Very Loud Jet OTT Chippenham

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Very Loud Jet OTT Chippenham

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Just had a very loud jet fly OTT Chippenham and can still just about here it- any idea what it was?
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Just now had 2 Tornados fly over! :rock:

Now had Two Hercules- what is going on?
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Your first were 2 F15s they had been playing out over the Bristol Channel and touted back over your position

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Cheers Mate
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isn't there an exercise on Salisbury Plain?
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That would be a likely solution but haven't heard anything. :smile:
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thought i'd seen something....http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=62976

totally irrelevant if it's just helis of course!
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The Jets weren't to do with Ex Chameleon (pretty much Night ex) I expect just on a jolly to see Stonehenge if they were F15s. The 2 Hercs were probably Jackdaw who did several drops on the Plain.

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