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MIL8 roadrunner Heathrow area

Seen a military aircraft recently but NOT at one of the bases or airfields listed below? Maybe it flew over the top of you today? Need to tie up the serial? Ask in here. Requests less than 6 months old only please.
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MIL8 roadrunner Heathrow area

Post by scimitar » Tue Aug 13, 2019 3:14 pm

Desert camo MIL8 fuselage seen on the back of a low loader between Heathrow and the M40 approx 15:50 hrs.

Does anyone have a serial?

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Re: MIL8 roadrunner Heathrow area

Post by tommc » Tue Aug 13, 2019 4:16 pm

scimitar wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 13, 2019 3:14 pm
 Desert camo MIL8 fuselage seen on the back of a low loader between Heathrow and the M40 approx 15:50 hrs.

Does anyone have a serial?

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Possibly one of the Hungarian ones that has been filming in the area recently?
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Re: MIL8 roadrunner Heathrow area

Post by Levente » Wed Aug 14, 2019 7:46 am

tommc wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 13, 2019 4:16 pm
scimitar wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 13, 2019 3:14 pm
 Desert camo MIL8 fuselage seen on the back of a low loader between Heathrow and the M40 approx 15:50 hrs.

Does anyone have a serial?

MTIA
Possibly one of the Hungarian ones that has been filming in the area recently?
Any info what movie?
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Re: MIL8 roadrunner Heathrow area

Post by tommc » Wed Aug 14, 2019 9:44 am

Levente wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 14, 2019 7:46 am
tommc wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 13, 2019 4:16 pm
scimitar wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 13, 2019 3:14 pm
 Desert camo MIL8 fuselage seen on the back of a low loader between Heathrow and the M40 approx 15:50 hrs.

Does anyone have a serial?

MTIA
Possibly one of the Hungarian ones that has been filming in the area recently?
Any info what movie?
Probably a remake of HIP https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1827431/
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Re: MIL8 roadrunner Heathrow area

Post by scimitar » Wed Aug 14, 2019 11:35 am

tommc wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 13, 2019 4:16 pm
scimitar wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 13, 2019 3:14 pm
 Desert camo MIL8 fuselage seen on the back of a low loader between Heathrow and the M40 approx 15:50 hrs.

Does anyone have a serial?

MTIA
Possibly one of the Hungarian ones that has been filming in the area recently?
Narrows it down a bit.
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Re: MIL8 roadrunner Heathrow area

Post by Levente » Mon Sep 16, 2019 6:13 am

scimitar wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 13, 2019 3:14 pm
 Desert camo MIL8 fuselage seen on the back of a low loader between Heathrow and the M40 approx 15:50 hrs.

Does anyone have a serial?

MTIA
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Re: MIL8 roadrunner Heathrow area

Post by eagle driver » Mon Sep 16, 2019 12:03 pm

6212 ex Hungarian AF
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Re: MIL8 roadrunner Heathrow area

Post by tommc » Mon Sep 16, 2019 7:13 pm

eagle driver wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 16, 2019 12:03 pm
 6212 ex Hungarian AF
Yes, that is one of them. Plenty of other pictures if you google "Black Widow Hankley Common"
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Re: MIL8 roadrunner Heathrow area

Post by scimitar » Tue Sep 17, 2019 6:20 pm

eagle driver wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 16, 2019 12:03 pm
 6212 ex Hungarian AF
Cheers I’ll pass it on.
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Re: MIL8 roadrunner Heathrow area

Post by twinstar » Sun Sep 29, 2019 8:24 am

I visited Hankley Common yesterday and all signs on the film set and the Mi8s had gone.
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Re: MIL8 roadrunner Heathrow area

Post by NAM Updater » Sun Sep 29, 2019 3:24 pm

The two MiGs arrived back with us just after lunchtime on Thursday 26th September; but we understand they were from a different location in the south! :ninja:
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Re: MIL8 roadrunner Heathrow area

Post by Yammer » Mon Sep 30, 2019 3:05 pm

Upper Heyford perhaps
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