Secret Squirrel Helicopters

planenut · 15th April 2020, 16:20

Two private liveried helicopters just gone over towards Windsor. No transponders activated so not showing on Flight Radar.

suzublu · 15th April 2020, 16:47

Freedar's better for military, police etc aircraft Fred

planenut · 15th April 2020, 16:59

Just heard them via a TV broadcast passing Westminster, eastbound, still not showing in Flight radar, though military do.

suzublu · 15th April 2020, 17:23

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Originally Posted by planenut

Just heard them via a TV broadcast passing Westminster, eastbound, still not showing in Flight radar, though military do.

I've got a Coastguard flying over London

trikey · 15th April 2020, 20:34

I spotted two Austrian air ambulances headed towards London the other day (Freedar)

Nige B · 19th April 2020, 12:47

Are you lot "spooks " ?

Astraeus · 19th April 2020, 18:54

We had an RAF A400M Atlas flew over my house today on a mission from Brize Norton to Aberdeen then into Prestwick

Flying at medium level.

Wonder what it was up to?

Chris

planenut · 19th April 2020, 20:22

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Originally Posted by Astraeus

We had an RAF A400M Atlas flew over my house today on a mission from Brize Norton to Aberdeen then into Prestwick

Flying at medium level.

Wonder what it was up to?

Chris

They have a particular sound which I can pick up miles distant, you know how it buzzes the engine note.

J1MBO · 19th April 2020, 20:38

An RAF C17 Globemaster flew over our house twice Thursday afternoon at a low level, we are local to Manchester Airport, the Manchester Evening News later stated it was on ILS and VOR training.

Checking Freedar it would seem it had flown up from Brize Norton, after leaving the Manchester area it continued on to Birmingham Airport and did several approaches before returning to Brize Norton.

Oddly enough we'd also a C130 Hercules fly over the house a couple of times in the morning.

I reckon the RAF is getting a bit of training in whilst the sky's are quiet.

planenut · 20th April 2020, 06:49

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Originally Posted by J1MBO

An RAF C17 Globemaster flew over our house twice Thursday afternoon at a low level, we are local to Manchester Airport, the Manchester Evening News later stated it was on ILS and VOR training.

Checking Freedar it would seem it had flown up from Brize Norton, after leaving the Manchester area it continued on to Birmingham Airport and did several approaches before returning to Brize Norton.

Oddly enough we'd also a C130 Hercules fly over the house a couple of times in the morning.

I reckon the RAF is getting a bit of training in whilst the sky's are quiet.

My son was informed that loads of C17's were flying into Manchester, but on checking, found it was the one doing "bumps and circuits".

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Astraeus Regional Secretary North Scotland MG ZS Exclusive 1.0T Auto 2022 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tayport Posts: 5,754 Thanks: 1,676 Thanked 1,855 Times in 1,058 Posts	Raf a400m We had an RAF A400M Atlas flew over my house today on a mission from Brize Norton to Aberdeen then into Prestwick Flying at medium level. Wonder what it was up to? Chris

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planenut Regional Secretary Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Heathrow Posts: 6,955 Thanks: 1,551 Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts	Just heard them via a TV broadcast passing Westminster, eastbound, still not showing in Flight radar, though military do.

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J1MBO This is my second home Roverless & now carless Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wilmslow Posts: 15,583 Thanks: 2,457 Thanked 2,428 Times in 1,301 Posts	An RAF C17 Globemaster flew over our house twice Thursday afternoon at a low level, we are local to Manchester Airport, the Manchester Evening News later stated it was on ILS and VOR training. Checking Freedar it would seem it had flown up from Brize Norton, after leaving the Manchester area it continued on to Birmingham Airport and did several approaches before returning to Brize Norton. Oddly enough we'd also a C130 Hercules fly over the house a couple of times in the morning. I reckon the RAF is getting a bit of training in whilst the sky's are quiet.