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By: - 18th January 2024 at 12:51 Permalink
I will open the batting with a Wasp helicopter, 3 miles south of Bovingdon, heading east at 12.40, very likely to North Weald, if it is the usual ferry flight from Yeovilton. Usually it returns later in the afternoon, sometime with the Navy Wings Harvard, or Reliant- we'll see !
Maybe due to the very still, cold dense air, but I could hear that thing coming literally three minutes before it came overhead!
By: - 19th January 2024 at 12:21 Permalink
Merlin engine powered aircraft, didn't see it only heard it over Essex about 11am, any ideas?
By: - 23rd January 2024 at 16:11 Permalink
I am answering my own post. It was Marinell heading down to the south coast from Duxford
By: - 26th January 2024 at 11:49 Permalink
Mustang just now ( I can still hear it ! ) against the sun, but looked red Tail.
1,000 ft over Little Chalfont ( Bucks) northern edge of Heathrow zone, heading west. Peter T off to lunch, I imagine.
By: - 26th January 2024 at 14:58 Permalink
...and back again, just now, home to North Weald.
Great to see, in a brittle blue January sky.
By: - 26th January 2024 at 16:32 Permalink
Double Mustang, cant be bad PS
By: - 26th January 2024 at 17:00 Permalink
Yes, I've seen it for the first time this year, trundling porcinely towards Weston on the Green.
Short Skyvan.
By: - 27th January 2024 at 13:52 Permalink - Edited 27th January 2024 at 17:00
It's obviously the season for jumping out of perfectly good aeroplanes again, as it's back again today. I'll try not to clog this thread up with Flying Shed sightings, I promise...
ETA definitely the season, I've seen it trundling by this afternoon as well.
By: - 12th February 2024 at 15:00 Permalink
To my surprise, as it can't be "one of ours", a Herk flying into Brize. The last time I was on the allotment I also got buzzed twice by you-know-what, obviously dodging London Oxford Airport as it heads for WotG.
By: - 12th February 2024 at 18:44 Permalink
That was Polish C-130E 1504, presumably...
By: - 12th February 2024 at 22:26 Permalink
Then you, Professor M!
By: - 13th February 2024 at 11:32 Permalink
Hawker Hurricane North of Cambridge yesterday
By: - 13th February 2024 at 13:41 Permalink
Wonderfull, R4118?
By: - 15th February 2024 at 11:20 Permalink
Scout helicopter 800 feet heading east, south of Hemel Hempstead. Not quite as noisy as the often-seen Wasp, but having a good go !
By: - 15th February 2024 at 20:02 Permalink
I thought i saw a P51 this morning but couldn't get a photo in time.North of Camb again.
By: - 16th February 2024 at 18:29 Permalink
Marinell again, I'd imagine - https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-mrll
Still need to catch this one in the air - it's up enough at the moment that it should be easy enough...
By: - 17th February 2024 at 10:45 Permalink
Saw the P51 again yesterday , managed to grab this one
By: - 16th March 2024 at 11:35 Permalink
Spitfire G-ILDA has been flying from Lee-On-Solent this week. It has been repainted in an early war green/brown scheme with no codes. For film work maybe?
To-day it has been joined by Spitfire G-TCHI. Both from Goodwood. Operating from Lee has the benefit of a hard runway.
By: - 16th March 2024 at 16:38 Permalink
That could explain the Spitfire(s) I saw last June. We were on holiday, virtually on the beach, towards the western end of the Isle of Wight. On two consecutive mid-week days a Spitfire flew over mid-morning, heading at a guess somewhere in the general direction of The Needles.
By: - 17th March 2024 at 01:53 Permalink
It is finally turning Spring which means the local general aviation and warbirds will start to come out.
I did see something new today....a Cirrus Vision single engine jet. That's not too rare, there are 2-3 at the local GA field, but this was flying at 2000 feet, just flying around like a 172.
Usually, they take off and their on their way somewhere at altitude. A friend has one, he uses it for serious criss country travelling.
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By: FKA Trolley Aux - 9th January 2024 at 12:22
Well another year starts, 2024. imagine 100 years back the excitement of spotting an aircraft, I still get that today when something flys overhead.
Have a great season everyone I look forward to the new sightings.