What flew over your house (yesterday)

[colin m]

You’ll be getting bored of me. And now a Catalina. I was a bit quicker with the phone this time.

[colin m]

And just now, a display by this !

[colin m]

The gift that keeps giving.
This was flying in formation with two others. Maybe Spitfire/ Hurricane, I couldn’t really tell.

[John]

We have had our own little airshow today, 2 Typhoons dog fighting, a Chinook that was so close the lens I had on was too big, then a random helicopter

[Guest]

The random helicopter is a Bell JetRanger, or the military version that was developed from, the OH-58 Kiowa.

[rtfoe]

I don't have any photos but I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw F35's take off and fly by my home followed by a Boeing 767 tanker last Monday. Checked with a friend and it was confirmed they were Italian planes that made a stop over at the nearby Air force base on route to join Op Pitch Black 2024 in Darwin.
Wondered what all the noise was when they flew in the day before. Thought our own guys were doing manoeuvres.

Cheers,
Wabble

[Guest]

Wondered what all the noise was when they flew in the day before.

F-35s are apparently quite loud. Here in the Netherlands, noise pollution regulations have resulted in the Air Force being able to do fewer takeoffs and landings with them than with the old F-16s.

[rtfoe]

F-35s are apparently quite loud. Here in the Netherlands, noise pollution regulations have resulted in the Air Force being able to do fewer takeoffs and landings with them than with the old F-16s.

No wonder...didn't sound like the regular jets that often pass over.

Cheers,
Wabble

[peterairfix]

An early morning flypast

[rtfoe]

An early morning flypast
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This is one fly by you can take your time filming it.:smiling2:

Cheers,
Wabble

[Guest]

An early morning flypast
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Strange to see a balloon over a built up area, but I suppose they fly them over Bristol....

[Tim Marlow]

Strange to see a balloon over a built up area, but I suppose they fly them over Bristol....

They used to fly over Salisbury daily a few years ago. There was a company that did trips from the West side that usually went east due to the prevailing winds. I do remember back in the nineties while at work (enclosed area Porton Down) we had about half a dozen balloons come down in the field next to us early in the morning. Turned out they had gone for an early launch but the humidity in the cool air caused them to be unable to maintain height and they came down in the nearest flat ground. MOD Security went bananas .

[Dave Ward]

Bristol Balloon Festival 9-11 August https://www.bristolballoonfiesta.co.uk/
depends on which way the wind blows - I've seen about a dozen visible at one time from my living room window, and you can eerily hear the burners & the crews chatting!
Dave

[colin m]

Just now. Jet Provost.

[colin m]

Saturday kicks off early.