Lakesailor
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On Windermere yesterday. Despite having a white headsail.
Spylane my arris! That's a 'Fat Albert'
( No, no, WellRigged - not a 'Prince Albert'. Although from some angles.... )
Tis a Fat Albert from Brize Norton.....A "J" Type! C-130-J Hercules . Returning home after playing in the Glens.
If you mean by recently a few weeks ago, then the explanation is simple. There was a major exercise in the N of England and Scotland. Some of my people were involved in it. It was practicing 'littoral maneuver' amongst other things in a joint environment.We've had a rash of them recently. We get low flying most days but the Hercules have been rampant. Two just went over now. I'm expecting a Typhoon shortly, they often seem to follow-on.
Is this the lead up to another invasion?
Is Greece ready for this?
It looks to be flying North to me, they usually do, maybe on his way to play in the Glens?
Thats actually quite high up. Best I ever saw was a mosquito coming down Coniston at a very low height, I swear he had to pull up to go over the mast of my little sailfish. Sadly I read about that craft crashing a couple of weeks later.
Had one fly over us at loch lomond on wednesday,quite low going up and down the glens(as said previously).I was expecting alot more noise from it for the size of it.
They are VERY noisy inside...
At the instant a wagon travelling south lights up a Hercules, black, no lights about 100 foot away @50 foot. It woke me up
I'll say they did!Our Buccaneers used to do it at under 50 feet, at night, and over 500 knots
If you mean by recently a few weeks ago, then the explanation is simple. There was a major exercise in the N of England and Scotland. Some of my people were involved in it. It was practicing 'littoral maneuver' amongst other things in a joint environment.
Don't you believe it. Although I'm being kind hereAnyway - my thanks to you Lakey for not exposing our dirty botty. Its clean now, so opportunity passed!