OhSo basically some idiot pilot got lost and messed up his radio ,and, then probably messed his pants when crab air turned up.
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RAF intercept Russian plane over Kent, explosion heard
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JimW
支那暗杀团
This was before or after the Four Horsemen rode and the veil of the temple was rent asunder?
How unusual is this kind of thing, from an air traffic POV?
dylanredefined
Not a house elf a tiger
JimW
支那暗杀团
Very odd, your Latvian is born with a strong directional instinct. It's your other Baltics who are all over the shop.
The VDV might be good ,but,even they would need more than a plane load to liberate England.
Or this:
AverageJoe
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It was Fucking loud. I heard it over the new slipknot album that I was playing at eleven, and my flat shook. And that was in West Kent. Thought a lorry had crashed into flats!
So was that bullshit or just business as usual in Euro airspace?
TheHoodedClaw
acknowledging ur soup leg
Usual sort of thing, but more aircraft involved than normal
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014...II27S20141029?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
Fez909
toilet expert
2hats
Dust.
I'm not a big fan of Stansted but I wouldn't go quite that far.
moochedit
Mr Mooched It
yes, it is a very loud noise. I heard one over cov about 2 or 3 years ago. some pilot accidentaly sent out a highjacking alert code and the RAF went supersonic to get to it. think there was a thread at the time.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Looks like the intercept was over Brixton tbh....guided it away from Central London, then off to Stansted.
Oh well, that was fun for a bit. Wasn't exactly 'Threads' though, fortunately 
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Hmmm....could have been Antonov downed over Brixton; they would do it.Oh well, that was fun for a bit. Wasn't exactly 'Threads' though, fortunately
As posted by weepiper on p.1 today, from the RAF Facebook page ( 
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In a little reported fact, this RAF station is remarkably near one of the really excellent underground festivals in England -- mid September fun, which to make up for not making it a few weeks ago, I'll be near-certain to be back at again next year (after superb times in 2012 and 2013)
edwinchester ; @cozmikbrew
) :RAF said:
In a little reported fact, this RAF station is remarkably near one of the really excellent underground festivals in England -- mid September fun, which to make up for not making it a few weeks ago, I'll be near-certain to be back at again next year (after superb times in 2012 and 2013)
edwinchester ; @cozmikbrew
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Festographing drivel = 100% Irrelevant to Latvian/Russian/RAF planes, obvs
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gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
I was idly "watching" the planes flying near my house in early September when I spotted this and got quite a shock.
Then I remembered what was going on across the other side of the Severn ...
Then I remembered what was going on across the other side of the Severn ...
Supine
Newt Member
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
I've only noticed recently what a fecking row jet aircraft make and over a huge area.
I almost dread the wind changing direction so that the planes heading North and East from Bristol airport are climbing over my house - though the whine of decelerating planes at a few thousand feet is pretty annoying too.
I almost dread the wind changing direction so that the planes heading North and East from Bristol airport are climbing over my house - though the whine of decelerating planes at a few thousand feet is pretty annoying too.
I loved that film
The ludicrous Swayze one? Ace
I haven't seen the remake but that looks even more ludicrous as the USA is occupied by North Korea
toblerone3
Grrrrr
Why did they want to get over Brixton?
Sirena
Don't monkey with the buzzsaw
2hats
Dust.
Identified as the nexus of the British establishment by eastern military planners and consequently designated as a primary target.
Or just part of the original routing.
You decide.
2hats
Dust.
The intercept was apparently much closer to the southern coast. The flightradar24 track is most likely missing some data points anyway and should be taken as a rough guide.
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
Not that uncommon, in fact there is a standing plan for it - Stanstead has been the designated airport for such things over the southern part of England for quite a few years now - At least since RAF Woodbridge/Manston lost official diversionary status at the end of the cold war. There were three/four other diversionary sites to cover the rest of the UK but I think Stanstead is the only one with a current designation.
Most times its technical failures or hijack that cause this plan/response to be put into action but its been around since the early days of the cold war when they anticipated the need to cope with emergency landings for any type of aircraft, civil or military from either side.
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Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
perhaps a passing mod could amend the title to delete explosion and insert 'big noise'
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Cargo planes like that don't travel at supersonic speeds.
e2a: I guess it was probably the fighters going supersonic. They must've been gutted it was a false alarm, when was the last time the RAF got to shoot something down in an air-to-air engagement?
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