Unusal aircraft Lakenheath 12th January

[puttyhead]

Hi all
i was at Lakenheath today and at about 2.30 a typhoon took off,It had a red crest on tail with i think a bird in it.
Just after that a 747 landed in National livery.
My novice question is where was typhoon from and what dose a 747 do at Lakenheath.
Thanks in advace

[luke28]

Possibly a 1sqn Typhoon from Lossiemouth, that has a red crest on the tail

[puttyhead]

Hello Luke
just had a look at your aircraft and its not the same crest .
This plane was in desert colors and the red band was the edge of crest but im sure there was a bird inside plus other things , but my memory might be wrong.This plane was on its own and was escorted to runway by a vehicle.

[puttyhead]

http://www.modelbuffs.com/mpm/uploadspa ... 20Tail.jpg

This crest looked like the edge but i dont remember xxx being there but it was at a distance

[luke28]

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j ... 8123243297

[puttyhead]

no all mustard all over saw 29th conninsby looked similar

[luke28]

Oh..... I'm stumped then Maybe it was one of the production jets out of Warton, they sometimes come out without paint and are a rusty orange colour?

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5489/1090 ... ac12_b.jpg

[puttyhead]

Thanks any way ,this was more desert coloured but im new to this and have probably got it wrong.Wish i took pic now

[luke28]

Its bugging me now what it could be haha

[puttyhead]

there was a few people about hopefully some one will have a pic

[POL]

Its bugging me now what it could be haha

A figment of his imagination, based on the description! Though I am happen to be proven (proved?) wrong.

[glencoe]

Reported as a 29 Sqn Typhoon, possibly coded "BO", but the code is not 100% confirmed.

[puttyhead]

Thanks for that Glencoe
was starting to think i had imagined it

[TeeJay]

'BO' isn't camo though its normal grey, or was last time I saw it
Trev

[puttyhead]

Hello again
this was the colour http://airheadsfly.com/wp-content/uploa ... 24x682.jpg

[DannyFez]

and what dose a 747 do at Lakenheath.

This was picking up equipment to take to Nellis for Red Flag.

[puttyhead]

Thanks Dannyfez
why do they use civilian companies when they must have lots of there own heavy lift planes

[POL]

Hello again
this was the colour http://airheadsfly.com/wp-content/uploa ... 24x682.jpg

It really wasn't though.

Also, look up the US Civil Reserve Air Fleet.

[li'l spotter]

Hi mate I've got an idea on what your typhoon might be.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=cam ... tedIndex=5.
This is the only idea that I have.
Regards
James

[TeeJay]

Thinking about it, a more logical theory on the colour....
If it departed at 14:30, on runway 24, and sun was shining, it's possible for the low sun at this time of year to give it a 'sandy' colour.
All the best
Trev