Interesting Aircraft

KevinB · May 21, 2011, 11:09:22 AM

Picked this one up yesterday. Anyone got a serial & type for it? Thanks.

* AE2FA1 2011/05/20 08:17:01

chewycanes · May 21, 2011, 11:38:41 AM

Hi
Done a search of usual sites. Some believe its a C17 but not confirmed and no serial.

Where abouts did you detect it and what was the msg count ?

AE2FA5 was detected on the 20th at 8.50am so it may have been a corruption of this.

Brian

ACW367 · May 21, 2011, 11:40:49 AM

It's a US Mil code. another possibility as it has also been picked up in California before it may be USN and part of the CVN-77 Air Group. Either way it remains unidentified.

KevinB · May 21, 2011, 12:04:44 PM

The message count was 6. Start Time 08:17:01 End Time 08:20:51 Start Altitude 34000 End Altitude 6400. A pretty rapid descent! I am down near Portsmouth so maybe something to do with Carrier. I picked up AE2FA5 at 08:01 with a message count of 257 between 08:01 and 08:25 with a constant altitude of 34000 also.

Runway 31 · May 21, 2011, 12:15:17 PM

I would suggest its a US Mil tactical code and as such will remain unidentified.

Alan

chewycanes · May 21, 2011, 12:35:05 PM

Hi

Sounds like it may be something to do with the Saxon Warrior exercise. Will be interesting to see if he pops up again or should i say drops in again.

Brian

Squad 701 · May 23, 2011, 09:57:23 AM

Airforce One (82-8000) Boeing 747 into Dublin EIDW @ 09.30

Squad 701 · May 23, 2011, 10:07:39 AM

S91 98-0001 Boeing C-32a (757) follow up aircraft to Airforce One (AF1) arrives into Dublin EIDW 10.20

RodBearden · May 23, 2011, 08:50:42 PM

Shame Mr President uses an Air France ID!

On his way from Dublin to London.

Rod

Pinza · May 23, 2011, 09:09:08 PM

Ha Rod - just picked that up over the Midlands and was about to make the same comment about Air France 1 - you just beat me to it! Nice to log it though.

Chris

Pinza · May 23, 2011, 09:12:59 PM

Guess this is some support flight to Air Force One?

Doh - just read this thread for today and see Squad 701 has already confirmed that!

ACW367 · May 23, 2011, 10:19:22 PM

The C-32 SAM 91 is carrying the rather extensive press corp for the trip

ACW367 · May 23, 2011, 10:23:11 PM

Crossing the UK now heading for Ireland and maybe beyond is N181LF (ex A9C-BAY of Bahrain Air) being reposessed by the lessor. It is still miscoding its old Bahraini code.

orkney · June 04, 2011, 11:14:02 AM

Hello

There must be a meeting of gyros today somewhere in the north of Scotland today (probably Wick).

Andrew

Runway 31 · June 04, 2011, 12:42:32 PM

I think they were in Inverness yesterday and were then heading for Oban

Alan

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