Funny or Unusual Flight IDs

[freqhopping]

No.  That's a Special Air Mission flight, thus SAM.  Sometimes they will use SAM#### or S####.  That one also used its reg 070400 for a while. Probably a lazy crew right now not bothering to add the mission number.

[freqhopping]

I got two at once yesterday.

[KSMF]

AA0AA4  AHOLE  N746UP  H25X  UNION PACIFIC CORP   2010/07/18 10:48:53

[anorak]

Just had this one show up, any guesses?

[RodBearden]

Another odd one.

Rod

[knight01]

Weathermen

[RodBearden]

Unusual one - I'd known that Atlas Air were taking over Boeing Dreamlifter operations from Evergreen, but here's the first one that I've noticed.

Rod

[RodBearden]

Wonder what he's on...

Rod

[LSZS]

This one from Milan

[anorak]

Sentinel using this, first time I`ve noticed or should I go to Specsavers. ( what do they use their aircraft for? )

[ACW367]

Sentinel using this, first time I`ve noticed or should I go to Specsavers. ( what do they use their aircraft for? )

That will be short for snapshot. Their role is Airborne Ground Surveillance.  The under fuselage radar is very capable.  http://www.raf.mod.uk/equipment/sentinelr1.cfm

[knight01]

Fagin is a character in Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist, referred to more frequently within the actual story as the "merry old gentleman".

[anorak]

Could be the Boss flying  ;-)  (I`m ex 216 entry)

[knight01]

We are being watched...lol

[Brimon]

We are being watched...lol

Might be her personal plane?