What did I see - F14?

[Vlad the Imp]

On Wednesday I was on the North York Moors when we got a low pass from what looked like an F14. It had no markings that I could see and was dark grey. Given that apart from the Iranians no one is flying them was it a) Early recce flight by Iranian airforce prior to strike on Fylingdales? or b) something else? Mig29?

[Eric Mc]

Most likely an F-15.

[Hugo a Gogo]

an F/A18?

[Vlad the Imp]

Ah, clearly f**kwittery on my part, just looked at Google images for F15 and you are indeed correct. I really should have thought of that, will go and hang my head in shame.

[Graebob]

Used to get quite a few of them when I worked up there. Bloody noisy lot aren't they

[markmullen]

We get F15s over quite often up here, occasional F16s and a lot of Eurofighters, plus the occasional Hawk.

[KieronGSi]

markmullen said:

We get F15s over quite often up here, occasional F16s and a lot of Eurofighters, plus the occasional Hawk.

You mean the same Eurofighter over and over again.

[markmullen]

KieronGSi said:

You mean the same Eurofighter over and over again.

He's doing some crazy holographic thing if so, they usually come in pairs.

[Vieste]

The F15s were about that day i was watching them

[Hooli]

markmullen said:

KieronGSi said:

You mean the same Eurofighter over and over again.

He's doing some crazy holographic thing if so, they usually come in pairs.

Ah you've got a third of the total UK force near you then, the rest are on the Falkland Islands

[mph1977]

as suggested more likely to vbe an F15 as the F14 has been retired in favour of the super hornet iirc .