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Military Aviation => Modern Military Aircraft => Topic started by: vortex003 on January 15, 2009, 05:37:32 PM

Title: Defender
Post by: vortex003 on January 15, 2009, 05:37:32 PM

Caught this Defender this evening but it was nearly dark so apologies for pic quality.
Callsign 'AAC080'.Heading for the paint shop soon i presume?
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/43C2BA.jpg)

Title: Re: Defender
Post by: casper on January 15, 2009, 07:15:40 PM

Nice capture all the same. Certainly doesn't look like an AAC aircraft.

Title: Re: Defender
Post by: vortex003 on January 15, 2009, 07:17:08 PM

It's ZH004 apparently - and has been wearing that scheme for a while now.

Title: Re: Defender
Post by: vortex003 on January 16, 2009, 02:08:08 PM

Got a better pic today - reg confirmed.
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/ZH004_2a_160109.jpg)

Title: Re: Defender
Post by: String on January 16, 2009, 03:39:42 PM

I always wondered what that plane was that was flying over coleraine a while ago, now i know it was a defender it was grey/blue in colour if it flys over again i will try to photograph it.

Title: Re: Defender
Post by: String on March 11, 2009, 04:06:08 PM

Does anyone know if there was one flying around yesterday around 10:30am i thought i saw one when i was on my way to belfast.

Title: Re: Defender
Post by: casper on March 11, 2009, 04:10:31 PM

Could well have been. Yesterday one was flying over Lurgan, obviously doing some surveillance after the murder in Craigavon the other night.

Title: Re: Defender
Post by: String on March 11, 2009, 04:13:37 PM

yeah, another sad day.

Title: Re: Defender
Post by: vortex003 on March 11, 2009, 04:19:30 PM

Defender ZG995 has been active for a couple of days,and so has Islander ZG844.