Hercules flights over Midlands
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Hercules flights over Midlands
During the past year or so there has been an ever increasing number of C130 flights headed East - West or vice versa over where we live (East Northants) at what I would say was a fairly low level (a few thousand feet), so seemingly approaching or climbing from an airfield. We do not live on any regular RAF flight path.
My Dad reckons that they're heading into and out of Birmingham airport to medevac wounded soldiers to the Military hospital in nearby Selly Oak. Does anyone live near Birmingham who could verify that? If true it's a rather sad development because the frequency has gone up from 2 - 3 per week to as much as 1 - 2 per day. In fact we even had a VC-10 doing the same thing yesterday. I would imagine we're too far North for RAF Brize Norton or Lyneham.
I would be interested if anyone knows the true story. It wouldn't be the first time my Dad had been wrong about something!
My Dad reckons that they're heading into and out of Birmingham airport to medevac wounded soldiers to the Military hospital in nearby Selly Oak. Does anyone live near Birmingham who could verify that? If true it's a rather sad development because the frequency has gone up from 2 - 3 per week to as much as 1 - 2 per day. In fact we even had a VC-10 doing the same thing yesterday. I would imagine we're too far North for RAF Brize Norton or Lyneham.
I would be interested if anyone knows the true story. It wouldn't be the first time my Dad had been wrong about something!
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We get them as well over the south end of Rushden -I assumed they are from Alconbury and are climbing. They always seem to pass over the old Chelveston base.
Chinooks have also become more common and what I assume are jaguars still do low passes, all on this same line.
Chinooks have also become more common and what I assume are jaguars still do low passes, all on this same line.
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As for Jaguars, the RAF stopped flying them in 2007. Most of the noisy stuff we get is Tornados.
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I live over near Junct 16 of the M1 and I've noticed this too.
I don't spend much time in the town during the week, but I have seen a few Hecules fliying low towards birmingham. Chinooks are becoming almost common!
I don't spend much time in the town during the week, but I have seen a few Hecules fliying low towards birmingham. Chinooks are becoming almost common!
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I can see the take off path from BHX - see them climbing out from my office window at a 1000ft or less
Have never seen anything military coming out of BHX..... plenty of Thomas Cook & First Choice tho..... lol.
Come to work & home on M6 - the flight approach is over the Fort Dunlop, never seen anything military coming in either.....?
Have never seen anything military coming out of BHX..... plenty of Thomas Cook & First Choice tho..... lol.
Come to work & home on M6 - the flight approach is over the Fort Dunlop, never seen anything military coming in either.....?
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I can see the take off path from BHX - see them climbing out from my office window at a 1000ft or less
Have never seen anything military coming out of BHX..... plenty of Thomas Cook & First Choice tho..... lol.
Come to work & home on M6 - the flight approach is over the Fort Dunlop, never seen anything military coming in either.....?
Have never seen anything military coming out of BHX..... plenty of Thomas Cook & First Choice tho..... lol.
Come to work & home on M6 - the flight approach is over the Fort Dunlop, never seen anything military coming in either.....?
Plenty of RAF C-17 transports dropping off the wounded for transport to Selly Oak Hospital in the fleet of awaiting ambulances.
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Not much on the web about this but I did find this link to University Hospitals Birmingham site regarding Aeromed (Medevac) operations:
http://www.uhb.nhs.uk/newsarchive/20...recognised.htm
It states:
"The job entails a huge amount of teamwork, and this could not have been achieved without the cooperation and immense support from West Midlands Ambulance Service, University Hospitals Birmingham and Birmingham International Airport.""
http://www.uhb.nhs.uk/newsarchive/20...recognised.htm
It states:
"The job entails a huge amount of teamwork, and this could not have been achieved without the cooperation and immense support from West Midlands Ambulance Service, University Hospitals Birmingham and Birmingham International Airport.""
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