C130 retirement tour route 14th June

[XWP29]

Potential routes based on last note here:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mi ... 243957&z=8 Usual warnings apply on deviation and changes to route.

Credit to https://www.military-airshows.co.uk/pre ... st2023.htm

Happy hunting all

Mods can we have a post your picture for all thread set up in Modern Mill?

[AndyXYZ]

Plenty in the Loop waiting, I'm on Bwlch top shelf, quite a few up here and Cad East is rammed according to word on the hill.

Happy spotting and hope you all get a good view, pictures and or videos

[109sqn]

I wonder if anyone on top of Mount Eryri will get a (distant?) view of it on its way to Valley?

[109sqn]

Seems to be bang on schedule so far, just leaving Anglesey.

[109sqn]

OMEN2 (ZH868) & OMEN3 (ZH871) now showing in addition to OMEN1 (ZH870)

[Mike]

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=233271

[Thunder]

I was hoping that they would’ve flown the Great Glen/Loch Ness l/l on their way up to Lossie, but no! Seems to quite a lot of missed opportunities along the way.

[Radio10]

OMEN 1 just checked in on ESSEX. QSY Cambridge

[raptor9]

Just passed my bungalow, low level in Chedburgh nr. Bury St. Edmunds.

[panta615]

I’m at Seaford and saw them banking over Eastbourne from a distance. They flew further out to sea towards to wind farms (for those who know the are).

Shame they didn’t fly closer.

Thanks to all those for uploading the flight details.

Dave

[Blackcat1]

I’m Not bitter but I still think Sennybridge and Pembrey should have been on the route , but then again I’m sure many others think other places that they’ve frequented over the years should have been on the route. I’m happy to have seen so many over the years and many 5 ships through the Usk & Wye valleys always using the callsign “Startrek” formation.

Farewell to the RAFs workhorse. Thank you for your service to the Herk & it’s crews.

[luxto]

Formation diverted to Fairford at the end - low level run and break, very nice.

[toom317]

I was hoping that they would’ve flown the Great Glen/Loch Ness l/l on their way up to Lossie, but no! Seems to quite a lot of missed opportunities along the way.

Apart from approaching and departing Lossie and losing height at the Solway to enter the lakes at LL, I don't think they were below 15K over Scotland.

[Unknown74]

Here is me asking why I wasted a good 40 minutes this afternoon down at Cramond near Edinburgh when no doubt they wouldn't have appeared anyway as they would have been high level. Unless the original plan (the one they should have stuck to) was to have them lower?

[bvs]

I was surprised they did not route down via Leuchars - they kept inland and passed within approx 8 miles of my home - we heard them but did not see them - they were at around 20,000' at the time of course

[109sqn]

Here is me asking why I wasted a good 40 minutes this afternoon down at Cramond near Edinburgh when no doubt they wouldn't have appeared anyway as they would have been high level. Unless the original plan (the one they should have stuck to) was to have them lower?

Just glad I opted for Arthur's Seat so I had the backup plan of photographing birds on the lochs.

[Unknown74]

Well done 109sqn, I had the same when I saw the Cruise Liner on the Forth when I was heading home!