What aircraft did I see?
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williamp

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19,860 posts

289 months

Monday 15th January 2024
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Happen to look out of my window about 10 mins ago and saw a 3 contrails. Obviously in formation

20240115_155235 by WilliaM340i, on Flickr


But flightradar just showed two Typhoons, with nothing inbetween them...

Screenshot_20240115-155444_Chrome by WilliaM340i, on Flickr


Anyone know??

NormalWisdom

2,159 posts

175 months

Monday 15th January 2024
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Warlord flight of 3 out of Coningsby, played around in the Irish Sea for a while then headed to Leuchars. They don't always keep their transmit on hence not all were showing on the tracker. One of the frames in the flight was the infamous "Blackjack"

Yertis

19,159 posts

282 months

Monday 15th January 2024
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NormalWisdom said:
One of the frames in the flight was the infamous "Blackjack"
confused

Googling that is going to get me nowhere.


aka_kerrly

12,492 posts

226 months

Monday 15th January 2024
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Yertis said:
confused

Googling that is going to get me nowhere.
Union Jack + black colour scheme done for RAF display team


zsdom

1,556 posts

136 months

Monday 15th January 2024
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Yertis said:
NormalWisdom said:
One of the frames in the flight was the infamous "Blackjack"
confused

Googling that is going to get me nowhere.
The flag shaggers favourite Typhoon biggrin

Simpo Two

89,264 posts

281 months

Monday 15th January 2024
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NormalWisdom said:
One of the frames in the flight was the infamous "Blackjack"
Is a 'frame' a plane, or have you got autoconfuse on?

Super Sonic

9,808 posts

70 months

Monday 15th January 2024
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NormalWisdom said:
the infamous "Blackjack"
Pedantic I know, but why 'infamous' rather than famous?
Sorry if it seems we've all got it 'in for you'!

cm757200

3 posts

93 months

Monday 15th January 2024
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Simpo Two said:
Is a 'frame' a plane, or have you got autoconfuse on?
frame, as in "airframe"

Yertis

19,159 posts

282 months

Monday 15th January 2024
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Ah…

NormalWisdom

2,159 posts

175 months

Monday 15th January 2024
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Super Sonic said:
Pedantic I know, but why 'infamous' rather than famous?
Sorry if it seems we've all got it 'in for you'!
Ah well, in my mind it is infamous - There is so much bleating in aviation enthusiast circles about "Blackjack being retired" (the airframe has almost done its hours) and how "sad it will be to see it go" - It's just a flipping colour scheme!!

Simpo Two

89,264 posts

281 months

Monday 15th January 2024
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cm757200 said:
Simpo Two said:
Is a 'frame' a plane, or have you got autoconfuse on?
frame, as in "airframe"
Obscure. I should eat a malus in my mobile.

5 In a Row

1,953 posts

243 months

Tuesday 16th January 2024
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aka_kerrly said:
Union Jack + black colour scheme done for RAF display team

Disappointing that they went to all that effort with the paint scheme then stuck a bog standard grey tank on it!