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Military jets over Manchester

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PunkAssMoFo · 08/04/2020 16:33

Sat in the garden trying to get the last rays of sunshine before my neighbours giant tree takes over. I’ve counted 4 massive military jets flying over in the last hour. Delivering covid supplies maybe?

Do army jets show up on flight radar24?

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iklboo · 08/04/2020 16:38

I heard them because plane sounds are so rare at the minute. There's nothing online about them yet though.

SecretRed · 08/04/2020 16:40

Also in Greater Manchester and could hear the noise as windows open. Thought it was strange I could hear planes!

BikeRunSki · 08/04/2020 16:40

On Flight Radar, planes showing at Manchester Airport are:
1 - No callsign
2 - says DIL and no other info

Flight has also just taken off for Islamabad

Unescorted · 08/04/2020 16:40

Maybe flying supplies to build the planned morgue at BAe Warton.

Aragog · 08/04/2020 16:41

Twitter mentions it and there is some thought it is training, they are doing circuits apparently.

Military jets dont often appear on FR24.

BikeRunSki · 08/04/2020 16:41

Nothing else in the area at all.

Onesmallstepforaman · 08/04/2020 16:46

Freeware shows military flights

Onesmallstepforaman · 08/04/2020 16:47

Freedar ffs!

hannabarbera · 08/04/2020 16:49

Military flights are not on. Even mountain rescue doesn’t appear and that chopper flies over me every day

Dyrne · 08/04/2020 16:51

Actual jets? Or are you taking bigger cargo style planes?

‘Cos you’d fit fuck all of use in the cockpit of a F-35 Grin

bellinisurge · 08/04/2020 16:52

Chill out everyone, they are practicing take off and landing on the massive runway at Manchester Airport. They are flying directly over my house. Neighbours queried it. There's footage in local FB page.

ButteryPuffin · 08/04/2020 16:52

Watching to see if any more is revealed

NoLongerAnEasyTarget · 08/04/2020 16:53

Maybe someone was spotted sat by themselves on a bench in a park and they're off to dive bomb it.

Ursaminor · 08/04/2020 16:54

Virtualradar shows military flights. RAF C17s on exercise at Manchester Airport.

iklboo · 08/04/2020 16:55

I'm not worried about it - it's just unusual to hear planes at the minute.

bellinisurge · 08/04/2020 16:55

Here you go. Local info. Calm the fuck down.

Military jets over Manchester
PunkAssMoFo · 08/04/2020 16:56

Cargo jets.

Perfectly chilled, just idly wondering.

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iklboo · 08/04/2020 16:58

@bellinisurge - nobody is panicking! We're just discussing unusual planes Hmm

willowhazel · 08/04/2020 16:59

Interesting. According to freedar one of them will be flying over my house very soon.

Smellbellina · 08/04/2020 17:00

We’ve had a lot over us (not near Manchester and not unusual here) you can track them somewhere as someone posted it on our local FB page

Smellbellina · 08/04/2020 17:00

Maybe someone was spotted sat by themselves on a bench in a park and they're off to dive bomb it.

Grin
Dyrne · 08/04/2020 17:06

I love watching military aircraft. I love relatively near an RAF base so you’d think it’d get old but I love looking out my windows at the sound of a Chinook trying to spot it. Grin

slothbyday · 08/04/2020 17:08

They are doing touch-go training at man airport apparently.
They were at Luton yesterday. Taking advantage of clear air skies and empty airports to train up on landing at uk airports.

We live by another airport and it's all hope they'll be at ours later this week to watch 😁

Longdistance · 08/04/2020 17:10

We had this doing its rounds at LTN yesterday. The house was shaking before it came into land, but took off again and did this a good few times.

Military jets over Manchester
Longdistance · 08/04/2020 17:11

Photo would help.

Military jets over Manchester