donny andi

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Bejesus.... 2 typhoons gone over a hour or so ago and it physically shook the apartment block I'm in..

Them there ruskies getting close to the east coast again
Wouldn't mind but there's plane loads of the ******* landing everyday in donny

Lillyart14

RAF have just reported that they scrambled the two jets to take a close look at an 'unresponsive civilian airliner'.

wrx300scooby

It was definitely one of those "what the **** was that" moments, very loud!!!!

albob

scrambled for 'non-responding' froggies!

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/f...af1558#9976d61

Paben

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Crab Air giving it the gun, any excuse to open the taps and stop a few chickens laying!

tarmac terror

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Cant beat the sound of military jets being flown for real - awesome sight and sound.


Have heard the RAF and their ground crews referred to as Crabs or Crab Air for as long as I can recall - where does that term originate?

Paben

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Not sure, although named after Crab lice cream (same colour as RAF uniform) is a popular explanation. They were always Crabs (disrespectful) when I was in the army except when they were called in to shoot up/bomb the enemy and get you out of trouble. Then they were Crab Air or even Star Trek.

SouthWalesSam

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Saw a couple of these Typhoons practicing whilst on a trip up through mid-Wales.


We're used to Tornados and old stuff in our neck of the woods but I was astounded at their amazing manoeuvrability. Superb aircraft!

GWJ

When transport military personnel, Crab Air used to refer to us army types as Self Loading Cargo

LSherratt

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Not sure why I found that so funny

hodgy0_2

We had one go supersonic over SE England to intercept a non responsive Jet too - last year I think

And it shook the house and was a genuinely WTF moment

Pretty impressive

On a side note saw a beautiful Spitfire fly over me this afternoon - superb

donny andi

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The bang from it was huge...I live 5 mins from the airport and used to hear the Vulcan every time it went out for a play...it made the Vulcan sound like a glider ...ever after the initial boom there was like rolling thunder after it.
Cool as....would of been better on a clear day to see it.
Impressive job for someone sat there waiting on the quick reaction, I assume it's the biggest adrenaline rush you could get.

hodgy0_2

Yes, I think I remember the aftershock too

njkmrs

When up in Benbecula ,
I would park up at the airport fence and watch, listen to the airforce coming and going...
Truly hair on the neck raising!!!!
Awesome noise

^Qwerty^

The flip side being that if ever one of these events becomes 'real', the pilot might have to press the button which kills a load of civilians - that's quite a thing you'd have to live with IMO even if it was for the greater good.