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Military Aviation => Modern Military Aircraft => Topic started by: smudge on June 24, 2013, 05:24:12 AM

Title: An interesting C-32 passing OTT Wicklow this morning
Post by: smudge on June 24, 2013, 05:24:12 AM

And it's full ADS-B!

http://fr24.com/JINGO90 (http://fr24.com/JINGO90)

99-6143 is one of a pair of white-painted C-32Bs believed to be associated with the Foreign Emergency Support Team, though the actual airframe identities are unknown.

http://planepictures.net/netshow.php?id=884182 (http://planepictures.net/netshow.php?id=884182)

What is particularly interesting about this variant of C-32 (other than the Rolls engines! ) is its IFR capability.

http://airrefuelingarchive.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/img00466.jpg (http://airrefuelingarchive.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/img00466.jpg)

Title: Re: An interesting C-32 passing OTT Wicklow this morning
Post by: smudge on June 24, 2013, 07:43:12 AM

Morning!  Certainly an enigmatic a/c.

One mystery is that 09-0001 and 99-6143 have different dorsal antenna arrangements.  And the latter has an ice detection probe.

Someone even claims to have recorded them both airborne at the same time but didn't note their broadcast hex :(

Title: Re: An interesting C-32 passing OTT Wicklow this morning
Post by: Sneaky_Nikon on June 24, 2013, 08:46:14 AM

Hmm.   Snowden?

Title: Re: An interesting C-32 passing OTT Wicklow this morning
Post by: smudge on June 24, 2013, 09:44:48 AM

Quote from: Sneaky_Nikon on June 24, 2013, 08:46:14 AM

Hmm.   Snowden?

Very interestingly took the long way around to avoid Swiss airspace...


Update 10:10 landed at Aviano.


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Title: Re: An interesting C-32 passing OTT Wicklow this morning
Post by: smudge on June 24, 2013, 12:57:04 PM

I think Sneaky_Nikon is on to something.  Note what has been removed from this list.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/99-6143 (http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/99-6143)

Title: Re: An interesting C-32 passing OTT Wicklow this morning
Post by: smudge on July 03, 2013, 12:27:11 PM

Our low-profile friend departed Aviano on Friday 28th Thursday 27th heading back Stateside via Stuttgart, again avoiding Swiss airspace.

Interestingly his arrival flight and 'Swiss dodge' on the 24th remains elided on FR24.