I am just about speechless. Filming a Royal Air Force Boeing C17 performing low approach and go arounds at my local was not how I expected my afternoon to pan out - what an incredible half hour at Bristol Airport.

The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a four engine military transport aircraft, exactly the opposite to what you would normally see at Bristol. I heard rumours this beast would be arriving at around 11:30 on the morning of 26th May 2020, but that time came and went, and by 14:30 I had just about run out of hope that it would pay us a visit. However, I suddenly noticed one doing circuits at RAF Brize Norton (BZZ/EGVN). With little else to go off and still clinging on to that last bit of hope that one would come, I decided to head up to the airport. While on my way the C17A (ZZ176) had left the circuit at Brize Norton and was heading to BRS! I made it just in the nick of time, just as aircraft flew over the top inbound to the BRI NDB.

From there it continued outbound, making a 180 and flying back overhead, eventually making its way onto the approach. I listened to the radio in anticipation, wondering whether it would be 'cleared to land' or 'cleared low approach and go around', of which the latter was spoken, boy was I excited. Not knowing whether they would only pay us a flying visit and perform one go around, I decided to prioritise a side on shot, filming the first procedure a way up the field. The RAF boys really treated us to an incredible afternoon of action, coming back round for two more low approach and go arounds! For these I moved down the field, positioning myself right underneath the approach path. Words can't describe just how awesome the experience was, being right underneath a 128 tonne aircraft as full power is set, almost blowing me away! I hope the video does some justice to what it was like being there.

Another thing to note beside the unbelievable sound and sight of these manoeuvres was the turns on short final, now I am unsure whether these were genuine approach path corrections, or whether the crew were just entertaining us? The turns seem too erratic to be corrections considering the aircraft seemed on the correct approach path already and the winds were calm.

This video was filmed at Bristol Airport on the 26th May 2020.