Wednesday evening, sat with the barbeque sizzling nicely, glass of Chateau Nitromors in hand. The peace is shattered by a QRA Typhoon scramble (both of them). Downwind takeoff going like s**t off a stick, turning south as soon as clear of the airfield boundary and clearly in a hurry.
Peace is restored !! an hour later both of them sighted at about 20.000 ft attached to a tanker heading north. Dashed to get the camera but they were lost in the haze in minutes. First one recovers to base at around 8 ish second one comes back about an hour later.
Apparently it was a Gulfstream told to change frequency, forgot what he was supposed to be changing to then could not regain contact. Next thing he knows is a Typhoon with lots of nasty missiles and guns appearing on his wingtip. Should he get the bill? answers on a postcard please to MOD London
Cheers
Dave Yates