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6th June 2021, 09:40 AM
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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
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9th June 2021, 07:05 PM
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Heading off down to St Mawgan fairly soon, but will it show up online?
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9th June 2021, 08:15 PM
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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?
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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9th June 2021, 10:11 PM
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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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10th June 2021, 05:03 AM
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'GRIM99' is posted on airborne command duties just off Cornwall. It shadows AF1 when POTUS is on board.
Landed at Mildenhall last night around 2230 Interestingly enough there seems to be a fair bit of BUFF/B52 activity over the Atlantic too....maybe they are there in case Biden falls out with Italy 
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10th June 2021, 05:12 AM
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I'll try and find some of the pics from when the G8 was in NI in 2013 - I was able to take some pics while airside at the 'civilian' side of Belfast International Airport.
AF1 was a law unto itself on departure day - there was a fair degree of showboating by the USAF! It took off without so much as a word to OPS/Tower with a tail wind the wrong way down the runway. Headed straight for 2x Easyjet A319 on approach/finals in to the airport. Had to be the most impressive takeoff ever. the noise from whatever engines are in it was deafening and was off the ground in what seemed like less than 1/3 of the runway.
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10th June 2021, 09:02 AM
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' the noise from whatever engines are in it was deafening'.
747-VC25 uses GE CF6-80C2-B1 powerplants.
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10th June 2021, 09:13 AM
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Nothing unusual about those engines unless...……
A few big'uns around today, a KC-135 Stratotanker left Cardiff not long ago then flew over Devon/Cornwall and is now heading West. And there's a Dreamlifter just West of Ireland heading towards Charleston.
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10th June 2021, 08:02 AM
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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10th June 2021, 08:37 AM
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