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Flightradar24. I requested a notification for it each time it departs. You must put G-IRTY in the filter not just GIRTY.

Thanks. It seems FR24 is a bit better than Plane Finder, which is what I was using. I’m trying a 7 day free trial. R-

I still cannot find it - I'll try tomorrow. It's now in Lossiemouth for the night. Did you see they've increased the fuel tank capacity - could now do 1000 miles - although they won't - gives them considerably more flight time in case of problems.

I’ve set up an alert for G-IRTY each time it moves.

Try RadarBox as well.
It sometimes picks up military flights if they have a ‘civvy’ callsign like RAFAIR or the bought in tanker fleet as well as Flt Refuelling's Falcons.
It picked up an F35 a couple of weeks ago. But it doesn’t pickup the USAF F-15s that play silly beggars over my house all week long. Go and play over the sea.

RAF96 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2019 2:20 pm Try RadarBox as well.
......................... But it doesn’t pickup the USAF F-15s that play silly beggars over my house all week long. Go and play over the sea.

The F15s do seem to be more prevalent these days, even more so since the Tornados left Marham. Every day we get at least one pair, sometimes a foursome flying SE over Downham. Whereas I've not seen one F35 come over though we do hear a lot of noise from them, they seem to play very high in the sky and invisible even on a clear sunny day. Well they are supposed to be stealthy after all

F15's will be have been active in the nice weather. The USAF don’t like flying if it is cloudy.

I tried moaning at USAF about the noise and danger on the Lakenheath web site but got referred to the UK MoD for low flying incidents or damage to livestock, etc and would I mind filling in this mega-form that needed every detail except a copy of my death certificate and how many kids the pilot had to support it. Total nonsense aimed at fobbing folk off from complaining. A phone call to the station PRO was put on hold then ‘lost’. Now I just scream obscenities at the sky much to the amusement of the neighbours.

Thought you had only moved there recently Rob.

G-IRTY just got airborne from Vagar.