RidgeRunner Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 I see you just had a Belgian F-16B over you, Stu @PhantomBigStu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, lasermonkey said: walk later in the afternoon produced the first hummingbird hawk moth of the year 2 minutes ago, lasermonkey said: Later that night I had an eyed hawk moth in the garden Its always great to see the Hummingbird Hawks flitting around the flowers and then... an Eyed Hawk!! Nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 (edited) 18 minutes ago, RidgeRunner said: I see you just had a Belgian F-16B over you, Stu @PhantomBigStu I somehow didn't hear it 😟 doesn't appaear to be anything else about save a USAF C-17 to the north Edited June 15, 2022 by PhantomBigStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 11 minutes ago, PhantomBigStu said: I somehow didn't hear it 😟 doesn't appaear to be anything else about save a USAF C-17 to the north It is still circuiting Fairford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 The eyed hawk moth. Pics aren’t great, as it was obscured by leaves. This was the best I could get. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 Super mate :). There's no doubt there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 45 minutes ago, RidgeRunner said: C-130T heading for Cardiff now! Currently over Bristol Thanks, but too tired to drive up there this afternoon.... Hour or so ago, two Navy Wildcats (Westland, not Grumman ) went over. Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 The nice sight of TC-135S 62-4133 calling "WINDSOR01" at FL380 over the village just now having departed Mildenhall and heading for Souda Bay. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 King11 C-130J 17-5870 just went over at 27K ft - there's not been a cloud in the sky here all day - until about half an hour ago. So heard but not seen. Again...!! 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted June 17, 2022 Author Share Posted June 17, 2022 Clear here but too dark . We did have KIWI144, the resident RNZAF C-130H, over the house earlier as Mrs RR and I were relaxing on the loungers :). A great sound! Proper! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 You'll get to see his lights.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 (edited) Just had a USMC KC-130J, callsign SUMO97, go over. I was pretty sure it was a Herc just by the noise. Edited June 20, 2022 by lasermonkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted June 20, 2022 Author Share Posted June 20, 2022 Yep, in to Mildenhall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Just had the lovely sight of Qatar Flight 4 as on its climb curve lower than usual, The A380 is a real majestic beast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Nothing interesting ever flies over east Cheshire, so this isn’t over our house, but it is over the Old Hall Hotel in Ely where we stayed last week. Luckily our room happened to overlook the flight path for Mildenhall, so I managed to snap this USAF E-3 one evening. Apologies for the terrible quality, it was taken on my phone then heavily cropped. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwidave4 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Heard a 'different' engine note this morning and just got to the window in time to see a Percival Proctor pass immediately overhead. Believe there are two or three airworthy examples here but only personally know of the one based at Hood. May have been it as we are not a long way from there as the Proctor flies. Makes an old man happy to see an aircraft that I can instantly recognise! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 I also heard a ‘ different ‘ engine note this morning as we were setting out to walk the dogs at 1030. I looked around to see a low winged radial engined aircraft scurrying along just below the fairly low cloud heading south. My small civil aircraft recognition is not good but I think that it was a specialist aerobatic aircraft, several of which are based at St Junien, about 50km south of here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherry268 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Just seen an A400M flying low over Banbury area According to Flight Radar it is ZM405 flying at 1000 ft Seen plenty of Hercules that low before but never seen an A400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Just had a Mildenhall based CV-22 pop into Glasgow for the weekend! Arrived about 1750 and due to operate out of here Sat/Sun. Makes a nice change from the shorthaul Airbus that's the mainstay around here. Eng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 (edited) Not over my house but an oddity anyone care to guess what it is ? Flying out Fort Huachucua Arizona. Altitude 65,000+, airliner icon, and speed 27 knots ? Not a typo actually 27 Knots. Could it be a weird spy drone, Global hawk, something else ? Anyone have any ideas or wild guesses ? Edited June 25, 2022 by Corsairfoxfouruncle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 6 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Not over my house but an oddity anyone care to guess what it is ? Flying out Fort Huachucua Arizona. Altitude 65,000+, airliner icon, and speed 27 knots ? Not a typo actually 27 Knots. Could it be a weird spy drone, Global hawk, something else ? Anyone have any ideas or wild guesses ? Had a search, seems any previous asking of the same question has been removed from the internet, so some kind of drone either a new type or with new equipment that the pentagon are fine with it being tracked but rather not have any questions asked. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 8 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: speed 27 knots ? Not a typo actually 27 Knots...... Anyone have any ideas or wild guesses ? Very slow aliens? 🛸 Keith 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 A Spitfire. During the warmer months it’s actually a rare day that a Spitfire doesn’t go over. It never gets tiring though. I expect I’ll miss it when I move house soon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Just had the sally b go over heading back to Dx 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Two F-35's flying low around Bromfield Shropshire, really low but just too far away to make out if they were RAF or USA ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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