Dozens of ECHO readers have contacted us about a large military-style plane seen circling over Liverpool.
One expert witness claimed the plane looks a Boeing C-17 Globemaster which were used to ferry American troops in the 1980s.
It was seen flying over the city this afternoon.
A member of the public, who asked not be named, sent a photograph of the plane into the ECHO.
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A spokesman for John Lennon Airport said to the ECHO that a RAF C-17 from RAF Brize Norton used the airport for crew training purposes this afternoon.
The C-17 us a long range, heavy-lift strategic aircraft that can be used for combat, peacekeeping or humanitarian missions all over the world.
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The plane can carry loads of up to to 45,000 kg over 8,000 km, and fly at altitudes over 35,000 ft.
The C-17 has been seen above Merseyside in the past.
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According to the RAF website, C-17 is capable of rapid, strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo from Chinook helicopters to military vehicles and other heavy items of specialist kit.
