A V-22 Osprey was spotted flying over Cornwall today, drawing attention from locals and aviation enthusiasts alike.
Cornwall: Today, locals spotted a unique military aircraft flying overhead. The V-22 Osprey took off from RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk. It flew across southern England and reached western Cornwall by noon.
Aviation fans tracked its journey on FlightRadar. They noted the Osprey made several loops above St Just and Lamorna between noon and 12:30 PM. After that, it turned back toward Devon and returned to its base in Sussex.
The V-22 Osprey is a military transport aircraft used by the US Air Force. It was developed by Boeing and cost billions to create. This aircraft can take off and land like a helicopter but flies like a plane.
It’s powered by Rolls-Royce engines and is classified as a powered lift aircraft. Each Osprey costs tens of millions of dollars to produce. A resident in St Just even filmed it flying by and wondered what it was doing there.
The reason for the Osprey’s visit to Cornwall remains unclear. Interestingly, FlightRadar also showed two British Royal Navy helicopters operating along the Cornish coast today.
