RAF Flyby

rypt · 13 Sep 2009 at 17:14

Anyone here in Oxford area saw the 5 RAF aircraft flying in formation pretty low earlier today?
Flew right over my street, but I can't ID the aircraft

Don't think they were Harriers, but could have been Typhoons or Tornados
Well they could have been Hawks, but I thought RAF ones were blueish in colour and these were that grey typical aircraft colour
(and pretty sure they were not Gripen)

Stolly · 13 Sep 2009 at 17:34

I take it aircraft recognition is not your strong point

One of these ?

rypt · 13 Sep 2009 at 17:40

I dunno that's the thing, heard the noise during F1, got up, went to window, looked up ... saw 5 of em flying pretty low and in the V formation

Didn't see them for long enough to identify what they were, I'm not sure the wings were quite that large though

-Ad- · 13 Sep 2009 at 17:56

F15 in the background tickes my fancy more

Creature · 13 Sep 2009 at 17:56

Envious

We had a Spitfire do a flypast at work yesterday at about 100ft (yes boohoo me) and someone who works on base (i'm on an RAF base) complained as it did a wing over, over their house. How can you complain about a Spit if you work for the RAF, the idiot couldn't even identify the plane, just said it was grey with the RAF tag =/

rypt · 13 Sep 2009 at 18:01

They were certainly hauling ass towards either Brize Norton, Fairford or Lyneham.
Never seen them fly over the housing area that low before, do have them train over the fields behind the houses time to time (but we are taking about 1-2miles away from houses usually)

timaloy · 13 Sep 2009 at 18:24

great picture seen one of these before and it was very loud and lightning fast

kemistry · 13 Sep 2009 at 18:35

there was a red arrows display in Hull today, couldve been them?

Stolly · 13 Sep 2009 at 18:41

-Ad- said:
F15 in the background tickes my fancy more

I'd have the B1 behind those...

rypt · 13 Sep 2009 at 18:41

kemistry said:
there was a red arrows display in Hull today, couldve been them?

Nah, was military grey colour aircraft and only 5 of em flying in close formation going really fast

Andr3w · 13 Sep 2009 at 19:38

Could have been americans mate

rypt · 13 Sep 2009 at 19:40

Andr3w said:
Could have been americans mate

Hmm, do they usually fly around our skies for the fun of it?

Andr3w · 13 Sep 2009 at 19:42

Yes mate, i see them everyday.

Granted I live on an airbase...but still lol

Aod · 13 Sep 2009 at 19:42

Stolly said:
I'd have the B1 behind those...

i was hoping i wasn't the only one to notice!

Thomas. PLease. · 13 Sep 2009 at 19:45

kemistry said:
there was a red arrows display in Hull today, couldve been them?

They flew over my house today as well

Von Smallhausen · 13 Sep 2009 at 20:20

rypt said:
Hmm, do they usually fly around our skies for the fun of it?

I for one welcome our American overlords.

US military personnel have been over here pretty much since the 1940s.

Begbie · 13 Sep 2009 at 21:20

Saw three Tornados, very low the other day. Sounded awesome, sure the novelty will go away when I move to a flying station.

Andr3w · 13 Sep 2009 at 21:23

Begbie said:
Saw three Tornados, very low the other day. Sounded awesome, sure the novelty will go away when I move to a flying station.

and get woken up at 11oclock with three of them taking off at the same time about 100yards from the your window...

Don't worry, takes a few years but you get used to it

Stolly · 13 Sep 2009 at 21:54

Andr3w said:
and get woken up at 11oclock with three of them taking off at the same time about 100yards from the your window...

Don't worry, takes a few years but you get used to it

Wow they only letting you sleep until 11 now ?

Didn't know the RAF had gone onto a war footing.

scratch · 13 Sep 2009 at 22:02

kemistry said:
there was a red arrows display in Hull today, couldve been them?

Sounds like they've been all over the country today then cos they did a private display down south near Lymington as well!