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Gurzle
Beginner April 2013

plane with escorts flying over London?

Gurzle, 24 April, 2012 at 18:09 Posted on Off Topic Posts 0 9

I've just got on the train home at Tottenham Hale, and two planes, both flanked by two smaller (fighter?) planes have flown overhead....anyone else see this? What might it be? I'm presuming they were flying into City Airport, and usually air force 1 flies into Stansted, so don't think it's that. One plane looked like it had a big circular attachment on the top part of it.

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Latest activity by SunnyRedConfetti98233, 24 September, 2019 at 08:28
  • Tray1980
    Beginner July 2013
    Tray1980 ·
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    Like this http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.173236!/img/httpImage/image.jpg

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  • Canary
    Beginner August 2013
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    Sounds like an AWAC/Sentry, which is an RAF plane used for surveillance/comms and command. Not sure why it would need an escort, although it may be a trial run for an Olympics operation.

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  • Tray1980
    Beginner July 2013
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    Apparently it was a "planned operation"

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  • Nutella
    Beginner March 2013
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    Yep, middle of a 3 day 'planned operation' testing games time procedures, command & control etc.

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  • bethanw
    Beginner May 2010
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    They flew over my house. My house was shaking because they were so low!

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  • Blonde Viki
    Beginner July 2012
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    Complete derailment but do you work around here?!

    I bet I ran right past you as I go by T-Hale station about 6-ish every night when I go for a run!

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  • Gurzle
    Beginner April 2013
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    I bet you do BV! I don't work here, but I catch a connection on to Hackney which is where I work. I will look out for you over the wall! (In a completely non-weird-runner-perv way)

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  • Canary
    Beginner August 2013
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    Look at that for a lucky guess!

    One of my friends is involved with the security operations within the RAF over the Olympics. It's really interesting stuff

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  • Blonde Viki
    Beginner July 2012
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    haha! I'm the blonde one (!!) in the fluro-pink top puffing my way up the slight hill towards the canal!

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    Flying is over London is a really amazing experience.

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