Flight Radar 24

[Arrods]

Just noticed a drone flying over the Channel between Folkestone and Calais. What’s that all about?

[waterboatman]

Good question!

[Arrods]

Hope someone can answer it Boaty. It’s flying backwards and forwards halfway across the Channel. Hope it’s not armed!

[aelmpvw]

looking for boats out there full of desperate people?

[emmie]

that is probably it, looking for those who are crossing the channel is these dingies.

[emmie]

in these ....

[Arrods]

Google ‘confirms’ it is a drone flying out of Lydd Airport. Possibly looking for illegal activity, but otherwise pretty secretive.

[DTCwordfan]

watch out, Arrods, it may be armed.....

[Theland]

Yes, armed with, Welcome To Britain signs.

[Hopkirk]

I don't think it is any secret that the Border Force is using a fixed wing drone, G-TEKV, to patrol the channel looking for migrant boats. It is based at Lydd airfield.

[Hopkirk]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-50673241

[Arrods]

When I first saw its tracking, it looked like an 'Etch-a-sketch' trying to fill in the Channel.

[Gromit]

One of the invaders ordered a curry from the Guljar Tandoori, on Lydd High Street, via the ‘Just Eat’ app.

[Hopkirk]

If you watch Flightradar24, you will also see a flight coming out of Liverpool flying backwards and forwards over parts of the mainland. I think it is doing aerial photography for someone like Google.

[Gromit]

It’s not migrants they’re after, they checking Farage has broken lockdown AGAIN.

[Gromit]

// a flight coming out of Liverpool flying backwards and forwards over parts of the mainland. //

That’s Merseyside Police making sure no one is sunbathing on Southport beach.

[198kHz]

It's looking out for Cummings and goings.

[Bazile]

Have you lot got the basic Flightradar or an enhanced version ?

[Hopkirk]

I use the free app on my phone.

[zebo]

A lot of etch-a-sketch activity in the south east today.

[jno]

flying backwards out of Liverpool sounds exciting.