LHR flights diverted at request of RAF
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LHR flights diverted at request of RAF
One is not sure how much to read into this , can’t imagine another drone incident.
https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/17/fligh...pace-12074521/
https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/17/fligh...pace-12074521/
One is not sure how much to read into this , can’t imagine another drone incident.
https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/17/fligh...pace-12074521/
https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/17/fligh...pace-12074521/
I happened to look at plane finder this morning and couldn't work out why there was no aircraft on approach or departure and the 4 holds were full of aircraft. Thought maybe it was a runway change but when I saw the diverts I thought perhaps not. Interesting but I'm sure we'll never find out the real reason why!
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Nothing to do with an Islander, I assume?
But not as great a disruption as from a major security incident. This was clearly an operational sortie for which we don't need to know the details, but it would be reasonable to assume that it was being done for a good reason (the public benefit) rather than simply to annoy LHR.
The Northolt Islanders were replaced by civilian Piper Navajo‘s some years ago, as referenced here on Pprune several times.
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But not as great a disruption as from a major security incident. This was clearly an operational sortie for which we don't need to know the details, but it would be reasonable to assume that it was being done for a good reason (the public benefit) rather than simply to annoy LHR.
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Not that it has anything to do with the actual thread...
The Northolt runway was open for based assets from October, visitors were allowed in a little later.
The Northolt runway was open for based assets from October, visitors were allowed in a little later.
All 3 of RAF Northolt Station Flight ac BN-2T Islander CC2s have been disposed of recently, following their replacement by civilian-contracted aircraft. The change has not been publicly announced, no doubt due to the clandestine nature of the intelligence-gathering operations of these aircraft. Their role is now being carried out by two Piper PA-31-310 Navajo Cs, G- G-SCMR and G-SCTR, operated by from the same Northolt Station Flight hangar as the Islanders by 2Excel Aviation Scimitar business unit Both aircraft are fitted with an under-nose FLIR turret, but details of their other role-specific equipment are unknown.
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