Piaggio Avanti P180

[philthehill]

Whilst in the Milton Keynes area on Tuesday lunchtime I saw the strangest of aircraft pass overhead. Doing a search on the web it appears to have been a Piaggio Avanti P180 11. I have never seen one before and it seems to be a bit of a rarity in the UK. For propulsion it has two turbo prop engines with pusher propellers and in addition to the main wings it has two small wings/planes on the front like a Euro Fighter. Did anyone else see it pass overhead? It was quite low and easily seen.

[JOWETTJAVELIN]

No, but I did see a Lancaster bomber fly over me today.

[philthehill]

Just had four War Birds fly over the house in loose formation. Got the binoculars out and they had the same shape as a Curtis P40 Kittyhawk with the landing gear down but difficult to confirm exactly what they were.
I am fortunate to live under a route taken by many old aircraft going too and from air shows.
The Hurricane passed over on its way to the Bournemouth Air show and the Lancaster passed overhead a few days earlier on its way back home.
My greatest memory relating to old aircraft is seeing a Spitfire and a ME109 which circled twelve times over the house awaiting to be called into Middle Wallop Airshow with the Spitfire just behind the ME109 as if to say I could shoot you down anytime I want to. It was tea time and I refused to partake of tea whilst these two plane were overhead. The same ME109 a few months later crashed killing the pilot. I am not aware of a ME109 now flying.
See http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/displayinfo/ and follow the news link to give anticipated times for the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight aircraft passing overhead on their way to and from air shows/displays etc.

[margriff]

Had a Dakota fly over at Lytham St Annes War weekend a few weeks ago. Breath taking