RAF Typhoon's scrambled yesterday (24/01/11)

Steyr

Hi all,

Been reported on another Forum that two RAF Typhoons were scrambled to intercept and escort an Airliner that had a UK passenger on boards making disturbing threats.


The Airliner was escorted into Stansted, Apparently it happened around 11am and involved an RAF VC-10 as a support tanker, one of the Typhoons maintained a CAP over RAF Marham after the Airliner was safely on the ground at Stansted.

Nothing else coming thru but if I get some info I will post.

Welshman666

I saw this on Skynews:

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Stansted-RAF-Escorts-Plane-Into-Stansted-Airport-And-Passenger-Is-Arrested-After-Threats-Made/Article/201101415909290?lpos=UK_News_News_Your_Way_Region_2&lid=NewsYourWay_ARTICLE_15909290_Stansted:_RAF_Escorts_Plane_Into_Stansted_Airport_And_Passenger_Is_Arrested_After_Threats_Made

interesting

Steyr

From another Source:

"A typhoon is currently on CAP over Marham call sign F4Y46, tanker support up call sign 5DU62 (VC-10) has shut down an engine. Typhoon has been refuelled and has 60mins playtime. Comms on 270.150

Etihad Airways A340 flight call sign ETD19 was the aircraft intercepted."