PEOPLE have been looking to the skies over Worcestershire this morning to see and hear a loud miltary aircraft fly over.

Residents captured pictures of a RAF Boeing C-17 Globemaster III flying in skies above the city at around 9am. 

The plane is a large military transport aircraft that was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s.

Worcester News: PLANES: An RAF Boeing C-17 Globemaster II was spotted in the skies PLANES: An RAF Boeing C-17 Globemaster II was spotted in the skies (Image: Bill Davison)

Worcester News: PLANE: RAF Boeing C-17 Globemaster III plane in the skiesPLANE: RAF Boeing C-17 Globemaster III plane in the skies (Image: LouiseFord/Bill Davison)

 

The C-17 is known for performing tactical and strategic airlift missions, transporting troops and cargo throughout the world.

Additionally it also carries out medical evacuation and airdrop duties.  

The plane's cruise speed is 515.7mph, and it is designed to airdrop 102 paratroopers and their equipment.

 


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