Notam 11/05/21

[nitro999]

Dragon 86/8 are east-bound from the States; you can expect a '21' home-bound during the next 24 hours.
Roger

i think it will be 83 that will go home

I think the homeward bound one usually comes from the East (Akrotiri)

[dragonhunter20]

Dragon 86/8 are east-bound from the States; you can expect a '21' home-bound during the next 24 hours.
Roger

i think it will be 83 that will go home

I think the homeward bound one usually comes from the East (Akrotiri)

Or if the Airframes been at Fairford a while. Might see one come from Akrotiri and then one head to Akrotiri depending on how long the Akrotiri planes been there

[Stroudy]

U-2 engine high power runs by the sounds of it @ 14:15.

[Ollie]

i think it will be 83 that will go home

I think the homeward bound one usually comes from the East (Akrotiri)

Or if the Airframes been at Fairford a while. Might see one come from Akrotiri and then one head to Akrotiri depending on how long the Akrotiri planes been there

My best guess is that 68-10336 will pass through, since it's been away since early 2020 I believe. Means that catching 336 would be the priority as 094 would be back through at a later date for certain!

[zero_gravity]

Possible contact showing up on Planeplotter Squawk 6402 to the north west of Birmingham heading on the usual Fairford track

Hi nitro99
Unfortunately I was in hospital at the time he appeared , however the PP system picked him up automatically well north of Dumfries on this ATC sqwk of 6454 and his Mode C of 0724 [ FL600 ]
Abeam Warton change of sqwk to 6402 , then OTT WAL > SHAW > EGVA. , so more or less standard routing.
ZG

[nitro999]

Possible contact showing up on Planeplotter Squawk 6402 to the north west of Birmingham heading on the usual Fairford track

Hi nitro99
Unfortunately I was in hospital at the time he appeared , however the PP system picked him up automatically well north of Dumfries on this ATC sqwk of 6454 and his Mode C of 0724 [ FL600 ]
Abeam Warton change of sqwk to 6402 , then OTT WAL > SHAW > EGVA. , so more or less standard routing.
ZG

Splendid stuff as always. I only got to my computer when he was at Birmingham so I didn't see the track any earlier than that, but PP again demonstrating it's excellent tracking of the U2s!

[Reubenacott]

Any pics of today’s u2