Hey everyone,

Last week was driving out of Vienna into Dunn Loring/Merrifield, and saw the weirdest plane. It was flying slowly and low to the ground. It was a weird color (kind of a green/blue), with no markings. It looked like it was an older plane, and it had a round thing on top. This was last week, two different times during the day, on two different days.

I had assumed that this plane was doing the Moth spray for the Fairfax County. But when I called them yesterday to ask when they were going to spray, they told me they used a helicopter to do it.

So, now I ask you all -- what the heck was that plane? And did anyone else see it?

It's an NSA spy plane.

Yeah, I was waiting for that.

BTW, I had someone else in the car with me, and we both said, "What the heck is that?"

Was it an E-2 Hawkeye?

Sounds like aerial photography

Did it look like this aircraft? If so, it was a Navy aircraft called an E2 Hawkeye.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-2_Hawkeye
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I actually moved to Virginia Beach - right next to the Master Jet Base - Naval Air Station Oceana. I see those things flying around all the time.

I dont think I have ever seen them in FFX, but whatever.

Mystery solved. That was the plane, but we didn't see any miltary markings. Now just wondering what they were doing.

spying on u, wonkababe

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> Mystery solved. That was the plane, but we didn't
> see any miltary markings. Now just wondering what
> they were doing.

nice sighting - don't see many of them around here

pope-related perhaps?


or maybe just ffx pd going up market - the signs do say speed checked by aircraft ;)

they're also popular for detonating IEDs and opening garage doors

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So what prize do I get for guessing right first?

When I was stationed in Japan I saw them daily. Driving literally through the flightline to get to work was sort of a cool experience. The JASDF (Japan's 'Air Force') used all-white ones with the single red dot on the fuselage.

As for no markings, I would guess NSA, or some other agency. DEA is a good guess too.

Vatican Swiss Guard advance security team.

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Maybe it is not all that unusual, but there was a V-22 Osprey flying around the Pentagon and up the Potomac past Georgetown on Friday afternoon. I had never seen one in the air and it looked pretty cool...it was in 'vertical lift' mode.

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Good work Meep, I was waiting for someone to pull the cut. Thats why I never use real pictures or real personal info online.

I actually saw a B-17 bomber flying overhead the other day while driving north on Kings Highway late in the afternoon. It looked like it was leading a formation of two fighter planes, but I couldn't make them out at that distance. I actually pulled onto a side street and got out to make sure. Must be doing an airshow circuit.

They dedicated the new Air Force memorial and had multiple fly overs. Including a WW-II B17 with fighter escort.