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Mil Activity...Lake Windermere...Tues 18thMay

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DonMcLoughlin
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Mil Activity...Lake Windermere...Tues 18thMay

Post by DonMcLoughlin » Tue May 18, 2021 9:05 pm

A busy day saw both USAF and RAF activity turn almost into an airshow.
Pairs of F15s and examples of F16s put in an appearance as did a Eufi.
Those plotting included...

CWL47 ZM336 at 1435
ZK309 at 1444 at 700ft.
12-0064 northbound at 1500
Call sign ID ...AE1789(F15) at 1515 southbound at 13400ft

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James Cutting
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Re: Mil Activity...Lake Windermere...Tues 18thMay

Post by James Cutting » Tue May 18, 2021 10:15 pm

F-16s...? Was some Typhoons and F-35s seen on FB groups.
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Re: Mil Activity...Lake Windermere...Tues 18thMay

Post by DonMcLoughlin » Tue May 18, 2021 10:43 pm

James,
You are correct.
My mistake,
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Re: Mil Activity...Lake Windermere...Tues 18thMay

Post by James Cutting » Wed May 19, 2021 6:59 am

No worries! Though F-16s would have been good :thumb:
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Re: Mil Activity...Lake Windermere...Tues 18thMay

Post by verreli » Wed May 19, 2021 9:56 am

It wasn't a bad day after a quiet last few weeks. In the afternoon I noted a single F15E that went round twice (Looped?) both times quite high; a pair of Typhoons; a Phenom, an Osprey, a Texan and a couple of Prefects. No F16s...
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Re: Mil Activity...Lake Windermere...Tues 18thMay

Post by Lunespotter » Thu May 20, 2021 8:28 am

2 F15s up the M6 pass this morning, maybe the pair tracking on ads-b down Windermere now ? Another four just gone up the M6 pass maybe heading into the Lakes
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