Interesting Aircraft

[viking9]

I've just had a US registered helicopter on London Mil and on PlanePlotter. It was an Augusta A119 Koala, modeS A04E7C, reg N119JT. Two sharers were showing him, one in Essex and one in Suffolk at 400 ft. He didn't show up on my RB.

Anyone got him before or have any idea why this aircraft, registered to Skyrunner Aviation of Wilmington DE, USA is swanning around the Suffolk countyside on a Sunday?

Tom

[Keith L]

Hi Tom,

The usual legal device which permits a foreigner to own a N reg aircraft is to register a trust in Delaware which legally owns the aircraft.  In this case I believe the Augusta is based at Binham near Fakenham.

Cheers

Keith

[viking9]

Keith,

Many thanks for that very useful piece of information.

Tom

[jgrloit]

New one - also an error somewhere.
3B77FB - showing flight ID of CTM1011 Heading for Edinburgh - at present -
Airnav servers show as South African Buccaneer
Airframes details as a French Air Force A310.

[pcochrane12]

the photo however is not a south african bucc but an s2 cant see if its an a b or cbird but def not southafrican

[RodBearden]

The US Navy E6s are up and about at the moment - 4 at once, and all of them over the USA, three of them around Pax River.

Rod

[Canonjohns40D]

New one for me both Aircraft and owner /operator. 4CC1BC TF-NPA Icejet Avcraft 328-310.

John

[lambertw]

Just had one E6 over Iraq,but just lost it.

[viking9]

The US Navy E6s are up and about at the moment - 4 at once, and all of them over the USA, three of them around Pax River.

Rod

Rod,

29CBB8 164409 departed Mildenhall this morning, so he must have just got back home when you recorded him.

Tom

[RodBearden]

Yes - he flew within 5 miles of me, FL280, at 12.30 this afternoon - it baffles me that military assets that important broadcast their position. Still, mustn't grumble!

Rod

[Canonjohns40D]

498426 CEF05a Czech republic Air Force  canadair CL600 near RAF Valley in Wales a short while ago

[Fenris]

Yes - he flew within 5 miles of me, FL280, at 12.30 this afternoon - it baffles me that military assets that important broadcast their position. Still, mustn't grumble!

Rod

An operating E6 radiates a lot of radar energy, so I can't imagine the opposition find one hard to locate!

That's military opposition BTW.

[Spaice]

Just picked up one of the new Sentinel R1 aircraft  to the north of London ZJ692 Callsiggn Astor 3 Mode S 43C09D, also ZE705 L1011 Flight ISF37MU and Hawker 900XP M-ONAV

[Keith L]

Not especially interesting, perhaps, but a new one.  G-EZFC 405F0B c/n 3808 Easyjet A319-111.  Delivered yesterday and seen operating the EZY2163 LTN-AMS this afternoon.

Also, routing Finkenwerder - Keflavik (delivery flight?), N790MX AAB92E c/n 3790 Mexicana A319-111.

[viking9]

On my box now,  mode S 478120 Portuguese CASA C-295 s/n 041 @FL330 squawking 6232. Except it isn't. It's a Falcon 20 ECM of the Royal Norwegian Airforce.