At about 0955 GMT on25 March, I saw an all-over red aircraft heading over Teesside on a N-E heading out to sea. It returned about 20 minutes later on an approximate heading for Durham Tees Valley airport. It was too far away for easy recognition (I didn’t have binoculars with me at the time), but it had the appearance and sound of a Dakota.
Can anyone shed some light on this aircraft?
By: N.P.Vibert - 7th April 2009 at 17:30
Good to see and hear a British registered Dakota still flying around the English country side.
Long may this continue.
By: fatscoleymo - 7th April 2009 at 09:46
I was working in Catterick all last week and had the delight of hearing / seeing this flying every day.
By: Monsun - 31st March 2009 at 19:10
Red Dakota G-ANAF is still operating over the north-east as I saw it again this afternoon (31st). It was flying a racetrack pattern to the west of Richmond at about 8-9,000 ft. Does anyone know what it is doing?
Peter
By: Consul - 29th March 2009 at 10:24
Nice pic and amazing atmosphere.
Thank you kind sir.
Tim
By: alanl - 27th March 2009 at 20:51
It is operating in the area on a test contract next week as well I believe.
By: SADSACK - 26th March 2009 at 14:13
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Nice pic and amazing atmosphere.
By: Monsun - 26th March 2009 at 12:18
Many thanks for the info. I also saw this aircraft from a distance on the 25th and wondered which one it was.
It was probably operating in the same area the previous day. On this occasion I heard it but didn’t manage to see it.
Peter
By: Consul - 26th March 2009 at 10:58
Yes, G-ANAF hard at work.:)
Tim
AACF Volunteer
http://www.classicflight.com
By: benyboy - 26th March 2009 at 10:45
G-ANAF
Was it G-ANAF pictured below.
(photograph credited to Ian Haskell taken from here http://www.planepictures.net/netsearch4.cgi?stype=reg&srng=2&srch=G-ANAF)
By: benyboy - 26th March 2009 at 10:30
If it had a large bulge under cockpit possibly from Air Atlantic.
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