What was it over Kielder Water this afternoon
What was it over Kielder Water this afternoon
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Original Poster:

142 posts

77 months

Thursday 15th September 2022
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Was at Kielder Water in Northumberland today and at about 4pm there was a jet fighter doing low passes. It looked like an RAF Tornado, but I thought all these had left service? It didn’t look to be a Typhoon or a USAF F15 - was it a Tornado or something else?

GliderRider

2,845 posts

104 months

Thursday 15th September 2022
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Germany and Italy still have some Tornados. Could it have been one of those sampling some different scenery?

chris116

1,181 posts

191 months

Thursday 15th September 2022
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Bit further away but there was a Typhoon around Coniston Water approx 3 ish. Did a few passes without seeing what it was then went directly overhead.

Pflanzgarten

6,936 posts

48 months

Thursday 15th September 2022
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Huge Hercules type thing circling Carlisle around lunchtime too.

16v_paddy

366 posts

215 months

Thursday 15th September 2022
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The Germans are over here with Tornados as part of a NATO exercise this week so was probably one of theirs

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Original Poster:

142 posts

77 months

Thursday 15th September 2022
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16v_paddy said:
The Germans are over here with Tornados as part of a NATO exercise this week so was probably one of theirs
Thanks - I thought it was definitely a Tornado