What did I see today?
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Kenty

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5,286 posts

204 months

Thursday 26th April 2018
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Out on the golf course in Boston lincs today (no Flightradar24 to look at) and spotted an airliner with contrails at very high altitude, at least 34000ft and just visible were 3 military jets in formation, flying alongside, pretty close to the left wing and at a similar/same height.
The direction they were flying was within a designated air corridor, from the South going North.
Nothing in news about any Airliner comms emergency, could it be a head of state escort?

Mercky

642 posts

164 months

Thursday 26th April 2018
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4 planes

Pilotguy

436 posts

288 months

Thursday 26th April 2018
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Tanker and customers? Depends where you were. Ex Joint Warrior is on at the moment.

http://www.pb-photos.com/downloads/UK%20Military%2...

Royal Air Force operate Voyager (Airbus) tankers, USAF use Boeing conversions - KC-10 & KC-135
https://www.raf.mod.uk/aircraft/voyager/


Kenty

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5,286 posts

204 months

Friday 27th April 2018
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Ah! yes, it could have been refueling tanker and customers. I was looking out over the North sea , just off Skegness.