The "Arrows" were busy this morning.

[t-tony]

Tony.

 

[Pond]

Living a few miles South of you and being very close to the mouth of the Wash, we get (mostly) US fighter jets "playing" dogfighting over the town on an almost constant basis. It was a novelty for the first year, now has become extremely irritating. Those afterburners are bloody noisy (and make the windows shake even at 5,000 ft).

 

[elevensies]

i miss seeing them over my house in Burton and South Carlton when i lived out there 15 years ago.

they are a truly messed up set of individuals who really are so focused to the point of being mad... love em

 

[andyglym]

Living a few miles South of you and being very close to the mouth of the Wash, we get (mostly) US fighter jets "playing" dogfighting over the town on an almost constant basis. It was a novelty for the first year, now has become extremely irritating. Those afterburners are bloody noisy (and make the windows shake even at 5,000 ft).

I so miss fighter jet noise

 

[t-tony]

We rarely get the noise mate, . . . . and I dont really mind if I’m honest!

Tony.

 

[as400]

Living a few miles South of you and being very close to the mouth of the Wash, we get (mostly) US fighter jets "playing" dogfighting over the town on an almost constant basis. It was a novelty for the first year, now has become extremely irritating. Those afterburners are bloody noisy (and make the windows shake even at 5,000 ft).

Do planes nowadays still do "dogfighting"...I know Biggles did but that was a while back.

 

[t-tony]

Heard of a film called " Top Gun"?

Tony.

 

[as400]

Heard of a film called " Top Gun"?

Tony.

Oh true!......kind of seems a tad old fasioned trying to shoot each other down over the skies....expect with AI and Alexa it will all be done remotely soon!

"Alexa! watch out for the Hun in the Sun!..and er shoot down that other chap"

Well I say "chap"...could be the lovely Miss America nowadays!

 

[Ianmc]

US fighter jets "playing" dogfighting over the town on an almost constant basis. It was a novelty for the first year, now has become extremely irritating. Those afterburners are bloody noisy (and make the windows shake even at 5,000 ft).

"Sound of freedom", as we used to say!!

 

[elevensies]

Do planes nowadays still do "dogfighting"...I know Biggles did but that was a while back.

Israel, has fighter planes over their skys constantly protecting their borders, they do ''dog fight'' but mostly with missiles.

 

[1955Davidr]

I was in the South Lakes yesterday and 2 Typhoons came by and then back again, the noise is absolutely fabulous

 

[as400]

I was in the South Lakes yesterday and 2 Typhoons came by and then back again, the noise is absolutely fabulous

I remember as a lad on a school Outward Bound course a group of us were treking peacefully around Scafell Pike when an RAF jet (Tornado?) came screaming around the hill at very low level. We all bravely laughed though I think half of us (13yr olds) privately shat ourselves.

 

[Duncodin]

Living a few miles South of you and being very close to the mouth of the Wash, we get (mostly) US fighter jets "playing" dogfighting over the town on an almost constant basis. It was a novelty for the first year, now has become extremely irritating. Those afterburners are bloody noisy (and make the windows shake even at 5,000 ft).

I think the important word there is "Playing". If they weren't playing then they'd use Air to Air missiles which lock on to the enemy aircraft which can be many (many) miles away.