A giant RAF transport plane has been flying over Leeds today
The RAF's Boeing C17 Globemaster transport aircraft was in the area to complete training manoeuvres.
There is now a live webcam stream of flights at Leeds Bradford AirportThe behemoth of the skies is 174ft in length, 55ft high and has a wingspan of 169ft.
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Hide AdIt's not the first time a C17 has visited Leeds Bradford, which is frequently used for military training.
In August 2017, an RAF-owned C17 practised landings and take-offs from the runway.And in summer 2018, a model operated by the Canadian Air Force attracted huge crowds during a week of military exercises.
The RAF now have eight C17s, which are used to transport troops and cargo and perform airlifts, airdrops and medical evacuations. In 2015 a C17 was sent to evacuate British victims of the Sousse terror attack from Tunisia, as they are large enough to be used as an airborne hospital.
All photos by Andrew Easby. Andrew now operates a live webcam stream of plane movements at Leeds Bradford via his Youtube channel, which can be viewed here.