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Garden spotting OTT'ers

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Cherokee Rose
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Re: Garden spotting OTT'ers

Post by Cherokee Rose » Mon May 02, 2016 6:00 pm

Hi peeps,

Couple of photo's of E-4B 74-0787 over Swindon this evening

Image74-0787 E-4B 55 Wing over Swindon by Sandra Lewis-Rice, on Flickr

Image74-0787 E-4B 55 Wing over Swindon by Sandra Lewis-Rice, on Flickr

Cheers,
Sandra.

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Re: Garden spotting OTT'ers

Post by Skymaster » Wed May 04, 2016 7:23 pm

UAF1229 C-17A 1224, ~FL160 in the turn over Twickenham, heading for Stansted. 1830l

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Re: Garden spotting OTT'ers

Post by Arkright » Sun May 08, 2016 2:23 pm

USAF C5 RCH230 87-0043

ImageUSAF C5 RCH230 87-0043 by Julian Kemp, on Flickr

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Re: Garden spotting OTT'ers

Post by ChrisCwmbran » Sat May 14, 2016 10:08 am

ZM407 at 5000 feet over Cwmbran returning to Brize Norton having done half a dozen touch and go's at Cardiff Airport. It delivered to the RAF the previous evening.

ImageZM407's Shakedown by Chris Long, on Flickr

Thanks for looking!

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Re: Garden spotting OTT'ers

Post by Skymaster » Thu May 26, 2016 8:01 pm

ZD983 Chinook 'SHF537', Westbound on H3 today, passing Richmond Park, 14:11l.

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Re: Garden spotting OTT'ers

Post by Stug » Wed Jul 06, 2016 3:34 pm

Here's a chinook taken out my bedroom window a few weeks ago, following the M5 heading towards Dartmoor.
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Re: Garden spotting OTT'ers

Post by Skymaster » Wed Jul 06, 2016 7:42 pm

A39-001 KC-30A, FL180, inbound Fairford this morning...

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Re: Garden spotting OTT'ers

Post by Davieboy106 » Wed Jul 06, 2016 8:11 pm

Think these should go in the "show us your worst" section really.

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White GAF C160 Transall GAF161 50+48
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Polish af PLF044 C295
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Re: Garden spotting OTT'ers

Post by 1marshn30 » Sat Jul 09, 2016 8:59 pm

Image162 by Nigel Marsh, on Flickr

A Globemaster over Banbury seen in a gap in the clouds on armed forces day in flaming wet June

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Re: Garden spotting OTT'ers

Post by Skymaster » Tue Jul 12, 2016 4:30 pm

E-4B Nightwatch 73-1677 heading home from the NATO summit in Warsaw on Sunday evening...

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Re: Garden spotting OTT'ers

Post by jastr435 » Thu Jul 28, 2016 2:58 pm

Italian Air Force A340-500 I-TALY @ 41,000 ft over Newcastle, Staffordshire.
Probably about 10 miles away. Canon 400mm,not cropped.

ImageIMG_4089 by jastr435, on Flickr

ImageIMG_4097 by jastr435, on Flickr

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Re: Garden spotting OTT'ers

Post by Arkright » Sun Aug 07, 2016 10:06 am

RC135W SNOOP 55 62-4135
ImageRC135W (2) by Julian Kemp, on Flickr

ImageRC135W by Julian Kemp, on Flickr

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Re: Garden spotting OTT'ers

Post by Arkright » Sun Aug 07, 2016 11:02 am

KAF343 Kuwait AirFore C17

ImageKAF343 by Julian Kemp, on Flickr

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Re: Garden spotting OTT'ers

Post by Skymaster » Mon Aug 08, 2016 11:11 am

ZM410 A400M 'RRR4028', departed Brize, heading towards Dover, FL270.

A complicated trail!

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Re: Garden spotting OTT'ers

Post by Skymaster » Thu Aug 11, 2016 5:03 pm

A rather dirty looking Puma, XW237 'SHF002' Eastbound on H3, approaching Richmond Park, 13:48hrs today.

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Re: Garden spotting OTT'ers

Post by MRTT » Thu Aug 11, 2016 5:32 pm

A few shots of the aircraft that have flown over Chippenham today, good day spotting wise!

ImagePair of Tonkas OTT Chippenham by Ollie Brake, on Flickr
ImageA400M OTT Chippenham by Ollie Brake, on Flickr
ImageThe Reds OTT Chippenham by Ollie Brake, on Flickr
ImageVoyager OTT Chippenham by Ollie Brake, on Flickr

Also had ZG750 Op Granby Tonka but it was above the clouds! :(

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Re: Garden spotting OTT'ers

Post by dave_b5678 » Wed Aug 17, 2016 6:58 pm

Dixie82 KC135R at 6000ft, OTT EGSH 7pm, heading back to the Hall

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Re: Garden spotting OTT'ers

Post by Arkright » Wed Aug 17, 2016 9:31 pm

Can you see what it is yet ?

ImageUSAF C130H by Julian Kemp, on Flickr

C130H 90-1798 JEESE 98

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Re: Garden spotting OTT'ers

Post by Lightningboy2000 » Thu Aug 18, 2016 9:48 pm

Near to and overhead Bury St Edmunds only wish it had been earlier in the evening for the 2016 Chinook display special (the red one).
ImageZA712 2016 Display Chinook callsign Bomber2 travelling towards Wattisham by Martin Laurance, on Flickr

ImageRAF Chinook HC.4 ZH891 callsign Bomber1 overhead B.S.E towards Wattisham by Martin Laurance, on Flickr

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Re: Garden spotting OTT'ers

Post by Skymaster » Sun Aug 21, 2016 5:53 pm

TU-VAE 'IVY05' G550, FL180, inbound Stansted this afternoon.

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