Fighter Jets over S...
 

MegaSack DRAW - This year's winner is user - rgwb
We will be in touch

[Closed] Fighter Jets over Stroud

13 Posts
10 Users
0 Reactions
465 Views
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

Two jets seem to be chasing a little plan across Gloucestershire. They passed over me 15 minutes doing very tight turns out toward Tetbury, and then passed back 10 minutes later toward Gloucester escorting a plane.

5 minutes they appear to be 'chasing' it the other way.

Very exciting, and I [i]need[/i] to know what going on. Any spies or RAF on here that would be in the know?


 
Posted : 14/07/2017 2:25 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

Why do you [i]need[/i] to know?


 
Posted : 14/07/2017 2:26 pm
Posts: 818
Free Member
 

Fairford airshow this weekend would be my guess.


 
Posted : 14/07/2017 2:27 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

Boring answer..

[url= http://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/cheltenham-news/mystery-military-jet-circles-follows-196891 ]Taking photos[/url]


 
Posted : 14/07/2017 2:28 pm
 kcal
Posts: 5448
Full Member
 

what does flightradar24 show?
could be a MoD exercise.


 
Posted : 14/07/2017 2:29 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

RIAT this weekend.


 
Posted : 14/07/2017 2:29 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

Can't access flightradar at work, I'll have a look later, thanks


 
Posted : 14/07/2017 2:30 pm
Posts: 25878
Full Member
 

Fighter jets over Stroud - a phrase I've dreaded hearing all my life

This is it friends - see you on the other side 🙁


 
Posted : 14/07/2017 2:31 pm
Posts: 33557
Full Member
 

Fairford display aircraft, obviously, sometimes see aircraft near here, in Chippenham, although since Lyneham closed not so many.
Fairford is just to the east of Cirencester, with Cricklade and Highworth just to the south, Stroud is to the west, on about the same flightline and display aircraft will be sitting in holding patterns well off to the east and west, ready to come in and do their displays.


 
Posted : 14/07/2017 4:49 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

Might be quite an interesting weekend then


 
Posted : 14/07/2017 4:58 pm
Posts: 828
Free Member
 

The red arrows used minch common as a turning point once, was an amazing spectacle


 
Posted : 18/07/2017 8:19 pm
Posts: 13356
Free Member
 

what does flightradar24 show?
could be a MoD exercise.

Does FR24 show military stuff?


 
Posted : 18/07/2017 8:57 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

I tried replaying on FR24, and couldn't find them, so I would say no; but there was no sign of the camera plane either.


 
Posted : 18/07/2017 9:06 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

To see military stuff use www.adsbexchange.com
Go to options, filter, select military

That's usually shows most military stuff then


 
Posted : 19/07/2017 7:41 am