snowtracdave Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Walked out the door heading for the office five minutes ago and there was an airliner flying over here with three fighters escorting and a little further north west was an AWACS or similar equipped plane with another fighter escort , all heading out to sea . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Spotted today, a real oddity. A Volvo C303 on Sevenoaks way Orpington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDonovan Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Spotted today.... Small Army Convoy Heading South on M5 (02 May 2012) J3 to J4 9am. Landrovers and some Chunky Trucks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedfordrl Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Not today , but what I was being fammed up on last Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDonovan Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 (edited) Ex-Mil Unimog Heading North on M40 05May12.... with Canoe on roof ! Something went wrong... Short Video Clip (26 secs) Edited May 6, 2012 by Marmite!! Youtube tags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Paul, nice videos you shoot, what is your set up in the cab? I am believing that nowadays the old blue and green convoy flags are not used any more? Seems strange to see the German style convoy plate on the back of a British vehicle now. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosrec Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 (edited) Heard this old lady today that low it seemed to only just clear pylon wires nearly shook windows out as passed directly over head circled round gained height and went back flying towards york Sounded fantastic Dont know were it came from or going to but very low dont think any thing on at Elvington Edited May 12, 2012 by cosrec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosrec Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Been out for a beer and every body in localpub was on about the treat we had earlier today with the close up. It was an arranged flypast on behalf of two ww11 bomber crews who lost their lives in a mid air collision. The memorial is at Balkhome about 1 mile away from where i live. There was also a service in our local church and apparently there was some WW11 vehicles out side although i have no other details. All on my own doorstep and i knew nothing about it until it happened But what a sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Memorial to a pair of Halifaxes, from 578 Squadron, collided in mid air on the night of the 20/21st July 1944. Crashed with the loss of all 14 crew. IIRC, recent excavations of the crash site, found a number of live 500lb bombs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjbsophey Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Heard this old lady today that low it seemed to only just clear pylon wires nearly shook windows out as passed directly over head circled round gained height and went back flying towards york Sounded fantasticDont know were it came from or going to but very low dont think any thing on at Elvington [ATTACH=CONFIG]61598[/ATTACH] Heard this before i saw it yesterday very low near messingham, had a different treat a few weeks ago at the yorkshire safari park, looked up to see thee vulcan bomber doing take offs and landings at the old finingleybase, now donny airport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike65 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Heard this old lady today that low it seemed to only just clear pylon wires nearly shook windows out as passed directly over head circled round gained height and went back flying towards york Sounded fantasticDont know were it came from or going to but very low dont think any thing on at Elvington [ATTACH=CONFIG]61598[/ATTACH] Almost brained myself on the garage door today, must park further away, as I jumped out the back of the Land Rover. Something I do when I hear interesting aircraft, and 4 merlins are very distinctive. No camera handy though. She came down the valley and banked round and went back up. Apparently doing a flypast at Asheridge, a mile or 2 up the road. By all accounts a Lancaster crashed there in 1945. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big ray Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 A fine example of the GMC 353, seen at Reaseheath College Family Day, Nantwich, Cheshire. today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDonovan Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 This could be a regular thread of what has been seen on the road, or in the air even. To kick off, going to work today along the A2070 towards Romney Marsh, I passed under a bridge and going over it was a 1950's Czech Praga 6x6 with radio type body, not seen it in the area before. Then this afternoon whist in my workshop, I heard the unmistakeable sound of Merlins, nearly fell out of the lorry I was working in, got out of the door to see three P51 Mustangs in formation passing over low. A fair bet that one of them was from the next village. Then my brother rang me and as he was speaking he suddenly said that a Mustang and a B25 Mitchell were passing overhead following the M20 North. Sounds like the place to be this weekend is Duxford. Actually are they Foden ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 No mate Leyland Daf (Scammell to some ) :cool2::-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDonovan Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 No mate Leyland Daf (Scammell to some ) :cool2::-D Thanks Andy... changes made. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 (edited) passed this again today , seen it a few times in the last couple of years, shame its rotting away. (out side the T A Center Wigan ) Google earth show it .(dated 2009) Edited May 17, 2012 by Willyslancs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooky Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Today on the M1 northbound at Nottingham A very nice Scammell Construtor 6x6 restored in green drab on a low loader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m109a3uk Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Reynoulds Broughton on a H plate going through Sandhurst Berkshire Nice clean one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 By a road in Lincolnshire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landyandy Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Reynoulds Broughton on a H plate going through Sandhurst Berkshire Nice clean one was it this one by any chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m109a3uk Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 looks like the one I saw is it local here then? It was camo with a nice tight canvas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landyandy Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 looks like the one I saw is it local here then? It was camo with a nice tight canvas. he lives at crowthorne i think has a scammell explorer in blue as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nptimber Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Today on the M1 northbound at NottinghamA very nice Scammell Construtor 6x6 restored in green drab on a low loader i spotted this as well m1 j 28 poss ex crouch kibworth ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolman Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 By a road in Lincolnshire. at least it's attemping to be preservered! Looks like it's been blasted without time to paint. If they knew how difficult the wings are to get they would have painted it. Don't suppose anyone can duck their head in and take a photo of the data plate :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrettkitt Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 at least it's attemping to be preservered! Looks like it's been blasted without time to paint. If they knew how difficult the wings are to get they would have painted it. Don't suppose anyone can duck their head in and take a photo of the data plate :-) I tried when I saw it no joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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