scaniaman Posted August 13, 2015 #26 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I remember seeing a r/c lancaster bomber at the woodvale show, it was that big that it had 3 people controling it, they had to sit on the roof of a car following it. I wonder if the plane seen was a restored ww2 lancaster being flown in memory of the last dambuster who died this week. Quite a lot of old airfields not far from were it was seen. it says it was seen near the a52 near derby, could have been a normal prop driven plane on approach to the east midlands airport which is close to derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted August 13, 2015 #27 Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) what about a B-17? Edited August 13, 2015 by Yes_Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted August 13, 2015 Author #28 Share Posted August 13, 2015 what about a B-17? Well, again, there's only one airworthy in Europe, "Sally B" based at Duxford, so again, it should be easy enough to verify if it may have been anywhere in the vicinity at the time, if we knew when it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted August 13, 2015 #29 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Well, again, there's only one airworthy in Europe, "Sally B" based at Duxford, so again, it should be easy enough to verify if it may have been anywhere in the vicinity at the time, if we knew when it was. well i know there was an airshow up North recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted August 13, 2015 #30 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I'll go with ghost. After all England is the most haunted place in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted August 13, 2015 #31 Share Posted August 13, 2015 James May is at it again perhaps? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stance Posted August 13, 2015 #32 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Every body carries a smartphone these day, but not a single photo? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hammerclaw Posted August 13, 2015 #33 Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) Probably a C-130. It's big, has British markings and four propellers.Witnesses also described a camouflage paint job. Edited August 13, 2015 by Hammerclaw 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted August 14, 2015 Author #34 Share Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) Probably a C-130. It's big, has British markings and four propellers.Witnesses also described a camouflage paint job. Yes, that's something I was thinking, certainly that's the kind of terrain round there (the Peak District I mean, not the desert) that'd be used for low-level training. Edited August 14, 2015 by Norbert the Incredible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infernal Gnu Posted August 14, 2015 #35 Share Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) I love this story at a 10 on a scale of 1-10. Ghosts of huge mechanical objects are beyond rare. I have heard to phantom cars and houses, but aerial ghosts in broad daylight especially jaw-dropping wonderful. I'm never around when **** like this happens. Edited August 14, 2015 by Infernal Gnu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD455GTO Posted August 14, 2015 #36 Share Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) As others have said, probably an electric motored VERY large scale RC plane. But maybe a model of a Halifax Bomber ? Just a thought. Good info page re- the aircraft. http://www.beer-is-best.com/halifax.htm Edited August 14, 2015 by SD455GTO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbly_Dooright Posted August 14, 2015 #37 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I am not dismissing that it could be paranormal, and with sightings all over the place, I'm thinking it could be that. On another side of this, being a wife of a retired Air Force MS, and lived near or on bases, I'm thinking air shows. They are always practicing, and anyone near are going to see it. Updated and older planes I would believe. That is my thought on that. James May is at it again perhaps? Well, he, Hammond, and Clarkson, have to do something to advertise their new netflix show, right? (Did I read that right, they are set to have a car show on Netflix soon? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hammerclaw Posted August 15, 2015 #38 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Someone should tune into the old frequency and see if anyone is hailing Bomber Command. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Terreur Posted August 15, 2015 #39 Share Posted August 15, 2015 while the world holds its breath to get to the bottom of this story, we might as well sit back and enjoy the MacGregor brothers having a go in an old Lancaster: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikko-kun Posted August 15, 2015 #40 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Surely you cant have inanimate plane ghosts? But yes a ghost plane 'sounds' more fun.. Ive watched the RC crowd at my local park who fly on sundays, Ive often noted just how say an RC helicopter (traditional design that is), is barely distinguishable from the real thing at a certain height/distance Well, the flying dutch is hardly the only alleged ghost ship, I recall at least six others, so it'd be just a matter of time before a ghost plane turned up. But why no ghost cars or ghost horse wagons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted August 15, 2015 Author #41 Share Posted August 15, 2015 i don't know, there've been plenty of stories about ghost cars that mysteriously disappear or go through fences leaving no trace, aren't there. And there's abundant stories of ghostly horses & carriages from all over the place. What I've sometimes thought is, what if ghosts aren't "restless spirits" or anything like that, but what if they're kind of like echoes or flashbacks of events that happened some time in the past - like in the case, perhaps, of the crash of a plane during the War - that just pop up from time to time and reply themselves, whether anyone's watching or not? Or perhaps certain people are sensitive to these things so they can see them when others can't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Terreur Posted August 15, 2015 #42 Share Posted August 15, 2015 i don't know, there've been plenty of stories about ghost cars that mysteriously disappear or go through fences leaving no trace, aren't there. And there's abundant stories of ghostly horses & carriages from all over the place. What I've sometimes thought is, what if ghosts aren't "restless spirits" or anything like that, but what if they're kind of like echoes or flashbacks of events that happened some time in the past - like in the case, perhaps, of the crash of a plane during the War - that just pop up from time to time and reply themselves, whether anyone's watching or not? Or perhaps certain people are sensitive to these things so they can see them when others can't. since the doors of speculation are blown up wide here anyway, i might as well throw in my pet "theory" of attributing all sorts of apparitions (ghosts, aliens, what have you...) to being temporary projections from alternate universes. my question here is: should i lay off the weed? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Caspian Hare Posted August 16, 2015 #43 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Haven't some UFO sightings been kind of like that? No sound, and nobody other than the witness seems to notice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vinyl Posted August 17, 2015 #44 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Based on nothing more than thoughts in my own mind: But I'm reminded of the 'good old days' of where we used to record programs off the telly on VHS tape (or going back even earlier, Betamax!) Regardless of the make though, these were magnetic tapes. Now, thinking of the Earth's magnetic field, I wonder if sometimes events (of any nature) somehow get 'recorded' in a similar way (a bit flaky here on what it would be stored on ) and then certain atmospheric conditions cause these events to be replayed. I'm unsure if this is even remotely possible at all, but it's something I've often toyed around with in my mind to explain supposed 'ghost' sightings. Anyway, good to see some great photos of some classic aircraft if nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeek wulfe Posted August 24, 2015 #45 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Martin Caiden, the aviation writer once wrote a book about spooky airplanes and pilots. The writer, now deceased, said that his initial thoughts on the subject were that ghost airplanes, ghostly encounters in disused hangars and weird out-of-time occurances were rubbish. I've forgotten the title but it was a good read despite Caiden's rather earthy and dated writing style. zw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetpumper Posted August 24, 2015 #46 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Haven't some UFO sightings been kind of like that? No sound, and nobody other than the witness seems to notice? Oh, yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolguy Posted August 25, 2015 #47 Share Posted August 25, 2015 The Lancaster is one of my fav planes from world war 2, Very cool it could be a ghost plane any video of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derby_dave Posted June 25, 2017 #48 Share Posted June 25, 2017 please be aware that the Peak District and the Pennines were used by bomber command during the war for practice and teaching. The area was locked down when trialing the bouncing bomb so no planes except the ones to carry this bomb were allowed in the area. I my self have heard of this phantom plane many times and i personally think it is a WW2 bomber either a Lancaster or a Wellington. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted June 25, 2017 #49 Share Posted June 25, 2017 38 minutes ago, derby_dave said: please be aware that the Peak District and the Pennines were used by bomber command during the war for practice and teaching. The area was locked down when trialing the bouncing bomb so no planes except the ones to carry this bomb were allowed in the area. I my self have heard of this phantom plane many times and i personally think it is a WW2 bomber either a Lancaster or a Wellington. I've heard of the phantom bombers on the peak district many times too. I thought I saw something strange planewise once in a little valley just north of Llandovery, it was flying very low through the hills. I think it was a C-130 though. They fly very low and in very hilly terrain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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