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AirNav Radar => AirNav Radar Discussion => Topic started by: ukv1290 on November 23, 2009, 01:17:42 AM

Title: GSM419P
Post by: ukv1290 on November 23, 2009, 01:17:42 AM
Hey All,

Just tracking a flight on the network departing out of Gatwick (arround 0100ish) and climed to FL79 now decending into EGVN.

Any idea what the short flight is about?

GSM419P
Sqawk: 4354
Title: Re: GSM419P
Post by: RodBearden on November 23, 2009, 01:42:01 AM
Probably a B767 positioning for the flight to Ascencion - Wideawake Airfield (GSM8510) under contract to the MoD.

EDIT - just watching it leave Brize Norton for Ascencion right now.(G-CEFG - B763)

Rod
Title: Re: GSM419P
Post by: ukv1290 on November 23, 2009, 01:59:02 AM
Ahh yeah just departing now! - Quick turn arround time!

Tom
Title: Re: GSM419P
Post by: Yellowshrek on November 23, 2009, 06:24:55 AM
Rod is right, generally any flight numbers which end in P are positioning and so have no passsengers on board.

Graham
Title: Re: GSM419P
Post by: EK01 on November 23, 2009, 04:48:56 PM
It's a Globespan aircraft. They are regularly involved in troop flights especially at this time of the year when their aircraft aren't used as much on flights to the Med, etc.