Not something you see everyday

[nmg]

ias and I live less than a kilometre and a half from Southampton Airport, and about half a kilometre from the landing and takeoff flight path, so we're used to a lot of air traffic. What we weren't expecting to see was a rather low flyover by a B-1B Lancer with its wings swept full forward. Rather louder than we're used to, too. I guess that it's Farnborough this weekend, then?

Comments

[zotz]

I was just east of Cambridge once and there was one of them stooging about over the road - something to do with a show at Lakenheath or Mildenhall, I guess. I've never seen something so big look so aimless.

[sbisson.livejournal.com]

Farnborough is next weekend I think - this weekend it's the Air Tattoo at Fairford...

[marklesuk.livejournal.com]

Farnborough starts on Monday going on til end of next weekend. and at the moment bet we can trump you for aircraft noise. mind you two years ago I was out for a walk with some other mums and then it got all noisy. turned round to set what the godawful racket was and a stealth bomber flew over us at only about three times tree height.

handy tip for hte enemy they might be invisible to radar but they are the noisiest aircraft I have ever heard.

lil

[andre-powell.livejournal.com]

All depends what you are using to look at it. Nothing quite like saying to a USAF pilot if he has seen a Rapier 2 recently :)

[coffeeandtv0.livejournal.com]

See, living in the South IS the only way to see such interesting things.

Or St Petersburg, but I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

- Rob

Talking of Interesting Aircraft

[andre-powell.livejournal.com]

Hi All,
I didn't think that Lancers were still operational, interesting. I was in central London on Sunday afternoon so didn't get the chance to see it. However there were a couple of MV22 Ospreys buzzing around, never seen these in flight before and it sounds very odd !
http://www.hqmc.usmc.mil/factfile.nsf/0/006111164d72c407852562de00720540?OpenDocument

Andre

[gnommi.livejournal.com]

that'll be what the big scary noise on the common was sunday afternoon then

[jacint.livejournal.com]

Apparently, it was seen in the air near Basingstoke today by one of our ardent spotters :) Actually, he heard it first, named it, then went to the window to confirm... sad geek

[athena-arena.livejournal.com]

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[nmg.livejournal.com]

Of course!