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puzzled here in york
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puzzled here in york
So I was outside last weds and thurs night at about 11.30 and heard an aircraft on approach to ether linton or leeming.so waited then over it came low... very low no lights at all, and very slow never seen anything like it in all my years.then as it got closer to linton up popped a helicopter straight up did a ciruit then landed.this happened 2 nights in a row at the same time.
now iam not a novice spotter give you an idea I can tell a tonka from a phooon inside my work just by how the walls vibrate lol lol
we havea herc go over everynight from the hall at about 9.30 so it wasnt that.just a strange thing to be going over at that time the height whst got me which id say was about 250 ish
now iam not a novice spotter give you an idea I can tell a tonka from a phooon inside my work just by how the walls vibrate lol lol
we havea herc go over everynight from the hall at about 9.30 so it wasnt that.just a strange thing to be going over at that time the height whst got me which id say was about 250 ish
Re: puzzled here in york
Anything to do with the radar exercise at Church Fenton...? We had a low helicopter over one evening last week after dark.
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Re: puzzled here in york
Hi capturedwings,
There will have been two of them, V-22 Osprey's from Midenhall
Regards,
Will
There will have been two of them, V-22 Osprey's from Midenhall
Regards,
Will
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Re: puzzled here in york
Sorry but have to say not v22s if I had a catapult I could have hit it, it was that low.would love to see would love to see radar traffic reports for last wedscand thurs
Re: puzzled here in york
Were they active again Tuesday night 23h00hrs onwards ? I heard something overhead York, slow & low, but could not spot.
Was a new sound on me - and I did think Osprey TBH
Thanks
PeteD, York
Was a new sound on me - and I did think Osprey TBH
Thanks
PeteD, York
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Re: puzzled here in york
Had a v22 over at about 1.30 this morning,had 2 herc over at 10.30 and 11.37 both returned at about 12 ish 3 mins apart but the soumd last wek was jet engine not prop. The one last night was normal height, watched it go over lfa11 usual flight path north, the one last week was real low and and sounded like it was on idle as it went over me ive been waiting with camera set on very low light iso ready so might be able to get some type of photo.
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Re: puzzled here in york
Helicopters (2) literally just went over now heading south from York!! Tried to get a visual and definitely looked like the Wildcats from Leeming!
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Jacob, 18.
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Re: puzzled here in york
More activity now (2300), what sounded like helicopter/s loitering over Church Fenton then heading north(ish) at what seemed quite fast speed considering how 'heavy' they sounded (noise diminished quite quickly).
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