Muzz Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 A Puma HC2 (?) over East Lothian late this morning, a rare sight these days, I say HC2 as I don't think there are any HC1 left now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A H Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 At least three Typhoons flying west over Northampton as I arrived at work just before 9 this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexlad Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Muzz, you're correct - the last HC1 flight was in Dec 12. The one you saw was most likely returning to Leeming from Oban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Muzz, you're correct - the last HC1 flight was in Dec 12. The one you saw was most likely returning to Leeming from Oban. Thanks for confirming that. It was heading in the direction of Leuchars and I noted on another forum that there was one operating from Lossie last week and it headed back done south on Saturday. What was going on in Oban? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve4428 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) Red Arrows in two formations, heading west over Crewe, Cheshire, en route to Valley this morning! Edited March 26, 2014 by steve4428 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Electric Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Just realised I saw the last Tristar leave Marshall's on Monday!!! Saw it from about a mile away and didn't realise the significance, but have just read the story in the Cambridge Evening News. Feel very sad to have seen it, but glad I didn't miss the end of an era there. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzy19 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 This flew over heading north towards Carlisle. Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiex2 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 B-17 "Memphis Belle" (movie version 44-83546) just flew over my house in north Phoenix. Very impressive to hear those four radial engines roar. The Liberty foundation plane is visiting Deer Valley Airport today and tomorrow as part of their tour of the southwest United States. I have seen of heard their P-51 yet but it's here too. I think she will be in San Diego next weekend and then in Los Angeles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve4428 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Six Merlin and 3 Puma flying north west(ish) over Cheshire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzy19 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 An unusual sight around here, 2 Pumas, one with wheels up the other wheels down. They're very quiet compared to the Sea King. Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BomberBrit Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 (edited) My apartment is close to the city airport so often see smaller airliners coming in to land and taking off. No idea which ones they are, not big into civil aviation. Military wise, occasionally get a pair of Mirage's flying overhead when I'm on my way to work. Edited April 7, 2014 by BomberBrit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Donkey Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 AN12 UR-CGV heading west at FL210 straight OTT - glorious noise! SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Thought I heard a very distant Seaking about 1930 (not uncommon to see HMS Gannet machines here) and went to the back door to see 3 RAF Puma's in tight trail formation approaching Glasgow airport from the W - NW, fairly high. Rather than descending into GLA, thinking they were off for a fuel stop, they descended a fair bit and made a big right hand circuit passing over our house in the process, then cut right across GLA airport and off to the SE now in a large echelon formation! Really unusual visitors up here, I thought my day had just been made, but no.....the real star showed up about 5-10 mins later, a Chinook came in high from the NW, descended over Erskine Bridge and entered a big figure 8 holding circuit with loads of blade slap and passed right over the back garden heading towards the city....Beautiful!!! That thing sounds wicked, a proper chopper I'm assuming these were all the choppers from the JW exercise that's been running the past fortnight. They were based at Leuchars and had been involved in the "raid" on Kinloss this week where one of the Apaches had to make an emergency landing just outside Aberdeen. Good to see some JW traffic over this way. There was an AAC Islander being refuelled by the Strathclyde UAS as I left work this afternoon and I did wonder if this had anything to do with the visit of the Irish PM. All good stuff.....and we've still got the Emirates A380 visit to look forward to on Thurs! Eng 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzy19 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Another Puma this afternoon, heading north towards Dumfries. I assume it's going to take part in JW. Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 A Piaggio Avanti heading into Edinburgh about 1640 hours today, never seen one before other than RIAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzy19 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 2 Chinooks at low level heading south which is unusual. Normally everything heads north towards the Solway. Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) Seagulls 50+ .............. the farmer is ploughing the field opposite the house. Wait till he goes home; then wash the car....................... again !!! Edited April 11, 2014 by jenko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I was just minding my own business doing a little modeling, when I was disturbed by a loud noise.I rushed outside and grabbed my camera, just in time to snap these.......It's a Canberra PR.9 - with an Aztec(?) photo-ship up from RAF Kemble - just down the road from me.I assume it's a photo-op as the Canberra has been dormant at Kemble for a few years...Exciting stuff ..... but back to the modeling.Ken 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshiretaurus Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Sat in my hotel room in France watching Breguet Atlantics flying round the Loriont Circuit this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 An AH-64 flew west over Folkestone this morning (about 11 am). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Lots of RN Merlins, 771 sqd Sea Kings, Junglies, Chinooks, RN Lynx, the odd Wildcat and occasional Merlin still in primer, Apaches and Dassualt Falcons from FRADU. Once in a while a Hercules will go over so low the whole house shakes (love it). A couple of F-15Es not long ago (what a racket) and a Typhoon flying along the beach. Even had a Luftwaffe F4 that was doing something out off the coast. Quite a lot of civil tupperware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 (edited) Got a pair of Yaks practicing their display routine over the South Woodham Ferrers to Southend area. They are doing loops in a pair, dogfighting and aerobatics as a pair. They just flew right over the top, so my previous identification (Harvards) was incorrect. Obviously up from Duxford, practicing while there is blue sky. Edited April 15, 2014 by Rhino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 We sometimes get one 'buzzing' around us down here near RAF Brize Norton. I have a feeling that it is still being used for parachuting somewhere around the Cotswolds. There was also the BIG Antonov in Brize this morning but I seemed to have missed it leave later in the day. Anyone have news about this one? Makes the Tristars and C-17s look minute....... Hutch Didn`t the Skyan replace the balloon jump? I think that they are flown by Hunting Aviation and are contracted to drop lads on the Jumps Course at Brize onto Weston on the Green for their first jump before moing onto Herks. Apparently it is cheaper than using the old balloon? Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BomberBrit Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Got a pair of Yaks practicing their display routine over the South Woodham Ferrers to Southend area. They are doing loops in a pair, dogfighting and aerobatics as a pair. They just flew right over the top, so my previous identification (Harvards) was incorrect. Obviously up from Duxford, practicing while there is blue sky. I used to live in South Woodham Ferrers when I worked at the zoo there. Always pleased me at the number of cool aircraft flying over the area. I remember the Barn Owl getting really distracted by a low flying group of helicopters (Beyond the really distinguishable ones such as the Chinook and Apache I can't distinguish helicopters at all so no idea what they were other than being military) and refusing the fly for me My highlight was a De Havilland Vampire flying low overhead. Brought a smile to my face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tashengurt Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Four fast jets in loose formation heading south. Any ideas anyone? Was aboutabout 1810hrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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