Huge RAF aircraft spotted over Solent

It was carrying out low level training

Author: Jo RawlingsPublished 1st Nov 2022
Last updated 1st Nov 2022

Social media has gone crazy about large plane that's been flying over Portsmouth, Gosport and the Isle of Wight.

An RAF Airbus A400M - which is large enough to carry a Chinook - has been carrying out low level training.

It spent several hours circling yesterday (Monday 31 October 2022).

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