AirfixAndy Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 For the past few days I've noticed that several RAF aircraft movements are showing up on FR24 . I've been following the A330 Voyager flights from BZ out to the North Sea AAR zones and even Tornados hooking up and flying out of Lossie. Tucanos and King Airs are also being tracked now. Anyone else seen anything unusual ? Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B (Sc) Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) Interesting. I haven't seen any military apart from the odd light transport flight, but did see Portmoak's ASK21 sosaring the Bishop Hill the other day on Flightradar - it had its FLARM running, which presumably was how it got picked up ! John B Edited February 12, 2015 by John B (Sc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 a couple weeks ago I followed an RAF Merlin in the Benson area( serail matched one of the options in the 48th Airfix kit) and only yesterday a came across a BAE 146 ZE*** from Dundee to ?? But I suspect it was Northolt Not only those, but late last summer, over Germany and North Sea a number of military jets some only giving callsigns, FS Skyhawks and others serial numbers such as Italian AMX s! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spfparker Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 RAF Super king air is North of Cambridge at the moment!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brown Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 It's intermittent over me. I often see stuff over my place but don't always pick it up on fr24. I actually feed so they should have my data of the flight. Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 There are two King Airs north of P'borough and N'tham. A Navy Avenger down in Cornwall and ZF*** Navajo around Swindon. Currently: two hercs very close to each other (C30J)shows as flight number near sleaford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirfixAndy Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 Saw a Herc crossing the North Sea off the coast of Norway . The Voyager has been doing the rounds again . There were two Russian aircraft this morning .....An124 from Leipzig going through the Shetland gap and an An12 over the North West coast . Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovis Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Just had the AN-12 fly past there (Portavogie). Very strange sound compared with what we're used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain.. ipms north somerset Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Hi there I am in Somerset...seen wildcat lynx and pumas and chinooks ...and army but not navy merlin and one bae146 all close to Yeovilton On fr24 I have been able to track some and not others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 About an hour ago, ther was an Alpha jet in the yeovil area. Up around Lincs were 3 King Airs and a King Air 300 RAF VANTGE48 Back around Oxford a Merlin and Aw109. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 And now a Chipmunk is up around Lincs.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brown Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I didn't need FR24 when the VC10's were still about! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I didn't need FR24 when the VC10's were still about! I dont need FR24 just VC-10's! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HP42 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I've been watching C-130s going into Brize Norton this evening along with a Merlin zooming around Chalgrove. Interesting to see a Google Project Loon balloon perched above Zimbabwe tonight on FR24. Can't figure out how they could work if they just blow away? Must get very expensive as well as loosing signal? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Loon Also there's 'GLEX' (A Sential) doing communication circuits over Afganistan as well as another 'GLEX' going from Marselle to North America, both with same ID code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brown Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Lynx pottering about Yeovil way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I've noticed all manner of Military helicopters Chinook Wildcat Merlin & also RAF Voyagers and on one occassion a FAF Atlas on FR24 lately but they pop up then disappear is it a low level black out on the app The Irish Air Corps PC-9s and Casa's appear above 9000 also . Eamonn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I noticed the Super King Air and King Airs and also at the same time 2 of the FRADU Falcons (on the 12th). One was on a racetrack off the Lincolnshire coast and the other had been out by Stornaway and was heading home down the NE coast (which was why I looked on FR24 as it flew right over my place). Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Is there a way to adjust he settings to pick up military aircraft as well? I just downloaded the app, and of course, as anyone would do, checked out Area 51, lol...nothing showing up other than an unidentified plane heading north out of La Vegas - Judith Airways maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Loads up today, ETPS Alpha jet and 146, Tucanos, Lynx(navy), a bunch of Tutors and King Airs around Lincs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Also a Herc over the Yorkshire Dales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roym Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Cool. Got an IAC PC-9M (Irl264) from what looks like Linton-on-Ouse heading SSW. There is something called RICO11 doing a lot of tracks over Norfolk. Prob from LN or Mildenhall. Any idea what it is? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 RICO11 might be a Tornado from Marham. Lots of Hawks from Valley over the Irish sea earlier today, Tucano from Leeming(?) Hawks and Falcon 20 over the channel of Torquay and a number of King Airs over Lincs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcawthorne Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 A daft question maybe, did anyone pick up anything from the recent Typhoon Scramble or from previous regular incidents with this. I know the Russian transponders were switched off so would they still appear on FR24 (as unidentified plots maybe?)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 A daft question maybe, did anyone pick up anything from the recent Typhoon Scramble or from previous regular incidents with this. I know the Russian transponders were switched off so would they still appear on FR24 (as unidentified plots maybe?)?I found a Voyager KC2 tanker from Brize Norton that went to the Cairngorms then headed south to spend a lot of time loitering off the Cornish coast. It then headed north again over the Isle of Man to complete a couple of racetrack circuits near the west coast of Scotland before heading home to Brize.Can't say for certain it had anything to do with the Typhoons and Bears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 There is something called RICO11 doing a lot of tracks over Norfolk. Prob from LN or Mildenhall. Any idea what it is? Probably a 494th Fighter Squadron Boeing F-15E Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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