Fighter Jets over London

[Fourstar]

Had my windows rattled this morning as 4 Fighter Jets flying low and in formation passed overhead.

(Not my pictures)

Turns out they are American F-15s on a practice flyby over the Tottenham stadium for the upcoming NFL games.

If anyone is around over the coming weekends you should get a good view:

A flypast of four US military jets will take place over the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as part of a US football event.

The flypast will (or at least should be) by four F-15 Eagle fighter planes based at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.

An unusual sight to look out for if in the area.

There will be flypasts on both 10th and 17th October. The flypast is timed to be between 2:15pm to 2:45pm, but as the kick-off of the football matches is at 2:30pm, it's likely that the flypast will be earlier.

https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2021/10/10/us-military-jets-flying-over-north-london-277895

Here is the route they took this morning:

Interactive map here:
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[Fourstar]

I guess they won't be coming over west London much no? We usually get a great view of any flypasts over Buckingham Palace, as we seem to be on a direct line for them (wherever they come from/are going). Can often watch it on TV then a few seconds/minutes later they come overheard still in formation;

The shape of the Typhoons makes them look great in a diamond formation.

 

[Fourstar]

Is this big news in London or something?

I see sights like this every other day with jets training.

In London seeing any non commercial aircraft is very rare. Over the years I've had F35s, Chinooks, Black Hawks, V-22 Ospreys, Lancasters and Spitfires fly over my house and were nothing like this experience. Even standing on the Mall for the RAF centenary flyby of 100 aircraft was a whole load quieter.

Maybe they were being deliberately noisy for the spectacle because it sounded more like the sounds I associate with news footage in a war zone.

 

[Fourstar]

I'd love to see planes over London more often. The Aussies do it. We should too!

 

[Fourstar]

Just heard them pass again. Didn't see them and they were quite a lot quieter.