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By: - 16th April 2014 at 18:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I was picnicking with my family in Lydiard Park and saw it go over, to Fairford I suspected ???
Ken
By: - 16th April 2014 at 20:37 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Nothing unusual in seeing a U-2 in the UK. They regularly use RAF Fairford during rotation of U-2 to and from Cyprus/Middle East. It landed at RAF Fairford.
http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&p=601740
It could simply be a routine rotation with the usual pilot rest period at RAF Fairford. 2012 rotation at following link
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By: VeeOne - 16th April 2014 at 18:07
I saw a U2 spyplane in a maxrate descent yesterday. It was coming in from the atlantic and in a 20 degree down descent with airbrake out. It leveled off at about 6000 feet over RAF Lynham heading east. I recon it was probably going to Brize Norton. A training flight or something to do with the coming conflict in Ukraine, do you suppose?