I don't know if I was seeing things but I was in the Denbigh area and I look up and see what I thought was a Eurofighter Typhoon. It just cought my attention because it was flying low and It wasn't an American Fighter Jet. My dad told me theirs a Saab jet thats based at NN but both times I saw this I could point out the what I call the whiskers on the side of the cockpit.

 

Nah, thats from a squadron that was visiting Oceana last week, not sure if they are french, but I think so...

 

I did see RAF Eurofighters and a few Tornadoes @ Langley a month or so back, so maybe?

 

word, what was weird was it was in the flight path that lands at NN/WBurg but 10-15 minutes later i still saw it in the air. My Grandpa is a retired Army pilot and he said it was NATO but I have no idea where he got his information from and I can't find anything about it.

 

Last time I was in the NN/York Co area (last monday) I saw about 3 aircraft that resembled the pictured aircraft flying East while I was on 17south. I see them somewhat often when I go to that side of the water and have often wondered whats the story behind them as well.

Where's the Langley people who can fill us in?

 

I have never seen any Nato aircraft other than the NATO OTAN AWACS....

 

What you prolly saw were KFIR's a company thats called ATAC out in Newport News has them.. Maybe??

The KFIR is an Israeli jet that is a modified Mirage 5. Looks alot like that Eurofighter you posted.

As for ATAC. They are a civilian company that provides Adversary support to the armed services. http://www.atacusa.com/

 

I just asked my buddy. He said he will scout the flightline tomorrow, but he hasnt seen it.

 

If I recall correctly the military including the Presidents planes practice using that airport for touch and go routines because it is the longest strip in the area.

 

I just looked at Google Earth to get an idea where I was compared to surrounding airports etc... and I didn't know that the Newports News airport runway was that close to 17. Anyway zoomed into the airport and found this, I can't speak for the op, but Im now ceartain this is what I see flying when I venture to the peninsula.