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About 20 minutes ago I seen a huge bomber looking ww2 plane fly across the river Mersey as I was coming up mount road.

It was massive!

Did anyone else see it?


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It'll be something to do with the Southport Airshow probably.

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Thanks sneezy, didn't know there was an air show on.
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There were a couple of jets flying quite low up to Southport and crossed the river over Wallasey yesterday.

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I took this yesterday on New Brighton prom. There where two of them.



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could have something to do with the southport air show. lovley sight i'd say

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Originally Posted by KevinFinity
I took this yesterday on New Brighton prom. There where two of them.




Wow good picture! Just came here to find out why they were flying over, just saw them now passing over the house and saw them yesterday. Pretty impressive jets. Are they the Tornado's? smile

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5.24 today a tremendous roar passed down the river and scared both me and the cats , probably the Vulcan bomber going home, unbeleivable sound!

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joan..tornados are out of service now. think they might be the euro fighter typhoon, thats whats out in afghan for us..

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Oh right It does look a bit like the eurofighter smile. Be amazingto fly in one grin

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It looks like a Panavia Tornado GR4. Could be wrong.

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Originally Posted by markw2621
joan..tornados are out of service now. think they might be the euro fighter typhoon, thats whats out in afghan for us..


markw2621, there's loads of Tornado squadrons.....

GR1
No. 16 Squadron No. 17 Squadron No. 20 Squadron No. 27 Squadron No. 45 (Reserve) Squadron
GR4
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GR4A
No. 2 Squadron No. 13 Squadron
F3
No. 5 Squadron No. 11 Squadron No. 23 Squadron No. 25 Squadron No. 29 Squadron No. 43 Squadron No. 56 (Reserve) Squadron No. 65 (Reserve) Squadron No. 111 Squadron

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yewgarth that is exactly what i saw! it didn't have the weird flappy bits at the front like the eurofighter does (sorry I don't know the technical term) and it had the same overall shape etc.

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Originally Posted by _Ste_
Thanks sneezy, didn't know there was an air show on.
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Asleep, yet again Ste!

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sorry everyone, when i say there out of service it does not mean you might not see one, especially with an airshow so local. but there not aircraft doing it for us nowadays..

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