What flew over your house (yesterday)

[Guest]

@mossiepilot it was no doubt a bunch airborne troops heading for a Drop Zone in Warcop or Otterburn as we always invite foreign troops around there.... That's if you are from Darlington like the profile pic states and the bulges on the side were probably the wind deflectors for when they jump.

[Guest]

Had a nice clean ARMY lynx dropping some 'Head' off here today, will post picture later

[mossiepilot]

Thanks Lewis, wondered what they were.

Tony.

[colin m]

A bit late with this one. It was Saturday14th sept, and well, not quite over the house, but still visible was a B17, nice sound.

[Guest]

That was probably Sally B on her way from Duxford to Ireland.

[Guest]

A couple of days ago I had my first CV-22 Osprey go over. It's a quiet bugger, would have missed it if I hadn't been out in the garden !

[colin m]

A north westerly direction, I wondered if it was going to Southport, but Ireland would be in the same direction from my house.

[colin m]

A couple of days ago I had my first CV-22 Osprey go over. It's a quiet bugger, would have missed it if I hadn't been out in the garden !

I had to look that one up - but what a sight.

[Guest]

I had to look that one up - but what a sight

I was going to say that is was a bit different to the usual "trade" I get, but I guess it's a bit different to just about everything else !!!

[Guest]

Seems manoeuvres are back in the swing on the pentland hills again .... Had a Chinook fly over last night, about 22.40 ... No warning lights, no spots on either.

Didn't hear gunfire so it wasnt wargames time.

Thinking about it ... It could have been transporting a VIP up north ... But it it was a single aircraft and most times they're flanked by a couple of lynx or some AH series doodab.

[Guest]

Had a E-3 Sentry over today. Didn't get too good a look at it but I presume it was an RAF one out of Waddington?

[spanner570]

A Catalina PBY has just flown over here (nr. Chester) going in a N/W direction. It had a white hull/ fuselage with what looked like light grey wings...It could have been shadow with the sun directly above. No national markings as far as I could see.

Can anyone shed some light as to it's possible I.D. please? There can't be that many airworthy in the world, let alone flying around the N.W of England.

Cheers,

Ron

[Guest]

I think it is the one out of Duxford belonging to the Catalina Society Ron. G-PBYA civil reg also marked 433915 it also has the US star and bar along the fron of the frame and upper wing.

[spanner570]

Cheers Terry, I knew one of my mates on here would know. I would love to have taken a photo, as it was going very slow and very low.....but sod's law, I was walking the dog...and no camera!

Thanks again for the reply.

Ron

[colin m]

Well I really doubt there was two in the air today. It flew over Weston near Stafford at about 1630 ish. It was the noise that caught my attention.