What military plane did I see over Cyprus?
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On Friday 17 June I was in Paphos and saw a large military plane, similarly proportioned to a Hercules but with four jet engines, flying low over the sea. The OH tried to get a pic but ended up with just a photo of the sky! A quick Google suggests that it might have been a C17. Is this correct, and which country might it have belonged to?
Eric Mc said:
Could be an RAF C-17. Also used by the USAF, Australia and Qatar.
and isn't there a 'Squadron' ( 2or3 ) of NATO badged ones ( similar concept to the NATO E3 set up) + a USAF one loaned to the Nato 'squadron' plus the Canucks and UAE have them and the Indians are getting them ( though they haven't got any of theirplanes yet iirc)If it looked like this it was a C-17 
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III - Royal International Air Tattoo 2010, RAF Fairford by imulford, on Flickr
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III - Royal International Air Tattoo 2010, RAF Fairford by imulford, on Flickr
spitfire-ian said:
If it looked like this it was a C-17
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III - Royal International Air Tattoo 2010, RAF Fairford by imulford, on Flickr
Yes, that is the exact view I had of it and that's exactly what it looked like Boeing C-17 Globemaster III - Royal International Air Tattoo 2010, RAF Fairford by imulford, on Flickr
mph1977 said:
and isn't there a 'Squadron' ( 2or3 ) of NATO badged ones ( similar concept to the NATO E3 set up) + a USAF one loaned to the Nato 'squadron' plus the Canucks and UAE have them and the Indians are getting them ( though they haven't got any of theirplanes yet iirc)
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