What's in my sky today?
Nov 17, 2019, 2:10 pm
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What's in my sky today?
Can anybody tell me how to find out what's flying in my area today?
Several times over the past few days a line of fighter jets has gone over our neighborhood, roughly in groups of 5, and it looks like they are heading for NAS Horsham, which has been closed for a couple years. I haven't seen this many fighters since I used to live in the flight path for NAS Moffett Field, but that's a sound you don't forget.
Currently (Nov. 17, 3:40 pm - 4:10 pm ET) they appear appear to be making repeat passes over the area, in roughly a straight line while in our sight.
Several times over the past few days a line of fighter jets has gone over our neighborhood, roughly in groups of 5, and it looks like they are heading for NAS Horsham, which has been closed for a couple years. I haven't seen this many fighters since I used to live in the flight path for NAS Moffett Field, but that's a sound you don't forget.
Currently (Nov. 17, 3:40 pm - 4:10 pm ET) they appear appear to be making repeat passes over the area, in roughly a straight line while in our sight.
Nov 19, 2019, 12:23 pm
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The prime site for ADSB display is FlightRadar24, but it filters out most military traffic. ADS-B Exchange ? World's largest co-op of unfiltered flight data shows a lot more...
Nov 19, 2019, 7:37 pm
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That's kinda overkill for the situation. I was hoping somebody who tracks what's flying (hobbyist/military fan) might know or have a simple way to find out what those fighters, which I think were F-15's but not sure on that, were doing in this area.
Nov 20, 2019, 6:39 am
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They were practicing for and then conducting a flyover for the Eagles game:
https://patch.com/pennsylvania/horsh...horsham-sunday
https://patch.com/pennsylvania/horsh...horsham-sunday
Nov 22, 2019, 9:22 pm
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And I know military planes when I see them - I lived in the flight path for a Naval Air Station for a decade.
Originally Posted by 84fiero
They were practicing for and then conducting a flyover for the Eagles game:
https://patch.com/pennsylvania/horsh...horsham-sunday
https://patch.com/pennsylvania/horsh...horsham-sunday