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Squawk 7700 by COBRA2

  • 04-06-2014 1:18pm
    #1
    100gSoma
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    Squawk 7700 at 1330 UTC today. Anyone know what aircraft uses the callsign COBRA2?
    couldn't find anything illuminating on google. perhaps a german luftwaffe tactical aircraft.


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  • #2
    ppitm1
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    It's an F-16. Possibly out of Nevada.


  • #3
    arubex
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    100gSoma wrote: »
    Squawk 7700 at 1330 UTC today. Anyone know what aircraft uses the callsign COBRA2?

    Depends on where it was. RC-135s in transit use COBRA or SNOOP callsigns, depending upon type. They pass over Ireland with some frequency.

    If it was deeper in Continential Europe then it could have been a tactical callsign.


  • #4
    100gSoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,287 ✭✭✭100gSoma


    arubex wrote: »
    Depends on where it was. RC-135s in transit use COBRA or SNOOP callsigns, depending upon type. They pass over Ireland with some frequency.

    If it was deeper in Continential Europe then it could have been a tactical callsign.

    Yeah, I think this is more likely than an F-16. When I clicked the details (flightradar pro app) the squawk was gone after 10 minutes so no idea on location.


  • #5
    ppitm1
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    100gSoma wrote: »
    Yeah, I think this is more likely than an F-16. When I clicked the details (flightradar pro app) the squawk was gone after 10 minutes so no idea on location.

    Reports suggest a harrier crash landed into several homes around the time of the squawk


  • #6
    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 10,005 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    ppitm1 wrote: »
    Reports suggest a harrier crash landed into several homes around the time of the squawk

    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27709387

    "A US military jet has crashed into homes in the California desert, about 90 miles (144km) east of San Diego."


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