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    Today around 1am I saw a formation of 1CN235 ,1XBK200 and 2 SF260( i think they were SF260 ,low wing single engine jobs I was too far away to see properly) flying to the east of weston.They did a couple of passes 2 or 3. at appox 1000 feet
    Any ideas on what was going on???

  • #2
    not a clue but i wouldnt be too surprised with what you see near weston - its inside military training airspace plus at 1am how could you tell you saw what a formation of 1CN235 ,1XBK200 and 2 SF260.

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    • #3
      Eat plenty of carrot's!!!!!!!!!
      Sorry I ment 1pm

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      • #4
        oh right - still- are ya sure of what you saw?

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        • #5
          Indeed

          yeah, strange things happening indeed. I saw a Herc (positive it wasn't a CASA) over Raheny at about 6.30pm yesterday. Low vis grey and I couldn't make out the markings.

          A friend of mine swears he say the Air Corp escort a large transport. He's far from an expert on aircraft but he said it was huge!!....... Russia possibly

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          • #6
            Cool

            Well thats a nice thing to notice that form. flying is still in use by our lads instead of low level training at 20mph screaming through the country at 500ft in a marchetti he he:D :-patriot:

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            • #7
              If you look at todays papers it would appear to be something to do with the Bremen Commeration Flight this coming Saturday.

              Shane

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              • #8
                Mmm

                would that also include the sightings of large transports??

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                • #9
                  the transport took the pics in the papers

                  Shane

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                  • #10
                    guys whats the "Bremen Commeration Flight"? where, when etc.?

                    there is some Buy & Sell thing on soon at an airfield in Enniskillen? (is that right?) any idea what that will involve?

                    Thanks
                    FireFoxDown

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                    • #11
                      Transports

                      Without breaking any OSA does anybody know who owned the transports (i.e. definite spotting of a large four prop transport C130 I think, I was in a car and it was heading away from me. And also a large jet transport being escorted by the Corp with by the sounds of it could be a Antilov)

                      Could the corp be taking early delivery of the PC-9's

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                      • #12
                        There is a widely operated civilian C-130 version could just have been that or a bog standard training visit by some country who laughs at our airforce but loves our VIP reception centre.
                        "It is a general popular error to imagine that loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for it's welfare" Edmund Burke

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                        • #13
                          May have been this one. Reg ZS-RSC operated by Air Contractors Dublin.
                          Attached Files

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                          • #14
                            Oh good grief

                            The Breman flight is the commemeration of the First East to West Flight that was flown by an Irish Air Corps Pilot a lot of years ago, they are recreating the flight on Saturday.

                            The transport was the CASA!, you know the big blue things that are mostly over the oceans.

                            Shane

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                            • #15
                              We must be talking about two different things then! Because in this case they would have needed to strap an extra engine to each wing!

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