Flightradar24 Thread Part II

bronn · 15-09-2015 04:03PM

Fight! FIGHT!

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PukkaStukka · 15-09-2015 05:34PM

bronn wrote: »

Fight! FIGHT!

Now FIGHTradar24....?

It's ok, I already have my coat....

CardinalJ · 15-09-2015 06:47PM

maquiladora wrote:

E-6B TACAMO doing circuits over Ireland.

Anyone know what they were up to? Taking in Dublin, cork and Shannon.

pfurey101 · 15-09-2015 07:33PM

CardinalJ wrote: »

Anyone know what they were up to? Taking in Dublin, cork and Shannon.

Public forum :rolleyes:

maquiladora · 15-09-2015 07:37PM

CardinalJ wrote: »

Anyone know what they were up to? Taking in Dublin, cork and Shannon.

Maybe training, maybe supporting some real world operation.

Several E-6 are flying at any given time: some of them are involved in training activities, whereas others may be supporting actual operations, hence it would be extremely difficult to guess something big is about to happen in Syria, unless one or two start circiling over the UK or elsewhere, as a Mercury did while the Navy SEALs killed Bin Laden.

This would be the sign they are about to relay some important orders to the submarines, warships and bombers in the Mediterranean Sea or surrounding areas.

http://theaviationist.com/2013/08/27/e-6-syria/

Edit: Looking at the the fightercontrol forum, this flight was in support of some eastbound B-1 bombers.

Oscar Bravo · 15-09-2015 10:04PM

Brand new Air Canada 787 Dreamliner currently crossing the country west bound. "AC2095"

afatbollix · 16-09-2015 12:30PM

bronn wrote: »

Fight! FIGHT!

Spotted heading out to sea yesterday!

CardinalJ · 16-09-2015 07:55PM

EI3298 in the IRFU livery with the Irish rugby team on board on descent into Cardiff ahead of the RWC

Oscar Bravo · 16-09-2015 08:58PM

N129ME, Gates Lear Jet 24F inbound to Shannon at this time, approaching wexford.

BZ · 17-09-2015 09:09AM

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

N129ME, Gates Lear Jet 24F inbound to Shannon at this time, approaching wexford.

That's the previous registration currently flying under the reg HZ-S3.

kevmcdonnell · 17-09-2015 11:09AM

Any idea of whats going on in bologna. Both aerlingus and ryanair flights diverted

kevmcdonnell · 17-09-2015 11:10AM

Any idea of whats going on in bologna. Both aerlingus and ryanair flights diverted

b757 · 17-09-2015 01:02PM

E6B is back over Ireland.

164405, plotting over Dungarvan now at this time @ FL340.

cameramonkey · 17-09-2015 01:16PM

b757 wrote: »

E6B is back over Ireland.

164405, plotting over Dungarvan now at this time @ FL340.

Is it on flight radar?

cameramonkey · 17-09-2015 01:17PM

b757 wrote: »

E6B is back over Ireland.

164405, plotting over Dungarvan now at this time @ FL340.

talking about last visit newstalk soon. Tom Cloonan.

pfurey101 · 17-09-2015 01:28PM

cameramonkey wrote: »

Is it on flight radar?

FR24 doesn't plot military for obvious reasons - apart from the few that miss their filters.

Oops! · 17-09-2015 04:16PM

Spotted a US airforce C130 on FR at around 2 am heading East bound, whats with all the activity or is it just the norm?

b757 · 17-09-2015 04:19PM

Oops! wrote: »

Spotted a US airforce C130 on FR at around 2 am heading East bound, whats with all the activity or is it just the norm?

Just the norm, 4/5 went over this morning.

arubex · 17-09-2015 04:39PM

b757 wrote: »

E6B is back over Ireland.

164405, plotting over Dungarvan now at this time @ FL340.

I wonder, rhetorically, whether Ireland would tolerate a Russian Maxdome orbiting in such a manner.

If not...

Wise Old Elf · 17-09-2015 07:54PM

Just spotted a 767 Star Air out of shannon heading for Dublin. Anyone know what's the deal there?

JCX BXC · 17-09-2015 07:55PM

Wise Old Elf wrote: »

Just spotted a 767 Star Air out of shannon heading for Dublin. Anyone know what's the deal there?

Cargo plane.
Flys every weekday evening on the SNN-DUB-CGN route. I'm surprised you haven't seen it yet!

Wise Old Elf · 17-09-2015 08:34PM

Carnacalla wrote: »

Cargo plane.
Flys every weekday evening on the SNN-DUB-CGN route. I'm surprised you haven't seen it yet!

Now that you say it, it does ring a bell, cheers!

Chris_5339762 · 17-09-2015 09:59PM

Sounds different from the others too, I've had the window open a few times thinking "what the devil is that" only to discover its the Star Air going overhead.

cml387 · 17-09-2015 10:08PM

The E6B presence is intriguing, and if it is up there one wonders what its doing.

Wikipedia says it is a Looking Glass aircraft.

jimbis · 18-09-2015 12:07AM

pfurey101 wrote: »

Public forum :rolleyes:

cml387 wrote: »

The E6B presence is intriguing, and if it is up there one wonders what its doing.

Wikipedia says it is a Looking Glass aircraft.

What's wrong with discussing on the forum the possible reasons it's in our airspace. Not as if they are trying to keep it a secret themselves that they are here.
Obviously we'll never know for sure but I don't see the harm in discussing it. Purely because as above, I'm really intrigued.

Tenger · 18-09-2015 04:39AM

arubex wrote: »

I wonder, rhetorically, whether Ireland would tolerate a Russian Maxdome orbiting in such a manner.....

No problem whatsoever if it is a pre-planned flight that follows correct ICAO and IAA procedures for overflight of military aircraft.

jimbis wrote: »

What's wrong with discussing on the forum the possible reasons it's in our airspace. Not as if they are trying to keep it a secret themselves that they are here.
Obviously we'll never know for sure but I don't see the harm in discussing it. Purely because as above, I'm really intrigued.

Anything in the public forum is allowed.....however sometimes things are mentioned that are not publicly available....therefore they have to be deleted. Many posters on boards have many, many sources....therefore discretion is always a good choice.

maquiladora · 18-09-2015 11:47AM

USAF C-32, 150th Special Operations Flight, just over the southeast coast now.

A bit about this plane from The Aviationist blog

This is considered a “black” USAF plane as it is operated by the Department of Homeland Security and US Foreign Emergency Support Team (FEST) and it usually appears in the most unusual locations all around the world. Aircraft spotters have been trying to track its movements and they often report this and few other C-32Bs (B757s) of the Air Force Special Operations Command using bogus serial numbers and always changing Hex codes. Don’t you believe it is somehow weird that such elusive aircraft, deploying US teams in response to terrorist attacks or (as someone speculated) to transport prisoners, was transmitting full ADS-B over the US?

TheChizler · 18-09-2015 11:50AM

maquiladora wrote: »

E-6B TACAMO doing circuits over Ireland.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/irish-aviation-authority-confirms-us-military-plane-spent-several-hours-in-irish-airspace-696431.html

It would be nice if they credited their source!

I like the way they put an image of a totally different aircraft with a totally different military function (Boeing E-3 Sentry) in the article.

maquiladora · 18-09-2015 11:54AM

TheChizler wrote: »

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/irish-aviation-authority-confirms-us-military-plane-spent-several-hours-in-irish-airspace-696431.html

It would be nice if they credited their source!

And they use a picture of an E-3 when the plane was an E-6. :rolleyes:
As for the purpose of the flight, it was to provide communication support to some eastbound B-1's.

masit · 18-09-2015 12:33PM

Hi there, been watching flight radar for a few years now but only came across this thread now.

Spotted the Breitling Super Constellation plane just now(12.30pm) passing over Luxembourg. Not able to post a picture of it.

Plus the other day saw an B743 just going around and around for a few hours up over the west coast of Scotland. Seems to have come out of Hamburg. Any info??

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