Weird flight path at LHR

[BigJonMcQuimm]

I have never seen something like this.

The plane comes from the right - pulls a hard bank right just away from final approach. You can see the plane on the left of the picture just over Brentford.



Plane then banks left and heads off to the left of the photo at what looks a more reasonable height.



A really bad approach by the pilot or something else?

Lived here 10 years and never seen a plane come this direction at such a height.

[carreauchompeur]

Weird... Friend of mine has just posted very similar picture on Facebook!

[davepoth]

Trying to look on Flightradar24 but the replay feature glitches quite badly on my laptop for some reason.

[Spudler]

Just seen the very same over somerset.

[BigJonMcQuimm]

The photo was taken at 20:02 - I cannot find a plane on flightradar24 that shows this path.

[GTIR]

Iron Man.




(Or it was a BA pilot diverting to an orphanage in Africa.)

[Benbay001]

aliens.

[Benbay001]

aliens.

[rix]

carreauchompeur said:

Weird... Friend of mine has just posted very similar picture on Facebook!

Doubly weird, so did mine, tho he is in Sevenoakes - would the same be visible?

[Mafioso]

I love random stuff like this. I shall be watching this with interest!

[anonymous-user]

Benbay001 said:

aliens.

You're not saying it was aliens but......

[rix]

Facebook is reporting something in Bournemouth this evening too... Weird

[LHRFlightman]

I'll have a look when I get to work tomorrow. This was around 2000hrs?

[BigJonMcQuimm]

Yes first photo was 20:02 from Chiswick.

Roughly pointing towards Kew/Brentford.

[steve2]

saw it from Medway in Kent

[Impasse]

I guess we'll just have to wait until they've spelled out the complete sentence.

[Papa Hotel]

GTIR said:

(Or it was a BA pilot diverting to an orphanage in Africa.)

Ooft, that one is near the knuckle!

[rix]

Pic from Sevenoaks ish

[BigJonMcQuimm]

Isn't the above photo more normal?

Holding area over Orpington or similar.

My photo has the plane heading at finals!

[rix]

No idea I'm afraid, I've no expertise, just very odd coincidence that the same was posted on FB at the same time as your post...