Garden spotting OTT'ers

[kph100]

P1220887 copy by I M, on Flickr

Cheltenham this morning

[igorski]

My own flypast from a pair of Apaches

But what is the pilot doing, flying hands free!?

AH-64D Apache Longbow by andygnott, on Flickr

AH-64D Apache Longbow by andygnott, on Flickr

AH-64D Apache Longbow by andygnott, on Flickr

AH-64D Apache Longbow by andygnott, on Flickr

[BP2324]

Polish Air Force C295 departing Biggin Hill 27th Aug.
Taken during a bird of prey display at Eagle Heights, luckily had the 400mm lens on when I heard this OTT

Thanks to Gary for the posting the details in the Heads up area See here

045 by Brian Pallett, on Flickr

043 by Brian Pallett, on Flickr

[Skip]

Always good to see one of these beasts drift over, shame the M's are so quiet though...


Then 3 Typhoons had a play high above the streets of Norwich

[Skymaster]

63-8884 KC-135R 'QID155' heading to the 'hall this afternoon, ~FL250 over SW London.

[igorski]

Vulcan 51 / ZZ665 on the way back into Mildenhall this afternoon.

They were about below the clouds here, but only just...
RAF RC-135W Air Seeker by andygnott, on Flickr

RAF RC-135W Air Seeker by andygnott, on Flickr

RAF RC-135W Air Seeker by andygnott, on Flickr

[Skymaster]

168980 C-40A 'CNV6162', over Woking ~FL170, descending into Brize Norton, yesterday, [20150917].

[Skymaster]

D2-ANG, ANGOLA3, Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express, departed Stansted, climbing through FL220 towards Midhurst, 20150919 10:55hrs local.

[Skymaster]

59-1513 KC-135T BRUSH57, departed Mildenhall, and just passed over Heathrow, climbing through FL320 for FL330. 2015-09-20 10:31-10:32hrs local.

[Skymaster]

98-6006 C-32B RCH6006, FL410 Woodley > Dover, 2015-09-20 10:48hrs local.

[lardyboy999]

I think that's a drogue dangling off the back.

[tazmin88]

some receivers cannot be refuelled by the normal boom and a drogue is often fitted to facilitate them . Please can anyone fill my gap in knowledge as to which aircraft need drogues .

[phat01]

ZM402 A400M RRR4504 FL340

ZM402 by Phil Salter, on Flickr

cheers

Phil

[Skymaster]

Also posted in this thread. 01-0040 C-40B SAM899

FL350 over SW london [WOD>DVR]...

[Skymaster]

A couple of shots of A340 075/F-RAJA in this thread.

[Skymaster]

1292/SU-BEY C-130H EgyptianAF overhead SW London [BIG > WOD], FL180, inbound Brize this afternoon. See this thread.

[Skymaster]

Today's pics...

16+02 A340 'GAF921', FL360, routing WOD - MID, 2015-10-02 08:56hrs local.



T-264 KDC-10 'NAF41'. FL300, routing BPK - WOD, 2015-10-02 10:40hrs local.

[MRTT]

Some of my shots from the past couple of months

USAF KC135R Stratotanker OTT by P Brake, on Flickr
AAC AS635 Dauphin OTT by P Brake, on Flickr
RAF King Air B200 OTT by P Brake, on Flickr
RAF Puma HC2 OTT by P Brake, on Flickr
RAF A400M Atlas OTT by P Brake, on Flickr
Vulcan XH558 OTT by P Brake, on Flickr

[Skymaster]

900531 C-26B CNV6708, FL070, heading for Northolt this morning.

There was only one tiny gap in the cloud, so I just pointed the camera at it and waited in hope...

[Skymaster]

First thing this morning...

09:21hrs local... 60-0346 KC-135T CLEAN32, climbing out of the 'hall, just started trailing as it passes through ~FL310, over S.London, heading South.




09:33hrs local... ZM405 A400M RRR4420, FL270, climbing out of Brize, Eastbound over SW London.