Taking off from Prestwick around 2pm today, it was low, big and scary. And big.

Possibly a C17 transport .

C17? A400M?

C17 Globemaster?

C17 globemaster.

A400m is a prop a/c

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Been inside one – not quite as big as an Antonov, but still pretty huge

dubbel post!

I bet the twitchers at the airport were wetting themselves!

C17. We had one over the house last week, aiming for the Lairig Ghru. Very low and makes a distinctive whine compared to the fast jets we normally get.

Doesn’t look very big in that pictu…. Wait a minute, is it a long way away?

C17 – Baby Robin.

Definitely a C-17, they became a depressingly common sight around North Wiltshire, flying into what was then RAF Lyneham, soon to be followed by a solemn procession through Royal Wootton Basset as yet another military casualty was returned home. While many people around here miss the Fat Alberts and other aircraft buzzing around, I don’t think anyone misses the repatriation flights.