Seen Over Your House Today

[Weaver]

It's four-engined, but that's all I can tell.

Now don't jump to conclusions: it could be two F-4s, two F-15s, two F-18s, two Tornados, two Typhoons, four Hawks or two Lightnings flying on their sides......

Copyright Chris Wren.....

[JayBee]

It's four-engined, but that's all I can tell.

Now don't jump to conclusions: it could be two F-4s, two F-15s, two F-18s, two Tornados, two Typhoons, four Hawks or two Lightnings flying on their sides......

Copyright Chris Wren.....

Or a B-52 with the dreaded 4 engine failure?

Or a WhIffed 737/757/767/Airbus 330 or any other twin

[hurricanemk1c]

Nobody's metion that it could be the RAF's secert Vulcan!

[Mossie]

On it's way to Buenos Aires....

[JJC]

On it's way to Buenos Aires....

always told everyone the RAF needed a vulcan! 

[PR19_Kit]

Seriously, it'd likely be a 747-400, they make that characteristic '4 into 2' contrail.

For some reason A-340s don't, they leave four contrails getting steadily fainter. I've not seen an A-380 at altitude yet so far, although their huge wing chord doesn't seem to be present in that pic.

[PR19_Kit]

Kit, it's a military transport A McDonnell Douglas transport...

A C-17 then? I'll have to add that to my list of '4 into 2' contrails then, something to do with the winglets perhaps.

Over here today, flying in and out of the low cloudbase, has been one of the RAF/Army special ops all grey Islanders, the ones with all the lumps and bumps as featured in a recent IPMS UK mag. It's gone up the River Severn twice and down once, and you can hardly hear it until it's almost overhead, so quiet are the 3 bladed props on that version.

Wonder what it's looking, or listening, for around here? 

[JayBee]

Wonder what it's looking, or listening, for around here?  

Meteor PR-19 perchance?

Jim

[PR19_Kit]

Wonder what it's looking, or listening, for around here?  

Meteor PR-19 perchance?

JayBee,

Hehehe, they're a bit too far south, it's in the Cosford Museum. I know that's right 'cos I read it on the internet..........  

[PR19_Kit]

Directly overhead this afternoon came this rarity below, and it was a LONG way up, only just in range of my 150 mm lens.

It's an Aerostar 500, or a Piper PA-60 in current guize. There are only two on the UK register.

[Captain Canada]

For some reason, helicopters won't seem to leave me alone !

Oh, good, they're acting on my tip 

I've been going undercover since....

[JJC]

three RN lynx in formation this afternoon! always lynxs!

[bobbo]

three RN lynx in formation this afternoon! always lynxs!

None are missing?   

bobbo

[JayBee]

three RN lynx in formation this afternoon! always lynxs!

Are you sure that is the correct plural for Lynx?

JimB

[JJC]

no but............