Terry1954 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Just spotted two B-52's very high over swanage. One is 61-0003 callsign GORGON12. Looking at their track they came out of Fairford this morning and flew down to Romania, close to the Ukranian border near the black sea, Orbited that area for a long time before returning. Looks like they are over North Devon now, perhaps about to return to Fairford. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 On 2/24/2022 at 4:47 PM, At Sea said: 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? Just seen this and I recall seeing them that day and thinking the same! Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 4 hours ago, Terry1954 said: Just spotted two B-52's very high over swanage. One is 61-0003 callsign GORGON12. Looking at their track they came out of Fairford this morning and flew down to Romania, close to the Ukranian border near the black sea, Orbited that area for a long time before returning. Looks like they are over North Devon now, perhaps about to return to Fairford. Terry Nice, Terry. I was following them up from Southern Italy and, as they were approaching the Milan area I alerted Giorgio @Giorgio N but they went too far South of him. Then as I thought They were coming my way they turned to the West. Hey ho! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Just had a Tunisian Air Force C-130 fly over. I heard the sound of turboprops and looked on FR24. Not what I expected, for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Sonic 011 and 022, two Lakenheath Mudhens, unfortunately above the solid cloud layer that's been sitting over us all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 Two more over you soon, Terry @Terry1954. They are running in from the W at around FL210 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 28 minutes ago, RidgeRunner said: Two more over you soon, Terry @Terry1954. They are running in from the W at around FL210 Saw you post too late but I see them on tracker now 60-0044 and 60-0018, over Hastings? Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Terry1954 said: Saw you post too late but I see them on tracker now 60-0044 and 60-0018, over Hastings? Terry They’re the ones 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moggy Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Two JAS 39 Gripens - rather loud unusually low Cheers, Moggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Had an RCAF C-130 over last night, looked like the same route as the Tunisian C-130 the night before. I'll keep my ears open tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 34 minutes ago, lasermonkey said: Had an RCAF C-130 over last night, looked like the same route as the Tunisian C-130 the night before. I'll keep my ears open tonight. there are two around, mate - 130614 and 130617. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 7 minutes ago, RidgeRunner said: there are two around, mate - 130614 and 130617. Greek one went over me earlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 I’m having a week in the Lake District, and while out walking at the northern end of Derwent Water today we had four F-15s in line astern at under 1000 ft, flying north from Borrowdale and banking off to fly along Bassenthwaite Lake. First time I’ve seen US aircraft over the Lakes. And a C130 low over Keswick yesterday, a Hawk this afternoon and an old Jet Provost on Sunday. Quite a week! [edit] and a Eurofighter/Typhoon today. Regards, Adrian 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 F15 high above Salisbury plain 3 times in the last week, just going round and round, keeping me awake as l try to recover from Covid!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 RAF C-130J ZH889 at low level around 22.30 last night, just north of Stratford Upon Avon, headed West. To see this at low level in the dark…… and the low level of noise. Impressive is the only way to describe it. I wonder what they were practising… Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 RCAF Cp-140 yesterday, an unusual noise, assumed it was an Allison Hercules, even got to see it as the cloud was high enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 3 hours ago, PhantomBigStu said: RCAF Cp-140 yesterday, an unusual noise, assumed it was an Allison Hercules, even got to see it as the cloud was high enough Yes, Stu. She was 140117, although showing as 140120. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 She just got airborne from Prestwick, heading NW. The wonderful sound of those four T56s must be good over Scotland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Not a thread I've frequented, we seldom get much other than the usual AirNZ domestic liners, ATR72s & Q300s, but the last little while threw up a few odd ones, a private Beech King Air heading out in the same direction two days in a row at much the same time, what looked like a scale Mustang accompanied by a Chipmunk, one morning & sounding much nicer than the local rescue helicopter BK-117 that we hear fairly often, being under it's approach route from the South, was it's older brother, a Bo-105, sounding very crisp for a chopper. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 (edited) Popped to the garage to get my dinner and heard one of the regular Embrarers flying into City, but a car backfiring in the next street made me look up and spot it actually had 4 engines, and was a Singapore Cargo 747 going into Heathrow, a welcome sight. Edited March 17, 2022 by PhantomBigStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelscale Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 (edited) Mostly Hawk 2's including two Reds and Buzzy Texan's. One Chinook and two Aviano F-16 diverted from Lakenheath Oh and a Embraer EMB-121 Xingu Edited March 17, 2022 by Kelscale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 A good day today: a Miles Gemini and Chipmunk in formation, a Leopard Moth and a Spitfire TR.9. Also quite a few butterflies, mostly small tortoiseshells and peacocks. It’s unusual to see this many butterflies in mid March, certainly in this neck of the woods. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 On 3/18/2022 at 5:25 PM, lasermonkey said: Also quite a few butterflies, mostly small tortoiseshells and peacocks. It’s unusual to see this many butterflies in mid March, certainly in this neck of the woods. I've seen two Brimstones so far!! The harbingers of Spring :). I'm starting to keep a daily eye on my Privet Hawkmoths. I have three that pupated and, I reckon, they'll be hatching in April-May Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 1 minute ago, RidgeRunner said: I've seen two Brimstones so far!! The harbingers of Spring :). I'm starting to keep a daily eye on my Privet Hawkmoths. I have three that pupated and, I reckon, they'll be hatching in April-May Martin I’ve probably seen five or six brimstones so far, with maybe a few more peacocks, a couple of commas and small tortoiseshells being the most abundant. Last year, I think in April, the first butterfly of the year for me was a small copper, which was apparently very early. I love hawkmoths. I haven’t seen a privet yet, just poplar and elephant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 2 hours ago, lasermonkey said: I’ve probably seen five or six brimstones so far, with maybe a few more peacocks, a couple of commas and small tortoiseshells being the most abundant. Last year, I think in April, the first butterfly of the year for me was a small copper, which was apparently very early. I love hawkmoths. I haven’t seen a privet yet, just poplar and elephant. Get or build yourself a trap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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