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vortex003

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Defender
« 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?
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Re: Defender
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2009, 07:15:40 PM »
Nice capture all the same. Certainly doesn't look like an AAC aircraft.
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Re: Defender
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2009, 07:17:08 PM »
It's ZH004 apparently - and has been wearing that scheme for a while now.
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Re: Defender
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2009, 02:08:08 PM »
Got a better pic today - reg confirmed.
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Re: Defender
« Reply #4 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.
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Re: Defender
« Reply #5 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.
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Re: Defender
« Reply #6 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.
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Re: Defender
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2009, 04:13:37 PM »
yeah, another sad day.
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Re: Defender
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2009, 04:19:30 PM »
Defender ZG995 has been active for a couple of days,and so has Islander ZG844.
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