Interesting Military Aircraft

[Canonjohns40D]

Hi on the box now C2AF27 Canadian Airforce C-130E 130325 ht 5900 sqwk 7743 Eastbound to UK?

John

[Squad 701]

RCH498 C17a heading east to Rolex, just ahead of RJA 264.

[Jollygreen]

Re Israeli Air Force B707 '264'. Came over Chelmsford yesterday and the RB picked it up, luckily for me as I neaded it, showing callsign Allied 1. Only trouble was that the deatils below my flights told me it was an Irish Air Corp PC-12.

How come?

[DaveReid]

Re Israeli Air Force B707 '264'. Came over Chelmsford yesterday and the RB picked it up, luckily for me as I neaded it, showing callsign Allied 1. Only trouble was that the deatils below my flights told me it was an Irish Air Corp PC-12.

How come?

"264" is indeed an Irish Air Corps PC-12.

It's also a South African AF Hawk, a Chilean Air Force Cessna O-2, a French Air Force Mirage F1, a Chilean Navy Bandeirante, a Kon Marine Lynx, etc, etc.

That's the problem with translating a hex code into a military serial and then looking up the details on, say, Airliners.net on the assumption that the same serial isn't used by any other air arms.

HTH
Dave

[Jollygreen]

Dave, many thanks for that. So am I correct in saying that the dsata I see in MyFlights screen re the Hex Code is from the database or GAS but the details shown below the MyFlights screen are coming from the photo that is on Airliners.Net

[DaveReid]

Dave, many thanks for that. So am I correct in saying that the dsata I see in MyFlights screen re the Hex Code is from the database or GAS but the details shown below the MyFlights screen are coming from the photo that is on Airliners.Net

You would really have to ask AirNav but, yes, my understanding is that some data comes from the GAS server based on the hex code, but the registration/serial is used to look up other data on Airliners.net and so is subject to error if the serial (or reg, come to that) is/has been used on more than one airframe.

I don't know why it's being done that way.

[Jollygreen]

Thanks again Dave, all clear now

[malc41]

As mud ;-)

[theskyfox]

New aerial finally up...and first things I get on the box are:

WAH-64D Apache, Reg: ZJ168
RAF Sentinel (ASTOR2 again)
Hawk T1A Reg:XX203
C17 Globemaster 3...

as well as through the day..had a couple of USAF Stratotankers and C17s.

[Canonjohns40D]

Hi 43C09F RAF Sentinel R1 ZJ694 c/s Astor 5is showing at ht7550 sqwk 4366.

John

[Terry]

Just caught an americam A/C but cannot find out what it is?

                                    AE2803---ID GRIMM 14

 Anyone know what it is!

                 Regards Terry.

        And another--------AE2000---ID REAPER 11

[EGNXR]

Just caught an americam A/C but cannot find out what it is?

                                    AE2803---ID GRIMM 14

 Anyone know what it is!

                 Regards Terry.

        And another--------AE2000---ID REAPER 11

Welcome to the world of Lakenheath F-15 tactical codes. They change daily and may be used by differant aircraft on differant sorties. If there is any consistancy I don't think anyones worked them out yet:-(
HTH John

[GlynH]

Hi Terry,

As John says - sounds very Lakenheath F-15-ish to me also.

See here for some other chilling examples of Lakenheath F-15 callsigns;

http://www.airnavsystems.com/forum/index.php?topic=543.msg24486#msg24486

Regards,
-=Glyn=-

[daveg4otu]

Currently  near NEDEX eastbound to MAM is KC135R 58-0069 AUTO71 at FL230.

[daveg4otu]

(1058UTC)

Another.....QID89 KC-135R 58-0093. FL270  tracking 238- S of BCN in about 4 minutes .

EDIT:1108UTC   now over EXMOR heading to LND.