Low, slow and bloody noisy - Cardiff 1.30am

[PAUL. S]

Any ideas as to what it may have been?

made me jump out of bed, I was expecting a big explosion as it was that low.

Not a modern jet, very much old school, very noisy, slow and deep. We do get the odd VC10 coming over from St Athan but they are usually from an east - west direction and only during the day - this seemed to be going north-south and even slower and noisier than a vc10, couldnt see it as it was on the other side of the house.

Suggestions please.

cheers

PAUL

[guffhoover]

Torchwood?

[size13]

TARDIS??

Edited by size13 on Wednesday 27th January 09:04

[PAUL. S]

Captain Jack actually only lives about a mile away from me so you never know.

For a second I did think one of those damn ruskie bombers had slipped under the radar and was heading up the Severn estuary towards Hinkley point.

Edited by PAUL. S on Wednesday 27th January 10:16

[RDE]

Two DC8s were at Cardiff yesterday, and weren't there today, so it may have been one of them departing. Obviously noise abatement procedures didn't help you out at all!

ETA: I think they departed to Lyneham - rumour was that they were on their way back from Haiti.

Edited by RDE on Wednesday 27th January 19:14

[PAUL. S]

thanks for that, makes sense.

I was secretly hoping it was something old and exotic escaping from one of the hangers at St Athan under the cover of darkness

[Eric Mc]

On the news one night last week there was an interview with a freight master at Luton (I think) and in the background was a Haiti bound DC-8 being looaded up.

[PAUL. S]

spot on with the DC8

" Parked on stand 7 is DC-8 63F 9G-AXE ..departed 01:27 (as MAG344 to Gander and onward to Port au Prince ?)"

found here:-

http://cardiffstathan.blogspot.com/2010/01/log-wed...

the internets a wonderful thing

RDE said:

Two DC8s were at Cardiff yesterday, and weren't there today, so it may have been one of them departing. Obviously noise abatement procedures didn't help you out at all!

ETA: I think they departed to Lyneham - rumour was that they were on their way back from Haiti.

Edited by RDE on Wednesday 27th January 19:14