Cessna 208B Grand Caravan

N864GP
 United Nations
Passenger - Passengers - Charter

31 May 2022
12:25

Origin : NIM
NIM
DRRN
Niamey
Niamey Capital District
 Niger
Elevation : 223m / 732ft
Destination : AJY
AJY
DRZA
Agadez
Agadez Region
 Niger
Elevation : 505m / 1657ft

CommentAnother aircraft that appears to have left the UN service. It is to be hoped they repainted the parts of the aircraft that scream UN in big black bold. It didn't fly to DR01 as I first thought/feared but still, it's confusing and potentially dangerous enough as it is : humanitarian UN today, flying private military contractors around tomorrow.
There's another problem with this machine. Obviously the operator and the little UN flag are wrong. The problem is that this would appear to be an aircraft that was "transferred" from the US -- military most likely -- to Kenya at some point in the foggy past and as so often with transfers it's sending out mixed signals : US N-registration and a Kenyan ADS-B code. Hence the problems trackers have with it. It also makes it hard to know who the owner/operator is.

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