VFW Transall C-160D

50+51
 Germany
Transport - Operations - Military

30 October 2020
17:07 UTC

Origin : PFO
PFO
LCPH
Paphos
Paphos District
 Cyprus
Elevation : 12m / 41ft
Destination : ETNH
 
ETNH
(unassigned)
Schleswig-Holstein
 Germany
Elevation : 12m / 39ft

CommentThis aircraft was in the area yesterday too and then it also appeared with a "tactical code" hiding it's identity. Why the cloak-and-dagger, two days in a row. After some serious digging using the ICAO 24-bit address it appears it's an ancient Transall. It's definitely not the best looking aircraft in the fleet but that doesn't strike me as a reason to hide it like that.

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