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Civil Aviation => Modern Civil Aircraft => Topic started by: casper on October 26, 2009, 03:31:30 PM

Title: Anything Unusual?
Post by: casper on October 26, 2009, 03:31:30 PM

Anything unusual leave Aldergrove today around 3:15pm? Heard something inthe clouds and to be honest it didn't sound like the usual traffic.

Title: Re: Anything Unusual?
Post by: Dave on October 26, 2009, 03:49:46 PM

According to flightwise.com, there was a 757 belonging to 'UNITED AIR EXPRESS LIMITED' arriving in earlier about that time, however it's not listed on the departures. Maybe it?  ???

Title: Re: Anything Unusual?
Post by: DavidThompson on October 26, 2009, 04:15:24 PM

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According to flightwise.com, there was a 757 belonging to 'UNITED AIR EXPRESS LIMITED' arriving in earlier about that time, however it's not listed on the departures. Maybe it? 

Timestamp 10/26/2009 9:37:38 AM
Ident/FlightID AEU747
Status FILED
Facility ETMS
Equipment Prefix   
Type B752 (Boeing 757-200) 
Equipment Code Q (unknown) 
ProposedDepTime 01:40 PM GMT
ActualDeptTime N/A
ETA 02:28 PM GMT
ActualArrTime N/A
Dept (EGVN) BRIZE NORTON 
Dest (EGAA) ALDERGROVE 
Route of Flight EGVN..NITON.UN864.BILVO.UP6.NELBO.P6.BEL..EGAA/0053
Speed 0450
Alt 40,000

That would of been it altho it does say united air express it was in fact a Astraeus aircraft and was G-STRW - http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6676217&nseq=2 (http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6676217&nseq=2)

Title: Re: Anything Unusual?
Post by: casper on October 26, 2009, 07:31:34 PM

Thanks folks. Wish I'd seen it but the cloud base was too low. Unusual sound to it.

Title: Re: Anything Unusual?
Post by: sticks on October 28, 2009, 02:40:11 PM

Might be on military charter as its coming from Brize Norton.