An interesting C-32 passing OTT Wicklow this morning

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And it's full ADS-B!

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

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

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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

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Hmm.   Snowden?

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Hmm.   Snowden?

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


Update 10:10 landed at Aviano.


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

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

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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.