Aircraft Flying Overhead [OTT]

[Len Fish]

Was waiting to pick my daughter and grandson up at LBA on the delayed Ryanair flight from Dublin at around 19.20 yesterday when the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster did a low pass over the runway (14). Quite a sight and made my grandson’s day as he’s an avid aviation fan and saw it with his Mum (who was also excited!) as they walked to the car park.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Was waiting to pick my daughter and grandson up at LBA on the delayed Ryanair flight from Dublin at around 19.20 yesterday when the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster did a low pass over the runway (14). Quite a sight and made my grandson’s day as he’s an avid aviation fan and saw it with his Mum (who was also excited!) as they walked to the car park.

Not just the sight, but the sound as well. Who doesn't love the sound of the RR Merlin (or better still, four of them together)? Rolls-Royce's 12 cylinder symphony!

 

[Finger66]

Yes it was our local children’s gala yesterday and they said the planned Spitfire flypast just before 1500 had been cancelled but hoped for a Lancaster one around 1900 - and it certainly didn’t disappoint

And albeit not great as it was off a phone at short notice, here is a picture

 

[Len Fish]

Not just the sight, but the sound as well. Who doesn't love the sound of the RR Merlin (or better still, four of them together)? Rolls-Royce's 12 cylinder symphony!

In my much younger days I visited the Manchester Science and Industry Museum where they had a cutaway Merlin engine on display. I can still picture it now over 50 years later, what a fantastic piece of British engineering.

 

[marky810]

Silk Way West B747 VQ-BVC over the top at FL320.

 

[jw2k]

Just heard (and then seen) an interesting visitor, flying low after departure from LBA - bright yellow Britten-Norman BN2B-26 Islander G-HEBS of Hebridean Air Services. Currently flying over Knaresborough after doing a couple of loops over the Wetherby area.

 

[ls27]

I thing the the aircraft is based near Oban, and I think it may come into LBA for maintenance. I have notice it on Flight Radar before on several occasions. Not sure but that 'joins the dots' for me.

 

[twevsmiff]

Just heard (and then seen) an interesting visitor, flying low after departure from LBA - bright yellow Britten-Norman BN2B-26 Islander G-HEBS of Hebridean Air Services. Currently flying over Knaresborough after doing a couple of loops over the Wetherby area.

The aircraft has been on maintenance with Multiflight since early May and is carrying out an Air Test.
It has been a regular visitor for work at Multiflight for a good few years. Multiflight also do a lot of work on the Shetland Isladners G-SICA and G-SICB.

 

[oldendays]

Talking of Islanders flying overhead, I remember about thirty years ago G-BDWG used to spend weekends doing parachute drops over North Yorkshire. Either out of Topcliffe or Bagby. On her way back home (Barton?) on Sunday evenings, she would often carry out an NDB hold or two over LBA.

 

[twevsmiff]

Skyvan C-FARA inbound Leeming, about to fly directly overhead 1014 descending to 3000'

 

[oldendays]

A large and quite noisy propliner has just flown over Otley at high altitude. Heading west. Possibly an A400.

 

[twevsmiff]

1110---Just about to fly directly over Bradford at 10000'(Unfortunatley above cloud) is-
Leonardo AW.139 helicopter N260US/I-PTFN which is on delivery to South Korea/Incheon Fire Depatment.

 

[Scottie Dog]

1110---Just about to fly directly over Bradford at 10000'(Unfortunatley above cloud) is-
Leonardo AW.139 helicopter N260US/I-PTFN which is on delivery to South Korea/Incheon Fire Depatment.

That is one heck of a long delivery for a helicopter!

 

[twevsmiff]

About to fly directly over the airfield at aprox 1650. flying at 26000' is King Air C90 VH-RIA routing from Humberside to Reykavik.
The aircraft left Singapore on Monday on delivery to the USA and was flying from Pula the Venice yesterday afternoon when, for some reason doverted into Humberside.

 

[BlueManc]

That drone you just heard above the storm was Italian Air Force C130J MM62179 heading north.

 

[twevsmiff]

USAF KC-46A(Boeing 767-200) 15-46066(Gold 85) flew directly overhead LBA 1406 @ 34000'.
Out of Mildenhall, heading over The Pond

 

[The Pole]

That drone you just heard above the storm was Italian Air Force C130J MM62179 heading north.

No it was my missus

 

[Len Fish]

Been at least 3 Hercules heading and droning East today (1x RCAF 2xUSAF). Wonder if it’s anything to do with the Middle East?

 

[twevsmiff]

Heavy drone directly overhead to airfield 1142-
AN-12B UR-CNN(Cavok 7070), Bratislava - Prestwick at 22000'

 

[twevsmiff]

737/700 G-NEWG(Broadsword 904B) passing about 5 west of LBA(1200) descending into Teeside, bringing the victorious Leeds Unitred team "home" from Exeter.