PhantomBigStu Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 F-15('s?) just came south from LN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 4 hours ago, PhantomBigStu said: F-15('s?) just came south from LN. Yep, 5 of them going to Istres for a TLP. Just had two KCs too heading same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 5 hours ago, RidgeRunner said: Yep, 5 of them going to Istres for a TLP. Just had two KCs too heading same way. Explains why they appeared to vanish over Northern France…..anyway not over my house but decided to do a full scan of the country for military traffic and spotted some Hawk activity in North Yorkshire out of Leeming, as a family friend has just moved up around there and indeed my mums having a long weekend helping our wondered if they saw them, just texted me to ask what flew over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 There was a second batch to Istre s this afternoon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 A trio of kc-135s have gone south Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 C 17 on Sunday (13.02) about half past noon over Krakow, heading west. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 On 2/11/2022 at 10:33 AM, RidgeRunner said: For those interested in big Russian prop machines, An-12 UR-11819 Antonov is Ukrainian, not Russian...(or could be ex-Soviet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share Posted February 15, 2022 3 hours ago, JWM said: Antonov is Ukrainian, not Russian...(or could be ex-Soviet) True, my error. I should know, I’ve been to the Kharkov factory Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 11.30pm Sunday night: a pair of B-52s heading southwest at low level (!), then last night at about 10.45pm, one of them coming back!!! ADS-B said it was at circa 6500ft, which sounded about right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Nothing on the radar but think something military has gone over, first I thought it was the Norwegian 737 heading northeast but sound was too loud and sounded more like something going on the other direction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 21 hours ago, PhantomBigStu said: Nothing on the radar but think something military has gone over, first I thought it was the Norwegian 737 heading northeast but sound was too loud and sounded more like something going on the other direction maybe the remaining four F-15s heading to Albacete, Stu? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherry268 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Just west of Banbury about 7.45 a B52 flying fairly low under the cloud. Could see it plain as can be Must be out of Fairford out for a morning jog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, RidgeRunner said: maybe the remaining four F-15s heading to Albacete, Stu? Likely them. Just had the Dubai Royal 747 out of Stansted, unusual visitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 What's flying over my house? Well thanks to Storm Dorothy, today it's my neighbour's dustbin. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) Qatar Airways #003 pilots getting a lot of mockery on social media as he's already had to abort twice at Heathrow......unfair given the extreme conditions though did look the one I saw he was approaching too high..... Edited February 18, 2022 by PhantomBigStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teuchter Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Belgian AF A400 heading northwest just now above the murk. Distinctive noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 TC-135W 62-4127 headed home overhead yesterday as ‘SNOOP28’. She was flying Souda-Mildenhall, taking a quick fuel stop before continuing across the Atlantic. She arrived in Europe on Thursday direct US-Souda. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11bravo Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 During a very heavy winter storm a few weeks ago (a Noreaster to those of us in New England), I happened to be looking at Flight Aware to see who was up and flying in these horrible conditions. The answer was pretty much everyone was grounded except for a very unusual aircraft of the coast of MA - A NASA P-3 (I didn't know NASA even flew these). It seemed to be doing circuits in the worst of the storm. I checked an hour later and the P-3 was now over western-MA and had been joined by a NASA U-2 (flying above it at FL600)! Very interesting combo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 2/8/2022 at 8:51 AM, PhantomBigStu said: Had no idea they still had any TF33 engined c-135 left so that was a rare treat. Had a quite a few hercs in the last fortnight and my brain escapes me if it was yesterday or Sunday but a USAF c-17 came over She returned to base today squawking 7700 - hydraulic failure while over Berlin. 8 POB and returned safely back to Mildenhall late pm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 2x Typhoons very low over Poole just now. very unusual place to see them. Wonder if they have been doing a spot of affiliation with the Tank chaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Early this afternoon, A Chinook at very low level just outside Woodhall Spa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 At 1210 today a single Rafale heading SE over one of our fields and directly over the house, first one I’ve seen for a while. The horses weren’t as pleased to see it as I was! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Well this morning we had the B-52H Alarm Clock: one at 0545, followed by a KC-135 and then another BUFF at 0645 or thereabouts. I'm OK with that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 Heading to Spain calling ANGER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B (Sc) Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Day before yesterday, a set of contrails could be seen curving around over our airfield. The contrails continued to draw a series of ovals for several hours while we were testing and flying our Fournier motor glider. Turned out to be one of our AWACS aircraft. Don't know whether doing training for the new owners or being brought back into service as a contingency. I'm not going to add any more to that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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