Low level C17 over old Old Basing

[zz]

Just had a C.17, possibly USAF, overfly the house, very low. 

Heading south towards Odiham, so possibly inbound there or Farnborough?
Anyone able to offer a serial?
thanks

[privatepile]

showing on ads as 06-6167, currently on south coast , dont know what its up to?

[smudger98]

Following the South coast, currently Dover -  still only at 3800ft..

[privatepile]

looks like bit of a sight seeing jolly , scenic route to mildenhall, lol

[rh226]

It's a real Sunday morning jolly!!! I'll post a routing when it all over and it decides where it is going to land.

[privatepile]

right old magical mystery tour, lol

[rh226]

No doubt officially described as a low level NAVEX (Navigation Exercise). LOL.

[rh226]

Here is its routing with a few times for people who may have seen it (heights per ADS-B Exchange):

                Depart Brize Norton and turn SE climb to 2400ft

11.38BST  Over Tadley

11.44BST  W abeam Midhurst

                Chichester

                Worthing

11.51BST  S of Brighton, climb to 3900ft

                Seaford

                Hastings

                Rye, then slight divert E over New Romney

                Dover

12.09BST  Margate

                Clacton

                Colchester

                Halstead

                West Wratting

12.30BST  Sandy

                Bedford

                Towcester

                Daventry

12.43BST  Rugby

                Hinckley

                Ashby-de-la-Zouch..........now at 4900ft

12.54BST  Looping N of Ashbourne towards the SW

                Shawbury

                Telford

13.05BST  Cosford

13.12BST  Redditch

13.18BST  Stow-on-the-Wold

13.28BST  Landed back at Brize Norton.

[zz]

Thanks guys
Need that one- unexpected bonus on a Sunday morning, very low over the house!

[rh226]

Not long departed on another NAVEX (to Valley) - not low level this time.  I will edit this particular post to show its routing.

                Departed Brize Norton and turned down TR1.

19.21BST  (heard) over Melksham, climbing through FL100

                Bruton, turn W to

19.29BST  Somerton

                Bishops Lydeard

19.34BST  Wiveliscombe, turn SW to

                Tiverton

                W abeam Crediton

                N of Tavistock

19.43BST  Callington.............now level at FL270.

19.46BST  Fowey, turn W ro

                S of St. St Austell

19.50BST  N of Porthtowan (cross coast)

19.54BST  Waypoint RIGDI (501615N 0055929W) on UN20

20.04BST  Stopped plotting - plot was frozen short of waypoint TESDO (500726N 0070700W) the intersection of UN20 and UN12

20.14BST  Reappeared again at waypoint GATRA (511752N 0063755W), turn S of E to

20.22BST  Waypoint ELRAG (511028N 0050621W), turn SSE to

20.26BST  W abeam Tintagel

20.28BST  Par, and curve W to pass

                S of Tintagel

                Trispan

20.33BST  N of Porthtowan (cross coast)

20.37BST  Waypoint RIGDI towards TESDO

                NW of Scilly Isles , RH curve round to pick up GAPLI (50N08W) > DIDEL route.

20.54 BST Cross coast at Crackington Haven.

20.57BST  Waypoint DIDEL (505035N 0035950W - E of Hatherleigh)

21.04BST  Over Yeovilton, descending through FL182, turned up TR1.

21.08BST  Heard OTT Melksham, descending through FL083.

21.13BST  OTT Fairford at 3700ft.

21.18BSR  Over Oxford at 2200ft and turning onto base leg for Runway 26 at Brize Norton.

21.24BST  Landed Brize Norton.

Nowhere near Valley, though.  LOL