A huge military plane was spotted flying low over the River Mersey.
The aircraft, which is believed to be the C-130J Hercules, was spotted flying over Merseyside skies on Thursday. Janet Tompkins managed to capture an amazing video of the plane flying over the River Mersey from where she was standing at Seacombe Promenade.
The video shows the RAF aircraft flying low over the water and it appears to move quite slowly. According to the RAF statement, the C-130J Hercules "is highly flexible", with the ability to airdrop a variety of stores and paratroopers, and operate from natural surface landing zones.
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To perform these missions the RAF said "it is vital that Hercules crews are highly skilled in low-level flying." According to some people who followed the plane on an app it appears the aircraft flew from Scotland, passed of Liverpool Airport, North Wales and back to base at Brize Norton in West Oxfordshire
Many other people also spotted the plane. One person said: "It flew really slow." Another added: "That flew over low earlier." A third person also said: "Flew over my bungalow in Abergele."
It unclear why the plane was here in Merseyside or what it was doing. The Royal Air Force has been contacted for comment. For the latest news and breaking news visit liverpoolecho.co.uk/news Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you.
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