Anyone else like Birds AND planes? (4 Viewers)

[Scozmos]

I forgot about the low flying bomber over the house last night, well, it sounded like a WW2 multi-engined aircraft flying low but....

When I told my lovely lady it was Russian she asked what on earth it was doing here!!!!
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Paris to Reykjavik this morning!

 

[Bismarck Honeyeater]

Coming in and going around at RAF Mildenhall today. I’m thinking it’s a USAF Gulfstream. Seems to have additional fuel tanks on the ends of the wings. One engine either side of the fuselage just behind the wings.

 

[Farnboro John]

Coming in and going around at RAF Mildenhall today. I’m thinking it’s a USAF Gulfstream. Seems to have additional fuel tanks on the ends of the wings. One engine either side of the fuselage just behind the wings.

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LearJet. It's possible that it does airfield radar calibration flying and that's why it was doing circuits.

Cheers

John

 

[Bismarck Honeyeater]

LearJet. It's possible that it does airfield radar calibration flying and that's why it was doing circuits.

Cheers

John

That’s it, thanks.

 

[ParisNorway]

I've been planespotting since 2007. (By the way, I've met Sukhoi Superjet in Istanbul yesterday)
I started my birding lifelist in 2019.

 

[Scozmos]

Travelled down from Ardersier yesterday, 19th and on the Blair Athol part of the A9, passed a vehicle heading North! (Very quick, poor, phone shot through a dirty windscreen)

 

[Farnboro John]

Airbus A400M Atlas C1 (assuming it's an RAF one, which is most likely). Good effort through the windscreen!

I can remember coming South through the same pass many many years ago when it was all single carriageway, with an impatient clown right up the exhaust pipe of the Mark 1 Escort my mate was driving when an RAF Hercules came through on the deck: the guy behind us backed off permanently when heads came right out of the windows on each side of the Escort for a better look......

John

 

[Bismarck Honeyeater]

A Super Galaxy inbound to RAF Mildenhall this afternoon, based at Dover AFB.

 

[gcole]

Cool

 

[Andy Adcock]

What's this John?

This aircraft and a 'Herc' went over me today on their way in to Paphos. I'd imagine they've been on the aid run to Gaza?

Sorry, phone pics.

 

[Farnboro John]

What's this John?

This aircraft and a 'Herc' went over me today on their way in to Paphos. I'd imagine they've been on the aid run to Gaza?

Sorry, phone pics.

By Paphos do you mean Akrotiri?

It's a Boeing C-17A Globemaster III: I can't see the markings clearly so I can't tell if its one of our 8 or one of the USAF's 228.

If we were delivering aid by airdrop I'd have expected an A400M but there may be reasons why not.

Cheers

John

 

[Andy Adcock]

By Paphos do you mean Akrotiri?

It's a Boeing C-17A Globemaster III: I can't see the markings clearly so I can't tell if its one of our 8 or one of the USAF's 228.

If we were delivering aid by airdrop I'd have expected an A400M but there may be reasons why not.

Cheers

John

No, they were going in to the civil airport at Paphos, Akrotiri is c50KM the opposite way.

Iater had a procession of five, 'Herc's' past my place, that's a first.

 

[Farnboro John]

No, they were going in to the civil airport at Paphos, Akrotiri is c50KM the opposite way.

Iater had a procession of five, 'Herc's' past my place, that's a first.

Probably a Yank one then, ours would work out of their own base. The Hercs could be anybody's including civil ones on charter to the UN.

Cheers

John

 

[Andy Adcock]

Probably a Yank one then, ours would work out of their own base. The Hercs could be anybody's including civil ones on charter to the UN.

Cheers

John

I saw the C17 again today as I was watching a male Cretczschmar's Bunting

 

[Euan Buchan]

Saw this RAF Airbus A400M Atlas whilst on my walk. It’s a aircraft I’m familiar with as usually see it as it comes here for training.

 

[Farnboro John]

Saw this RAF plane whilst on my walk. It’s a aircraft I’m familiar with as usually see it as it comes here for training.

Airbus A400M Atlas C1. They get everywhere!

John

 

[Farnboro John]

Unexpected bonus from sitting in the back garden the other day. I had flattered myself I was aware of most if not all large aircraft around the world but I'd never heard of this mighty beast before it showed up 30,000 feet overhead.

I give you the Boeing Dreamlifter!

John

 

[Andy Adcock]

John, check out a site on Youtube called 75 Gear, it's by a guy who pilots the Dreamlifter, I've dipped in to it on and off for over two years. I think I remember him saying once that there are just four of these aircraft in existence.

I'm actually shocked that you didn't know about this!

 

[Farnboro John]

John, check out a site on Youtube called 75 Gear, it's by a guy who pilots the Dreamlifter, I've dipped in to it on and off for over two years. I think I remember him saying onece that there are just four of these aircraft in existence.

I'm actually shocked that you didn't know about this!

Looking it up afterwards I found out it was a Dreamlifter (this one I think) that landed 14 miles short on a very short airfield when aiming at different one, in the States and just scraped out again later. I remember the incident but the reports I saw referred to a 747 without clarifying the massive modifications to it! I gather it is used for transporting Boeing 787 fuselages among other outsize cargo.

It isn't half a beast when you see the thing flying.

Thanks for the tip, I'll check it out.

John