St530 From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 134 posts, RR: 0 Posted (5 years 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 12408 times:
I just saw what looked to be a commercial airliner heading for landing at Heathrow under military escort at either wing. I noticed it at the last second so couldn't tell what airline or type. Anyone know what it is?
Rivet42 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2005, 817 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (5 years 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 12337 times:
... yeah, they all just roared across my house in West London, but just out of sight (my apartment faces south, and they always pass just to the North of me).
There's usually a tanker 'escorted' by a couple of fighters in this kind of event, so that's what you will have seen. Didn't you see all the other aircraft too? There were apparently 55 in total!
Summa767 From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2004, 2388 posts, RR: 7 Reply 4, posted (5 years 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 11914 times:
How many of the fly past aircraft returned to Brize Norton?
At about 1.15 I saw a few aircraft, still in formation flying over Oxford, in the direction of Brize Norton.
Particularly impressive was the C-17 Globemaster. There was also a VC10, and an early warning aircraft -all ecorted by fighters.
C680 From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 531 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (5 years 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 11630 times:
It was much more fun sitting on the lawn at Green Park!
C-17 looked fantastic, and it's always fun watching the AWACS radar spin on top of the old Boeing 707 platform (whatever the military name for it is, I forget)
Yak97 From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2005, 118 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (5 years 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 10179 times:
Driving past Duxford about 1230L and saw what looked like a C130 & what seemed to be 2 Jetstreams on the wingtips. Were they meant to be part of the flypast?
Voodoo From Niue, joined Mar 2001, 1964 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (5 years 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 9054 times:
Quoting Yak97 (Reply 9): Driving past Duxford about 1230L and saw what looked like a C130 & what seemed to be 2 Jetstreams on the wingtips. Were they meant to be part of the flypast?
ClassicLover From Ireland, joined Mar 2004, 4528 posts, RR: 25 Reply 12, posted (5 years 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 7601 times:
Quoting Rivet42 (Reply 3): There's usually a tanker 'escorted' by a couple of fighters in this kind of event, so that's what you will have seen. Didn't you see all the other aircraft too? There were apparently 55 in total!
Gotta love anything that includes a VC10!
Isn't the 10 the largest UK built aircraft that still flies now that Concorde is gone?
I do quite enjoy a spot of flying - more so when it's not in Economy!
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