Someone in a hurry over Northampton?

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not_the_dj
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Someone in a hurry over Northampton?

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Anyone else hear a sonic boom over Northampton/Kettering area just before 4pm?

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Heard over Witney/Brize too!

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QRA up from Coningbsy chasing a biz jet
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138EAW wrote:QRA up from Coningbsy chasing a biz jet


A naughty German one. :grin:

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QRA is ZJ927 , just escorted a bizjet to Cardiff
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QRA & tanker now RTB
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Heard it loud and clear in Rutland (about a mile from Wittering). I had my curtains closed and my window was open just a crack. The pressure change shifted the curtains quite a bit!!

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So what do the Lincolnshire Echo use to graphically illustrate an RAF Tyhpoon based within Lincolnshire itself on QRA duty?

A Turkish Air Force F-16D :facepalm:

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boff180 wrote:So what do the Lincolnshire Echo use to graphically illustrate an RAF Tyhpoon based within Lincolnshire itself on QRA duty?

A Turkish Air Force F-16D :facepalm:


Well if you're going to make a mistake do it properly :grin:

I do like a nice Tyhpoon by the way :butt:
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boff180 wrote:So what do the Lincolnshire Echo use to graphically illustrate an RAF Tyhpoon based within Lincolnshire itself on QRA duty?

A Turkish Air Force F-16D :facepalm:

It's Typhoon not Tyhpoon. :smile:

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[quote="TYPHOON3It's Typhoon not Tyhpoon. :smile:[/quote]

Anecdotal evidence suggests the RAF like poon.

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