Osprey?

[darren9]

I've just heard an odd sounding aircraft and looked up to see what I think was a osprey over my house. (North Lincs) google suggests that they're not routinely operated in the uk with some mentions of 2 being at mildenhall last year but no more info.

Is it likely to have been an osprey?
What else could it have been.

[FunkyNige]

There are some based at either Lakenheath or Mildenhall, I've seen them a few times over Norfolk.
They really do sound a bit odd!

[EskimoArapaho]

I posted here about seeing one just N of Cambridge a few months ago. It was an odd racket that made me look up.

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

There are some based at Mildenhall.

The fact that they sound 'odd' means that the usual suspects have complained about the noise.

We had a couple over N. Cambs this evening, noisewise a total non event AFAIAC.

[ecsrobin]

I believe its 6 that are a permanent feature in the UK for now (sorry Eric - UK = United Kingdom) they have been a regular feature in the UK low flying system for over a year. As far as I'm aware though they are starting to stretch their wings a bit more which is brilliant for us that don't live in the east.

[Ricepilot]

I watched one as I travelled from Banbury to Silverstone in early July, when I returned from the F1 test.

Was quite surprised seeing one over here but figured with airshow season in full effect it must be due to that.

Obviously not...

[staples230uk]

As mentioned before they are based at Mildenhall, I regularly see them fly over my house in Norfolk. First time I have ever seen them in the "flesh/metal" brilliant/odd looking things. My little girl loves them.

[lufbramatt]

I was messing about in the sea at a beach just west of Malibu in California back ni June when I heard something odd fly over- I'm quite short sighted and didn't have my glasses on in the sea- when I quizzed my wife about what the two odd sounding aircraft/helicopters were she perfectly described an Osprey ("a bit like the weird helicopters in Avatar ). Gutted I didn't see them

[Mr Cooper]

They're always buzzing around Mildenhall, I seem them quite regularly from my back garden. Damn things are noisy to say the least.