounded and it departed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 ATR 42-500 (Sky Express), Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 (Olympic), and, I think, a Super Puma chopper used for emergency med-evac. Â Obviously they are not all flying all the time... Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 (edited) what im almost certain was a saab grippen just went past.  edit: certain now, ones scheduled for biggen this weekend Edited August 18, 2017 by PhantomBigStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Not my house, but on Friday, the Blue Angels flew their F/A-18s over my office, along with an F-22/P-51D Heritage Flight two-ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Four interesting types overflew my place on Sunday. Linked with the Eastbourne show I suspect. Hurricane going west to east, Chinook same direction but in distance, BAC Strikemaster low and fast right over my house going west, homeward bound maybe. Probably G-UNNY, all over grey one with 'smokewinders' Â Â and C-47 low and slowagain right overhead and heading back to nearby Dunsfold. Wife said to me "... see, you didn't need to go to the show, Â it came to you!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterfriend Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 A bright red Cessna Skymaster coming into land as I was driving along today. I've never seen one of them flying around, looked great.   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) Just saw Hurricane R4118 and a Dragon Rapide fly over. Shuttleworth's doing a "fly alongside experience" today. On the first flypast, the Hurri had just caught up with the Rapide. On the second, it looked for all the world like it was doing attack runs on it! Sent shivers down my spine, it did. Shortly afterwards a Do 27 appeared, though I doubt it was connected.  Earlier this afternoon there was a bit of a commotion in the back garden and our resident sparrowhawk was back. I've started calling him the terminator, as he seems to be very good at despatching sparrows these days. I managed to get a couple of poor shots (wrong lens and taken through a grubby window).    I really need to keep the big lens on my camera. That way I'd probably have shots of the Hurri and Rapide, plus the sparrowhawk pics would be better.  Cheers, Mark. Edited August 24, 2017 by lasermonkey Sausage-fingered typo. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airgunner Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Out at the farmshop and got a fly past by a Tornado, first pass low and slow, wings unswept, second burners on and a full tilt departure. Followed moments later by a display by a Griffon Spitfire but too far away to see which on. About an hour earlier two Apaches headed that way too. I'm guessing it may well be Odihams families day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 There must have been another "fly alongside" that I didn't know about, because a short while ago the Rapide was back up, this time with Shuttleworth's Lysander. I was treated to four or five flypasts, the last one also looking very much like an attack run. The Lizzie looked surprisingly aggressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticsurgeon Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Cycling back from Jet Age yesterday afternoon: A single Longbow Apache came over, ready to land at Staverton. Followed a couple of minutes later by two more - or the first again and another. Â Looked like they have a lamp under the nose rather than the cannon - is this a UK training feature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Apart from the usual Cessnas, Shuttleworth's Gladiator was up and doing aerobatics. Another unusual sight was what I think was a Pietenpol Air Camper, though it was quite distant. It was definitely a small, parasol-winged light aircraft of similar proportion. I'll probably have a schuftie on the internet to see what else it might have been. Oh, and a low-flying, small jet that flew past so quickly, IÂ didn't have a hope of seeing it, though I tried! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Not exactly over my house, but... Â Â 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 About 10 mins ago ZH883, a Hercules C5 flew over on approach to Leeds-Bradford. It had 50 years of Marshalls supporting the Hercules tail art from last year. I wonder why it was coming into LBA on a Saturday evening. A week last Thursday morning had a Typhoon over, presumably doing a touch and go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Not only but also Cessna O-1E Bird Dog G-VDOG as one of thirty visiting light aircraft on Day 1 of a Fly-in at Broomfield Playing Fields adjacent to the Montrose Airfield Museum in Angus.   Hoping that Day 2 from 1000 to 1600 tomorrow Sunday 27.08.17 will bring as many equally interesting aircraft.    An aviation event only 5 minutes from ones own teapot  and toilet is indeed a joy as is no queuing to get in or out , parking along the fenceline and only one short and very light rain shower - on the other hand no current military aircraft and no jet fuel fumes but you can't always get what you want !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 B-17G "Aluminum Overcast" is staying at the local airport yesterday, today, and Tomorrow. If in the Chicagoland area they are giving tours and rides. I put some photos up in WW2. There is also an avenger, L-5, T-6, and a T-28.  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 An A400 looking like it's going in to land at Edinburgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spfparker Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 2 x B1b's  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Yesterday we had a Hurricane and a Tiger Moth fly over within a few minutes of each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 ETPS BAe 146 take off from VL yesterday....quiet isn"t it and pretty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Tucanos at the moment. Rancid things! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 A pair of Mirage 2000s, they didn't get  quite get as far as the house before they turned away. A couple of minutes later something fast went by the other side but it was too low for me to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 A drive by really. The front half of a camouflaged Gazelle, on a trailer, heading South on the M1 earlier this afternoon. On it's way home from an airshow perhaps? Â On Saturday and Sunday, various things from the Scampton show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 A T-28 flew over earlier this afternoon. The only interesting thing I've seen in days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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