edcayton Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Just before 5.00 (1700) I heard and half saw a prop-engined plane flying into Luton. Made a change from the usual 737's, but does anybody know what it was? Thanks in advance Ed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Just before 5.00 (1700) I heard and half saw a prop-engined plane flying into Luton. Made a change from the usual 737's, but does anybody know what it was? Private plane? Or a diversion from London City? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 An air liner of one sort or another. Couldn't tell if it was 2 or 4 engines. Ed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted May 23, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 23, 2016 You might try checking the live arrivals at Luton. All scheduled passenger commercial flights that land there will be recorded by airline and flight number. You can then search the airline sites to find out what fleet they are operating. Of course if it were a freighter then it won't be recorded. I don't know whether you can go back through FlightRadar24 and see what happened around that time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted May 23, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 23, 2016 There is a Fokker 50 prop aircraft scheduled in about an hour earlier but it doesn't track in Flightradar24. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 There is a Fokker 50 prop aircraft scheduled in about an hour earlier but it doesn't track in Flightradar24. Messerschmitt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted May 23, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 23, 2016 DAKA-DAKA-DAKA-DAKA-DAKA-DAKA-DAKA-DAKA-DAKA! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisf Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Glenn Miller? Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Not many prop-liners go into Luton these days. However, Aerovis Airlines out of the Ukraine occasionally fly an Antonov An-12 in. I don't think it is a regular flight, and it is also unlikely to show up on Flight Radar 24. Their livery is a kind of turquoisey-blue and white, if that helps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted May 24, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 24, 2016 Glenn Miller? Squadron Leader Skipper (Robert Shaw) - Battle of Britain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium mezzoman253 Posted May 24, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 24, 2016 I've checked playback on both Flightradar24 and Planefinder and nothing for a prop' only jets. Sometimes private or unscheduled flights don't show up. DH8D, AN12, AN26, D328 and the like fly in to Luton, as do smaller light prop's. I might be able to find out after a few days if the daily movements are posted somewhere. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeeleyBridge Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 HRaggy! Its a GHOOOOST!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
28XX Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 If it wasn't for those meddling kids on RMWeb, we would have gotten away with it!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Glenn Miller? I was wondering if they had started extraordinary rendition flights again.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted May 24, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 24, 2016 I was wondering if they had started extraordinary rendition flights again.... or restarted the search... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted May 26, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 26, 2016 Would a repositioning move of (say) a Dash appear on that system? Could be for a charter or private hire? Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium mezzoman253 Posted May 26, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 26, 2016 Would a repositioning move of (say) a Dash appear on that system? Could be for a charter or private hire? Phil Most of the scheduled turbo props show up now, and positioning moves, as do many one off freight charters such as AN12's, etc. I've not been able to find anything on the movements pages on the web so far, but the movements for that day may turn up later. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted May 26, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 26, 2016 Military then? We get quite a few in and around Finningly (Robin Hood Sheffield Doncaster). Sometimes they are using the place and sometimes they are doing circuits, presmably in case of 'emergency'. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Military then? We get quite a few in and around Finningly (Robin Hood Sheffield Doncaster). Sometimes they are using the place and sometimes they are doing circuits, presmably in case of 'emergency'. Phil Private charter...? Most commercial A/C and a lot of General aviation has the necessary transponder to show up on these systems (if they don't then they bloody well ought to), it's quite addictive to hear a plane go overhead and have to check what it is- plus looking for the freighters that only comes out at night and gliders on warm days that cover huge distances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium mezzoman253 Posted May 27, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 27, 2016 Still nothing has appear on the various web sites. So Can you remember if it was high wing/low wing. Normal tail or T tail, 2 or 4 engines. Any idea of colours. I might be able to hazard a guess then. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 Thanks for your efforts all! I was looking into the sun and couldn't see much. I saw it in silhouette against the sun, so couldn't tell colours or whether twin or four engine. I would say it was high wing if forced, but really can't say any more about it. Sorry, it was just a hope that it was a scheduled flight. Ed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 Having trawled around some plane-spotting sites I have come up with an Atlantic Airlines ATP freighter. They are based in Coventry, but do list Luton as a destination. A possibility? Ed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium mezzoman253 Posted May 27, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 27, 2016 Having trawled around some plane-spotting sites I have come up with an Atlantic Airlines ATP freighter. They are based in Coventry, but do list Luton as a destination. A possibility? Ed http://spottingaviation.forumactif.com/t6177-02-07-2012-british-aerospace-atp-g-btpg-atlantic-airlines A possibility, they do usually show up on FR24, but not everything does. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted May 28, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 28, 2016 Large, 4 engine turbo prop out of Finningly this afternoon. Think it was type of USAAF Transport plane that replaced the Hercules as that has been around here before. However I know nothing about aircraft. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium mezzoman253 Posted May 28, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 28, 2016 One of these?? http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Airbus_A400M_Atlas The USAF don't have any. Most likely RAF. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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