what was that departing Prestwick last night?

PIK quite often sees navy support aircraft call in during Neptune Warrior. I got some great shots during one a few years ago…

Whats Neptune Warrior? is that the Nato thing where they all meet up for a training etc.

James

They meet up 3 times a year of scotland and just attack ships etc with loads of air assests later in the year they may do some amphip work etc. The Americans some times send a carrier to play.

Whats Neptune Warrior? is that the Nato thing where they all meet up for a training etc.

James

It certainly is, involves about six countries and is predominately a ship exercise if I am not mistaken.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2007/04/mil-070427-nns05.htm

Could be over here for neptune warrior the germans have some F4S over here aswell.

Whats Neptune Warrior? is that the Nato thing where they all meet up for a training etc.

James

There was a P3 Orion climbing over Glasgow around 2030 last night heading north from Prestwick direction. (possibly 3296 Norwegian AF which was at PIK earlier in the day, and was indeed, participating in Neptune Warrior)

Was it a delivery flight for the german navy ?

James

Could be over here for neptune warrior the germans have some F4S over here aswell.

Was it a delivery flight for the german navy ?

James

Lockheed P3 Orion ASW

methinks you’ve got it

ta muchly

Ken

Sounds like a Lockheed P3 Orion ASW aircraft to me.