Redruth 24/6/14 @ 17:25

[Nippy]

Just flew over Kilkhampton near Bude very fast. Just saw a flash of the plane, no ID at all.

[Nick.M]

GR4 I believe - Marham 17.

[zaphod30]

I would have replied straight away but it's taken until now to get my account activated

Yes, it was a Tornado. Very fast at what looked like a couple of hundred feet.
It may have just been the way it looked in the light but it appeared to be dark brown ??

[Nippy]

Thanks guys, I thought it was probably a Tornado it was really moving fast. I don't remember seeing one that fast down this way. It scared my 4 year old ( and my wife) as they weren't expecting it. We had at least 1 hawk about today which he liked seeing.

[buzzer]

He would have been doing the site seeing tour with in LFA 3 (that's low flying area 3) .
They tend to descended low level in West Devon somewhere then route down towards lands end before heading out to sea to a set point, before turning around to head back the same way they came taking in the lovely cornish sites and / or maybe doing a missed approach at either Newquay or Culdrose as they go
Tornados, F-15s and RAF Hercules are the norm theses days.
But years ago it could be Jaguars, A10's and Swingers (there F111s for anyone that's doesn't know )and on a more regular basis than these days

[peejay75]

I live down in the Penghetto!!!!,sorry Pengegon side of Camborne.Would be nice if these became more regular instances