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the concerned
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QRA

Post by the concerned » Wed Feb 06, 2019 4:04 pm

Just wondering if there was a QRA scramble today as there was a extremely loud noise over Cambridge about 2pm. It was definitely a fighter
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bizfreeq
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Re: QRA

Post by bizfreeq » Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:36 am

Lakenheath?
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Agent K
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Re: QRA

Post by Agent K » Thu Feb 07, 2019 11:22 am

LN don't do QRA, but suspect it may well have been a LN aircraft on normal operation.
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bizfreeq
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Re: QRA

Post by bizfreeq » Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:58 pm

Yes I am fully aware who does QRA in this country, I was merely suggesting that, as it is just up the road, Lakenheath was probably the source of fighter aircraft noise
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Agent K
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Re: QRA

Post by Agent K » Thu Feb 07, 2019 2:49 pm

bizfreeq wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:58 pm
 Yes I am fully aware who does QRA in this country, I was merely suggesting that, as it is just up the road, Lakenheath was probably the source of fighter aircraft noise
Apologies, just providing a little clarity for the OP, if they needed it, not really challenging your correct proposition. :Oops:
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the concerned
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Re: QRA

Post by the concerned » Fri Feb 08, 2019 6:25 am

Whatever it was was travelling extremely fast.
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POL
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Re: QRA

Post by POL » Fri Feb 08, 2019 12:41 pm

Most aircraft do.
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