Osprey Central London

[Uncle John]

Have just seen an Osprey fly up the Thames in Central London!! Pretty impressive.

Have seen many Chinooks and even the odd Apache but a first time for the Osprey.

[anonymous-user]

It headed off towards Wales after you saw it.

[tertius]

I saw it too - seemed quite low over the river by Hammersmith Bridge.

[georgezippy]

Yes I watched it fly over Ruislip. It was around last week also, on Wednesday, a distinctive sound!

[essayer]

Yeah it was very low!!

[TIGA84]

Ah, so that's what I heard then. Was out the front of Charing Cross and heard it but never saw what it was.

ETA - Damn.

[RobbyJ]

Damn missed it AGAIN! Seen quite a few Apache movements over London and home over the last week but still not an Osprey

[CAPP0]

I saw it yesterday too, wondered what it was! I was around Greenwich at the time, guess it was on it's way up the river.

[ecsrobin]

Probably following the heli anes.

[spicjt]

el stovey said:

It headed off towards Wales after you saw it.

What site is this please? Flight Radar?

[anonymous-user]

One flying down the thames from the west at the moment at 500ft

[308mate]

Yep, two of them, rear doors partially down. Very active recently, lovely sound they make.

[essayer]

iPhone camera so bit limited

[bakerstreet]

We also saw them fly past our office Your photos are better than mine...

I was one of the two geeks in the office of 30 that ran to the window with phone in hand. In my haste, I tapped the wrong buttons and ended up facetiming my wife by accident. That probabaly cost me a decent photo...

[anonymous-user]

Looks like another couple coming along shortly


Plus an Apache coming in from Richmond first.

Edited by el stovey on Thursday 26th May 10:59

[essayer]

Same call sign so presume same pair..?

[anonymous-user]

essayer said:

Same call sign so presume same pair..?

Enjoy the show

[anonymous-user]

[Uncle John]

Yep sitting in my office and can hear the noise. Seems to have been a few.

Just had another couple of minutes ago.

Wonder what it's all about?

[anonymous-user]

Uncle John said:

Yep sitting in my office and can hear the noise. Seems to have been a few.

Just had another couple of minutes ago.

Wonder what it's all about?

The Ospreys are US special forces aircraft. They fly in from the USAF base at Mildenhall then north of London and then follow the river before heading back to Mildenhall. . The Apache is with the army air corps comes from over near Basingstoke (Odiham)