Comings and goings at Leeds Bradford airport yesterday

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Sat 20 Jul, 2013 12:28 pm

Phill_dvsn wrote: I found those three planes landing one after another I mentioned last Sunday. I wish First bus was as frequent as this. To be fair Phill, that sounds exactly like Worst bus - three together and then none for ages....

jonleeds · Post by **jonleeds** » Sun 21 Jul, 2013 6:46 pm

I saw three Black Prince number 54 buses once.

Mork of Ork · Post by **Mork of Ork** » Tue 23 Jul, 2013 6:16 pm

I work at the airport and my office overlooks the runway. Last week sometime a small-ish twin prop plane landed that had no airline markings and was completely grey, there were what looked like military tail numbers on it in black but not the normal 'G-OFRP' type registration numbers.It departed the following morning.I wonder if it was some poor soul on an 'extraordinary rendition' flight with the CIA or something?

Loiner1960 · Post by **Loiner1960** » Tue 23 Jul, 2013 8:19 pm

The C-12 Huron transport personnel to RAF Menwith Hill. So it was probably one of these you saw. http://www.airteamimages.com/beechcraft ... 70644.html

Mork of Ork · Post by **Mork of Ork** » Tue 23 Jul, 2013 10:39 pm

It wasn't one of those, it was much darker grey as you could only just make out the tail markings and a bit bigger too I think.Now that I think of it it did have a something on the tail that looked a bit like the South African flag with a sideways yellow y shape?

Loiner1960 · Post by **Loiner1960** » Wed 24 Jul, 2013 9:32 pm

This would be very rare to be in the UK.. But you never know.Aviocar..

Mork of Ork · Post by **Mork of Ork** » Wed 24 Jul, 2013 9:40 pm

No not that either, it was the same layout as the first one with low set wings but darker and a bit bigger.It didn't have the tail in a T shape or the pods on the wing tips either.

jonleeds · Post by **jonleeds** » Wed 24 Jul, 2013 10:31 pm

was it a Short SC.7 Skyvan?

Loiner1960 · Post by **Loiner1960** » Thu 25 Jul, 2013 9:34 pm

So I got a bee in my bonnet.. So looking at current RAF aircraft..Britten Norman Islander BN2T CC MkII Last guess..

Mork of Ork · Post by **Mork of Ork** » Fri 26 Jul, 2013 12:25 am

Nah it was more like the first but sightly different.I've had a look and it could have been an RAF version of the Beechcraft Super King called the Shadow R1.