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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Army Air Corps AS365 ZJ785 low level past Wiseman's Bridge, Pembrokeshire, Wales yesterday morning

Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Standing on the deck of a cruise ship in Southampton dock and was fortunate to catch N685GD, a rather smart Gulfstream GVII-G600, taking off from Southampton Eastleigh airport a few miles away on its way to Milan #aviation #aircraft #avgeeks

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Condor sent their last Boeing 757 to St Athan for scrapping a couple of weeks ago. Here it is passing over Cardiff Bay on approach to DGX in some beautiful weather #aviation #aircraft #avgeeks

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

A visit to CWL/EGFF this morning to see a pretty rare type - globally only 32 active frames - ADAC Dornier 328 Jet D-BADC. Fantastic sight and sound and well worth the visit and now the third 328 Jet frame I've seen.

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

A little distant but managed a half decent shot of RCH1816 C5M 86-0012 at FL350 just to the south of Cardiff

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Emirates B777 A6-EQE overhead Cardiff at FL350 MIA-DXB around midday today

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Possibly a bit tight for me, personally usually like giving the subject a bit of room to move into the frame

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

KlasJet B737 LY-CHF overhead my house at 3500' on approach to CWL earlier this afternoon #avgeeks #planespotting #aviation

Twin engined jet against clear blue sky. The jet has a two-tone blue paint scheme on the fuselage and engines - a dark blue and greyish blue) and the wings are white

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

RAF A400 ZM420 TRUSK62 catching the rising sun as it returned to BZZ overhead Cardiff at FL100 early this morning. It had been carrying out beach landings at Pembrey overnight

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Don't often see RAF Typhoons overhead Cardiff, so nice to get XK364 RIGID011 and ZJ949 RIGID012 heading south on exercise this morning at FL350

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Don't know but none of the big US airlines has the reg on the underside of the wing

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

NetJet's Global 6000 N164QS descending through FL220 overhead Cardiff TEB-NHT and catching the rays of the setting sun #planespotting #aviation #avgeek

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

No, 150-600mm, the aircraft was at 3000', almost had to zoom out as it passed overhead

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Absolutely, delighted if you did

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Yeah, guessed you were going to have to hold over here as you were so early. Any time here or quick taxi to LHR for the flight home?

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Welcome to Wales @stevenomadic.bsky.social must have had a great view as you came in this morning. Any particular reason for the little twizzle at 19000' over Abbeville? A few shots of you turning on to final approach to DGX overhead Cardiff Bay

A twin-engined jet banking against clear blue sky

A twin-engined jet directly overhead the photographer at low level against blue sky

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Got to go all the way back to August 2019 when I last saw an Etihad A380 overhead Cardiff Bay. Thank goodness it was early morning, the air was reasonably clear: A6-APG AUH-JFK FL340 #aviation #planespotting #avgeek

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

G650ER M-BIZZ looking rather gorgeous against the blue sky overhead my house at 7500' on its approach to CWL from DUB this morning

A sleek business jet against clear blue skies

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

RAF A400M ZM405 returned late afternoon for another couple of approaches at DGX. I missed the first but it lines up nicely 2nd time around heading towards the setting sun #aviation #aviationphotography #militaryaviation

A grey military transport aircraft against blue sky, it has 4 turboprop engines, the photographer has blurred the propellors so the discs catch the late afternoon sun

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

It flew over my house yesterday a couple of times when it was in low cloud, so lovely to catch RAF A400M ZM405 'PALMTREE 46' overhead my house in blue sky today at about 3000' BZZ-DGX on a training flight #aviation #aviationphotography

A grey military transport plane with 4 turboprop engines flies over the photographer against some lovely blue sky

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Definitely not Least but could be Semipalmated, though think the bill is too long for Semi

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

It's a Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) isn't it? Least have yellowish legs

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

A slightly incongruous visitor to Cardiff airport (arrived on the 7th) here departing for PMI on the next leg of its delivery flight to Indonesia! #aviation #aviationphotography #planespotting

A white twin-engined turboprop airplane with high wings and floats for landing on water sits on the ground at Cardiff airport. Engines are started and a slow shutter speed has rendered the propellors as transparent discs

A white twin-engined turboprop airplane with high wings and floats for landing on water sits on the ground at Cardiff airport.

A white twin-engined turboprop airplane with high wings and floats for landing is just getting into the air on takeoff

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

And there we are Jet2's last B757 overhead my house at 4000' on its final flight MAN-DGX just after midday. Shame about the grey skies but thought I was going to miss out as the wind's from east

A grey twin-engined passenger jet against grey skies, set off by red engine cowls and a red tail

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

My mistake there were still 2 to come after G-LSAE's flight into DGX last week. Today G-LSAK bade farewell with its final flight from MAN-DGX, caught here at 4000' overhead Cardiff Bay just lining up for final approach. G-LSAI should follow mid-week

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

A few times a year my house happens to be in just the right place to catch aircraft coming into Cardiff Airport from North America. This afternoon it was the rather lovely Gulfstream G650ER N2425J #aviation #aviationphotography #planespotting #bizjet

A twin-engined business jet overhead against blue sky, the underside is a very dark blue with the word Culchie written along the fuselage

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Another 757 bites the dust, Jet2's G-LSAE on its final flight MAN-DGX, passing over Cardiff Bay at 3000'. G-LSAE and G-LSAI were the last ones in commercial passenger service in the UK. The latter should come into DGX over the next few days. #aviation #aviationphotography #planespotting

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Taken about 20 minutes after sunset this evening at iso3200, the aircraft was still catching a bit of sun which seems to have resulted in some weird colours on it. Lockheed C5M 85-0003 RCH4025 overhead my house at FL370 #aviationphotography #aviation #planespotting

A 4-engined USAF transport jet overhead with 4 contrails.

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

This is @stevenomadic.bsky.social overhead my house at about 3000' on approach to DGX. Rubbish photo by my standards but it was dark and iso 16000 only gave me 1/30 shutter speed, not ideal when handholding a 600mm lens

A twin-engined passenger jet overhead with undercarriage down and landing lights on

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

In view of the Canadian CF18 team not displaying for the forseeable here are a couple of shots from RIAT - 1st in 2018 then 2024 #aviationphotography #aviation #airshows #planespotting

a CF18 - a Canadian Air force fighter - takes off at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in England. It is in special livery of dark blue and white with lightning bolts painted across the fuselage

Another CF18 again at RAF Fairford. This time pulling a tight turn with the afterburners lit. Jet is heading away from the photographer so you are looking down the tail pipes

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Thanks, ex-Virgin Atlantic G-VWEB, they didn't bother changing anything

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Some lovely evening light catching European Cargo's A340-600 G-ECLN URC-CWL, over my house at 7000' today #aviationphotography #planespotting #aviation

An A340 - a four-engined jet passes low over the photographer. The white fuselage, red engine covers and red tail contrasting against a bright blue sky

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Chees Jeff, I use a Nikon Z8 and 180-600mm lens. As it happens this one didn't need much editing but for most shots it's the editing that makes them crisp and clear

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Not as rare as the Asiana cargo B747 I photographed yesterday but always good getting a view this clear of an A380 going overhead. On this occasion Emirates' A6-EVN IAH-DXB FL370 this morning #aviation #planespotting #aviationphotography

An Emirates Airlines A380 4-engined super-jumbo jet shining bright white against a blue sky with 4 white contrails streaming behind the engines

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Had a look at @flightradar24.com, despite it being cloudy, and there was Asiana Cargo B747 HL7413 just west of Cardiff JFK-BRU at FL330. Couldn't believe it when I glanced outside and there was actually a break in the cloud overhead! #aviationphotography #aviation #planespotting #avgeek

A Boeing 747 jet overhead against blue sky leaving 4 white contrails from its engines

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

I like the challenge of trying to get a full disc on occasion on 1/60th, difficult for panning but okay for slow moving or stationary

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Gets tricky with prop aircraft as they're not moving as quickly as jets! This one was 1/80th

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Here's USMC MC-130J 169225 departing as RANGER81 delivering ejector seats for servicing to Cambridge, UK back in 2023 (on the same day as the USAF HC-130J) #photography #militaryaviation #aviation

USMC MC-130J, a 4-engined turboprop transport aircraft, taking off

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Since Global Trek Aviation set up an FBO at Cardiff Airport in 2019 we've had a good number of US military aircraft stopping over on their flights to and from the US - which has obviously been great. Here's HC-130J 16-5873 departing as KING73 back in 2023 #photography #militaryaviation #avgeeks

USAF C-130, a 4-engined turboprop transport, taking off from Cardiff airport. The front wheel has just lifted off the ground

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Get a load of stuff on approach to LHR at about FL280 but there's only so many Virgin, United, BA Delta etc you can look at. Used to see Concorde over here too, fantastic sight. Still get some other stuff overhead and quite a few bizjets so it's not all bad

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Had a spell of a few years where, after some changes to routing C17s and C5s were regular overhead Cardiff. Sadly, a couple of years ago the routings changed again and now they've gone back to being rarities 😒Here's a C5 69-0024 overhead Cardiff at FL370 back in 2023

A USAF Lockheed C5 transport overhead against a blue sky with four white contrails from its engines

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

KC135 returning to RAF Mildenhall after a mission back in February. Complete with basket refuelling pods on the outer wing #militaryaviation #aviation #tankerTuesday #aviationphotography

USAF KC135 tanker about to land back at RAF Mildenhall, UK after a mission back in February 2024

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

How long was G-BYGC's flight from CWL-DGX back in 2020?

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I think the noise and excitement of an F15 departure at Lakenheath is amplified when it's at dusk #aviationphotography #planespotters #planespotting

An F15 Eagle - a military fighter - taking off at dusk with the flames from the afterburners trailing behind

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Stripey Condor A339 D-ANRH at FL390 over Cardiff YHZ-FRA recently. Along with ITA one of the most distinctive airline liveries out there at the moment #planespotting #aviation #aviationphotos

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

ITA Airways A339 EI-TYD overhead Cardiff at FL410 JFK-FCO, this one from back in September as I've run out of recent OTT shots. Love the livery on these

ITA Airways A330-900 overhead Cardiff at 41000' with a lovely blue fuselage contrasting with white wings against a blue sky

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Turkish Airlines B789 TC-LLJ overhead Cardiff at FL360 IST-IAH a few days ago #planespotting #aviation #aviationphotography

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Peter Howlett @cardiffott.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

BA A380 G-XLEH at FL270 overhead Cardiff MIA-LHR a few days ago #planespotting #aviation #aviationphotography

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