An American military aircraft has been spotted flying over Southampton.

A US Military CV-22B Osprey was photographed flying in the skies over Southampton on Monday.

According to aircraft tracker site ADS-B Exchange, the aircraft circled Marchwood Military Port and then Fordingbridge, before making its way over Bath and then flying towards Norfolk.

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The military helicopter is a multi-use tiltrotor military transport and cargo aircraft – that has both vertical take-off and landing capabilities – and is used primarily to transport combat troops.

First manufactured in 1988, the V-22 is operated by both the United States and Japan.

The Osprey is the world’s first production tiltrotor aircraft, meaning it generates lift and propulsion from its rotating shafts on the end of each wing.