JetSet Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 When I first moved out to Wales, early 60's, Sonic booms were not that uncommon. Jets from R.A.F Valley would break the barrier over the area we now call the Evo Triangle and The Clwydian Hills. I think they stopped going supersonic 1963/64. Up until the 90's you could see Tornados flying subsonic at low level over much of the lesser populated areas of North Wales, but its less common to see any RAF activity nowadays. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350zedd Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 We live in the southern part of Tactical Training Area T7 and are subject to regular low level (100ft) passes by Tornado,Typhoons, C130 Hercules and F-15 Grim Reapers from Lakenheath. Always crap yerself when they catch you unawares!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 That sounds just about the most wonderful to live I can think of. And I genuinely mean that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamic Turtle Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 (edited) Former resident of eastbourne here and we'd get visited by a typhoon most years for the airshow. One of them flying subsonic is terrifying enough let alone a pair of them going full retard. Must have been scary. Edited May 3, 2016 by Dynamic Turtle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 we get buzzed by apaches here in suffolk I swear 2 of them were using me as a rolling dummy target on my drive home from work on the back roads. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350zedd Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 That sounds just about the most wonderful to live I can think of. And I genuinely mean that. Most of the action appears to be on the A487 from Dolgellau to Machynlleth. This is part of the "Mach Loop" where you can get a vantage point above the incoming jets as they fly down the valley...... We just seem to get the tailenders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 That sounds just about the most wonderful to live I can think of. And I genuinely mean that. Where I used to live in Cape Town, I was about 1km (in a straight line) from our local race track..... gotten woken up by the v8 racing every Saturday morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jowen7448 Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 That sounds just about the most wonderful to live I can think of. And I genuinely mean that. Where I used to live in Cape Town, I was about 1km (in a straight line) from our local race track..... gotten woken up by the v8 racing every Saturday morning That sounds pretty awesome 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillomaster Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 That sounds just about the most wonderful to live I can think of. And I genuinely mean that. Most of the action appears to be on the A487 from Dolgellau to Machynlleth. This is part of the "Mach Loop" where you can get a vantage point above the incoming jets as they fly down the valley...... We just seem to get the tailenders! I remember this... walking on Cadair Idris and seeing jets and a full blown Hercules flying along the Valley below you rates as one of the coolest things I've seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jowen7448 Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 I had something similar a couple of times in the lake district. I am by no means a plane spotter so no idea what they were, but sat at the top of Wansfell (I think) watching planes fly low through the valley below was definitely a memorable experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 (edited) My late Dad was in the RAF and I as a kid he took me to a lot of air-shows. There's not much that compares to the sound of a jet engine on full power. In later years I lived in Teddington which was under the Concorde take off route - that thing was so loud it used to set car alarms off. I loved it! Edited May 5, 2016 by sipar69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 We get the chinook helicopters and the huge cargo planes (Hercules?) going over our boat mooring so low you can see the crew in them. I swear they follow the motorway because you see them turn and follow it! Also get the trainer jets come over too. It always gives me a feeling of security to see them all for some reason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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