Hi all,

The following were seen during an early morning jaunt;

Brize Norton

The main target here was the Aussie A330 but I was also after Cessna N6881E for a base clear-out. Thanks to Ben Sadler & John Maloney for letting me know that it could be seen sat outside to the left of the Skyvans when looking across from the 27 end.

ZM401/401, Airbus Atlas C.1, 24/70 Sqns, Royal Air Force (016)
ZM404/404, Airbus Atlas C.1, 24/70 Sqns, Royal Air Force (021)
ZM405/405, Airbus Atlas C.1, 24/70 Sqns, Royal Air Force (024)
ZM412/412, Airbus Atlas C.1, 24/70 Sqns, Royal Air Force (042)
ZM414/414, Airbus Atlas C.1, 24/70 Sqns, Royal Air Force (047)
ZM415/415, Airbus Atlas C.1, 24/70 Sqns, Royal Air Force (052)
ZZ343, Airbus Voyager KC.2, 10/101 Sqns, Royal Air Force (1610/MRTT029)
01-0188, Boeing C-17A Globemaster III, 137th AS/105th AW/New York ANG, United States Air Force (50096/F95/P-88)
09-0017, Boeing C-32A, 1st AS/89th AW, United States Air Force (26272)
A39-007, Airbus KC-30A, 33 Sqn, Royal Australian Air Force (898/MRTT040)
N6881E, Cessna 175A Skylark (56381)

Kidlington

Vision SF50 2 -YOLO had recently arrived and was worthy of a quick visit.

2-GDEJ, Raytheon Aircraft Company 125 800XPi (258786)
2-LATE, Bombardier Challenger 601 3A (5023)
2-OOOX, Dassault Falcon 2000 (75)
2-OTWO, Raytheon Aircraft Company 125 800XP (258481)
2-SLOW, Bombardier Challenger 604 (5422)
2-TRVL, Bombardier Challenger 650 (6128)
2-YOLO, Cirrus Jet Vision SF50 (0233)
5N-TAK, Raytheon Aircraft Company King Air B350 (FL-356)
G-CSIX, Piper PA-32 300 Cherokee Six (32-7840030)
G-MKAS, Piper PA-28 140 Cherokee F (28-7425338)
G-RHYM, Piper PA-31 Navajo B (31-815)
G-XDEA, Diamond Aircraft Twin Star DA42 (42.AC012)
N113MH, Swearingen Merlin IIIB (T-330)
N542MP, Honda Aircraft Company Honda Jet HA-420 Elite (42000138)
YR-WNT, Cessna Citation XLS+ (560-6127)

Beckley

Thanks to Matthew Sutton for his heads-up posting from the day before, this was my second target of the day. The following three are located in a field close to the premises of Heli-Lift Services. Despite a big black gate stopping access to said premises at the weekend, all can be seen safely and without trespassing from a public road at these co-ordinates; 51.791367, -1.170731 The helicopters are parked at; 51.791131, -1.172273

G-BIGB, Bell 212 (30853)
G-UHGB, Bell 205A-1 (30291)
(N260A), Bell 206B Jet Ranger III (cab shell) (2505)

Later in the day around 7pm over Abingdon Town.

G-JHAA was creating a bit of email traffic on various groups as people noticed that it was appearing on flight trackers and indeed that is how I first noticed that it was flying locally to me. Hot Air Ballons transponding in this country are a bit of a rarity.

G-CLVX, Cameron Sport 70 Hot Air Balloon (12423)

G-JHAA, Cameron Z-90 Hot Air Balloon (11647)

Photo credits: Grant Robinson