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| ‘Ghost plane’ in Somalia | |
| 2021-02-25 | |
| [The Drive] For years, there has been very limited information available publicly about U.S. counter-terrorism operations in Somalia and the forces, based there and in neighboring countries, carrying them out. The repositioning of the bulk of American military forces out of this East African nation between December 2020 and January 2021, dubbed Operation Octave Quartz, highlighted those activities in a way that had not been previously seen. This has included the release of a significant number of what would have been previously been very rare pictures and video clips of U.S. personnel operating in and around the country. One picture that was recently released, seen at the top of this story, prominently shows what can be considered a "ghost aircraft." The twin-engine Beechcraft King Air turboprop aircraft with the U.S. civil registration number N27557 was photographed at Baledogle Military Airfield, which is situated some 55 miles northwest of the capital Mogadishu. It was included in a group of images related to the deployment of elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to the base, sometime between the last week of December 2020 and the first week of January 2021, to provide security and other support as American troops pulled out. The Pentagon announced on Jan. 17, 2021, that the repositioning of the majority of U.S. forces out of Somalia was complete. Some interesting photos and information at the link
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| Posted by:M. Murcek |
| #7 All CIVIL aircraft must be registered. Says nothing about spooky unmarked planes like the one that Petraeus once used. |
| Posted by: b 2021-02-25 19:31 |
| #6 I'll take Centra Spike for a $1000 Alex.... |
| Posted by: Bangkok Billy 2021-02-25 17:33 |
| #5 In accordance with the Convention on International Civil Aviation (also known as the Chicago Convention), all civil aircraft must be registered with a national aviation authority (NAA) using procedures set by each country. Every country, even those not party to the Chicago Convention, has an NAA whose functions include the registration of civil aircraft. An aircraft can only be registered once, in one jurisdiction, at a time. The NAA allocates a unique alphanumeric string to identify the aircraft, which also indicates the nationality (i.e., country of registration[1]) of the aircraft, and provides a legal document called a Certificate of Registration, one of the documents which must be carried when the aircraft is in operation.[2] The registration identifier must be displayed prominently on the aircraft.[3] Most countries also require the registration identifier to be imprinted on a permanent fireproof plate mounted on the fuselage in case of a post-fire/post-crash aircraft accident investigation. Most nations' military aircraft typically use tail codes and serial numbers.[4] Military aircraft most often are not assigned civil registration codes. However, government-owned non-military civil aircraft (for example, aircraft of the United States Department of Homeland Security) are assigned civil registrations. Although each aircraft registration identifier is unique, some countries allow it to be re-used when the aircraft has been sold, destroyed or retired. For example, N3794N is assigned to a Mooney M20F.[5] It had been previously assigned to a Beechcraft Bonanza (specifically, the aircraft in which Buddy Holly was killed). An individual aircraft may be assigned different registrations during its existence. This can be because the aircraft changes ownership, jurisdiction of registration, or in some cases for vanity reasons. |
| Posted by: Chuckles Brown8861 2021-02-25 14:03 |
| #4 Very likely a contractor platform. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-02-25 13:38 |
| #3 1st Ghost - Below 1st Shot 2nd Ghost - Below 2nd Shot Same Number |
| Posted by: Flash Back9555 2021-02-25 13:32 |
| #2 The aircraft is fitted with Lynx-2 lightweight, high-performance, multi-function synthetic aperture radar units developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. The radar operates in both synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and ground moving target indicator (GMTI) modes, offering a range of 80km. It provides high-resolution search and rescue imagery in all weather conditions. |
| Posted by: b 2021-02-25 07:13 |
| #1 A "RU" (I assume Russia) site is posting it's radar of all US and allies planes on the net. You can see the postings on twitter. #haveglass reposts a lot of them. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2021-02-25 01:03 |