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Did I see a Eurofighter?
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Just got back from a few days in the Welsh valleys. And I could've sworn I saw a Eurofighter blasting overhead, before banking hard left. Light grey, big delta wing etc.
My uncle says there's only one in the country, that it must've been some American jet. But the Americans don't have anything remotely similar. Any ideas?
My uncle says there's only one in the country, that it must've been some American jet. But the Americans don't have anything remotely similar. Any ideas?
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Ooo, you were in my neck of the woods were ya?
Where to??
I have seen many RAF, Army, and Navy vehicles in holidays. Seen a Tornado is Scotland, and a Chinook, and Nuclear subs. All at one place, Loch Lomond!
Also seen a ton of other stuff.
There are only a few Aircraft that follow the Europfighters shape, with the canards and lack of rear fins. These are all HIGHLY UNLIKLEY to be down there, as they are:
Saab's - Not likley, Swedish. Grippens and Viggens are not often seen randomly above wales.
The Chengdu J-10 - Less likley, Chinese. Not seen outside China too often.
The MiG 1.44 - Even less likley, one exists, only a prototype. Not flown outside of russia.
As such, I'd say, you either saw a Eurofighter or something blasting past so fast as to be unrecogniseable. There is some Yankee jet with that shape, but I don't think it's in active service anymore.
Could have been a tornado with the wings back for fast flight, if you didn't get a good look at it, it'd have a delta shape to the wings.
Intresting huh?
I was in Snowdonia, a little village called Dinas Mawddwy. Although we had no idea how to pronounce it.
And the planes would fly right down the valley. Was v. cool. Saw a Hawk, and a GR Tornado with its wings swept back.
But yeah, the only other planes I've seen with the delta wing and canards are the Saabs and the Dassault Rafale. Which are even less likely. So unless I imagined the canards on a Tornado F3 then I guess it must have been. Cool.
F-15E been around recently.
I dont spot them or anything. Just kinda know a bit about this.
That's NOT an F15-E.
I see the Red Arrows flying over my house quite a bit too. Also Chinooks, Lnx's and Puma's.
For some reason, there was a Canadian Lynx about alot last year.
Hotlinking mustn't be allowed, the pic has changed.