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HPsauce 17th May 2021 10:08 AM

Talking of noisy, an RAF Airbus 400 just went over pretty low struggling up from Northolt, must be full of heavy stuff!

HPsauce 17th May 2021 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by HPsauce (Post 164851)
Definitely that one, ZD981. +++

And it's just chugged past this evening, heading ENE, you can't not recognise the noise. Started at Blackbushe apparently.

HPsauce 19th May 2021 01:54 PM

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We're obviously on some sort of regular "Chinook loop" :Confused:
This one left Blackbushe, followed the Thames as far as Greenwich and the Dome, then looped back North of London and just passed low over us, presumably heading back there.
Drowned the noise of my lawnmower which is how I spotted it!

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...2&d=1621432475

HPsauce 5th June 2021 11:37 AM

Well that was bloody noisy! :eek: A USAF Globemaster climbing out of Northolt just went overhead at not much above 1000ft!

No idea where it's going, it skirted the Heathrow flight paths and is now pointing WSW near Henley staying down at about 9000ft.

I wonder if it was bringing stuff in for Biden at the G7? Not sure if St Mawgan (aka Newquay Airport) can handle a C-17, though it does have a very long runway....

HPsauce 5th June 2021 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by HPsauce (Post 165204)
Well that was bloody noisy! :eek: A USAF Globemaster climbing out of Northolt just went overhead at not much above 1000ft!

And another one just now! :eek2:

HPsauce 5th June 2021 07:10 PM

And not long after the two US Globemasters, an Italian Air Force Airbus A319...… :D
But Italy is in the G7, just don't need as much luggage. :ROFL:

johnny_quattro 6th June 2021 09:40 AM

Reaper
 
Just heard a rather loud one in the skies, and upon checking my Pi it revealed itself to be REAPER11, an F-15C of all things.

AE2817 : 86-0147 F15C c/n 993/C375 USAF flying southwest towards Dorking
It looks like it's based at RAF Lakenheath

HPsauce 9th June 2021 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by johnny_quattro (Post 165223)
It looks like it's based at RAF Lakenheath

Just up the road from Mildenhall, where Air Force One is sitting currently.
Heading off down to St Mawgan fairly soon, but will it show up online?

HPsauce 9th June 2021 08:15 PM

There's also GRIM99, a USAF 747-E4B approaching Cornwall: One of four Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Posts.
Also known as a "Night watch". Though as it's up at 33,000ft it's probably not landing there.

Just flown past us heading NE, a few miles away nearer Thiefrow but heard the engines, it's not quiet!
On its way down now, maybe also to Mildenhall?

mattylondon 9th June 2021 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by HPsauce (Post 165264)
Just up the road from Mildenhall, where Air Force One is sitting currently.
Heading off down to St Mawgan fairly soon, but will it show up online?

It sure did.

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=adfdf8

And the Beeb had a little write up of plane spotters at Mildenhall. Although the locals near the base complain about the noise.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-57400674


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