[News] Very loud aircraft(?) around 5-45am this morning?

happypig

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May 23, 2009

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• Oct 19, 2019

• #61

Someone on the Eastbourne facebook page said it was a tanker and a couple of F15s.
As I understand it, they fly low to avoid the commercial airway routes so to go back to Mildenhall or Lakenheath they might have to take a somewhat circuitous route.

 

mikeyjh

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Llanymawddwy

• Oct 19, 2019

• #62

happypig said:

Someone on the Eastbourne facebook page said it was a tanker and a couple of F15s.
As I understand it, they fly low to avoid the commercial airway routes so to go back to Mildenhall or Lakenheath they might have to take a somewhat circuitous route.

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They transition using specific routes, I've never known of them flying south of London. And they typically fly during 'office' hours so I'd say very unlikely to be F15s...

 

KNC

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Seven Dials

• Oct 19, 2019

• #63

Southwick Hill tunnel WAS closed.
Just saying

 

seagurn

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County town

• Oct 19, 2019

• #64

Did anyone see it/them ??
I think we have visitors!

 

Stoichkov

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Jul 26, 2004

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Brighton

• Oct 21, 2019

• #65

I didn’t hear this the other day but about 10mins ago (4:40ish) something loud went over - didn’t sound like a ‘normal’ plane / planes. Lasted quite a long time. It sounded to me like it was really high up? ��

 

BN9 BHA

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• Oct 21, 2019

• #66

Are some of you still waving at planes?

 

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afters

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as 10cc say, not in hove

• Oct 21, 2019

• Thread starter
• #67

bn9 bha said:

Are some of you still waving at planes?

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sorry wrong quote

 

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Sirnormangall

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Sep 21, 2017

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• Oct 21, 2019

• #68

Stoichkov said:

I didn’t hear this the other day but about 10mins ago (4:40ish) something loud went over - didn’t sound like a ‘normal’ plane / planes. Lasted quite a long time. It sounded to me like it was really high up? ��

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I’m glad you heard it too - I thought I was dreaming

 

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afters

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as 10cc say, not in hove

• Oct 21, 2019

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• #69

Sirnormangall said:

I’m glad you heard it too - I thought I was dreaming

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and me too. my first thought was: here we go again but this was different, not so loud as if higher, but continuous again for some while. and yes it was about 4-45.

 

Weststander

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• Oct 21, 2019

• #70

Turns it was just the Irish Air Force stealth fighter, on a test flight.