Mystery beastie

[Squeakers]

Hi I really could do with some help identifying what i saw in my garden. It was late evening around 9ish and a huge what i thought was a moth flew by me. Due to it being dusk i couldnt make out its colour only its shape. It had 2 sets of wings, both similar but the back ones were ever so slightly smaller and it kind of fluttered by. Its body was about 2-2 and a half inchs long its wings were bigger again only slightly.
I trotted off indoors and came out next morning and on the pavement was a huge squashed thing, looking very much like what i saw. Its wings though were translucent and veiny, and its body was red and black striped, unfortunately it looked like it had been run over and as it was raining i couldnt get a pic. Is it a hornet? we live fairly close to the docks and i wondered if it came from abroad?
If I had known how it had looked the previous night i dont think i would have spent so long near it,lol.
Have looked on the net and cant find anything resembling it, any ideas?

[Jason Green]

Evening Squeekers, and welcome to WAB!

Can you still get a photo - even a squashed-thing may still yield something identifiable/significant

A drawing would be helpful if uploaded.

Take care,

Jason

[Squeakers]

Hi Jason, thanx for the welcome, what a great site.
Unfortunately the insect has been washed away. But further identifiable features is that its wings were clear but crisscrossed with veins and its body was hairy. Not fuzzy like a bumble bee, but more like rough hairs. I will draw a pic and upload it but bear with me as im technologically impaired lol.
Take care
Squeaks
xxx