From top: Belfast International Airport( Aldergrove), Shannon, Co Clare; a fleet of Hercules C-130s at Shannon
How much are we a hub for chaos in the Middle East?
Dan Dowling archived flight paths of US military aircraft, and planes on contract to the military, landing on the island of Ireland from February 28 to March 6.
Dan writes:
At Shannon, the majority of planes landing are Omni Air International Boeing 767s and 777s on contract to the US military.
Between February 28 and March 7, a Boeing US Navy C-40 and a Boeing C-17A Globemaster III also landed at Shannon.
A Boeing 777 can carry 380 soldiers.
A Boeing 767 can carry 240 soldiers.
A US Navy C-40 cargo plane is the military version of a Boeing 737 with a capacity for 70 soldiers and cargo.
At Aldergrove [Belfast International Airport] fleets of Hercules C-130s were recorded landing.
The Hercules C-130 looks very similar to the AC-130 which is featured in a psychotic tweet by the US Department of Defence.
The C-130 is an old and accident prone aircraft. These planes should only land at military airports which have blast walls and other military infrastructure and not close to or at civilian airports.
Tracking a plane is only possible over land. The reason planes travelling to and from the USA are not recorded over the Atlantic is they have flown beyond the reach of transponders.
The reason military planes are not recorded over the Mediterranean East of Crete is these planes turn off transponders so as to not yield their position.
It is unclear why a plane would refuel in Ireland as kerosene is cheaper in Kuwait.
The cargo manifest of planes is also not easy to establish.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, March 2, Deir Ez Zor Syria was reportedly bombed with white phosphorus.
February 28
(flight details in hyperlinks)
Middle East to Shannon
3B76AE French Air Force Airbus (Diplomatic)
Paris to Shannon to Prestwick
43C147 United Kingdom BAE146 (Diplomatic)
Denham to Dublin to Northolt
AE010D United States Gulfstream Jet (Diplomatic)
Washington to Belfast
N225AX Omni Air International Boeing 767 (Troop carrier on Contract to US military)
Colorado Springs Municipal to Shannon
Omni Air International Boeing 767 (Troop carrier on Contract to US military)
Shannon to Kuwait
Omni Air International Boeing 767 (Troop carrier on contract to US military)
Shannon to Naval Air Station North Island San Diego California
Omni Air International Boeing 767 (Troop carrier on contract to US military)
Shannon to Kuwait
Omni Air International Boeing 777 (Troop carrier on Contract to US military)
Shannon to Campbell Army Air Field, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Belfast to Naples
Belfast to Naples
Belfast to Athens
Belfast to Athens
March 1
United States Gulfstream Jet (Diplomatic)
Belfast to Washington
USAF C-146A (rapid, intra-theater mobility for special operations forces )
Reykjavík to Shannon
Omni Air International Boeing 767 (Troop carrier on contract to US military)
Shannon to Fort Hood Killeen Texas USA
Omni Air International Boeing 767 (Troop carrier on contract to US military)
Shannon to Sal Cape Verde
Omni Air International Boeing 767
Bangor Maine to Shannon/ Shannon to Kuwait
Omni Air International Boeing 767
Al Udeid Air Force Base Doha Qatar to Shannon/ Shannon to Fort Bliss Texas
Omni Air International Boeing 777
Kuwait to Shannon/ Shannon to Fort Hood Texas
March 2
Middle East to Belfast
Middle East to Belfast
Omni Air International Boeing 767
Kuwait to Shannon/ Shannon to Fort Bliss Texas
March 3
Middle East to Belfast
Middle East to Belfast
Omni Air International Boeing 767
Colorado Springs Municipal Airport to Shannon
March 4
Middle East to Belfast
Middle East to Belfast
Middle East to Belfast
Middle East to Belfast
Belfast to USA
Belfast to USA
Shannon to Middle East
Omni Air International Boeing 767
Shannon to Kuwait
Omni Air International Boeing 767
Al Udeid Air Force Base Doha Qatar to Shannon
Omni Air International Boeing 767
Shannon to Kuwait
Omni Air International Boeing 767
Colorado Springs Municipal to Shannon
Omni Air International Boeing 767
Shannon to Dallas-Fort Worth International
Omni Air International Boeing 767
Fort Bliss Texas to Shannon/ Shannon to Kuwait
March 5
Middle East to Shannon to USA
Belfast to USA
Omni Air International Boeing 767
Shannon to Fort Bliss Texas
Omni Air International Boeing 767
Al Udeid Air Force Base Doha Qatar to Shannon/ Shannon to Bangor Maine
Omni Air International Boeing 767
Shannon to Kuwait
Omni Air International Boeing 767
Kuwait to Shannon/ Shannon to Fort Campbell Kentucky
March 6
French Air Force Airbus (Diplomatic)
Paris to Dublin to Paris
US Military Lear jet (Diplomatic)
Ramstein to Belfast to Ramstein
Belfast to USA
Belfast to USA
Belfast to USA
Belfast to USA
Omni Air International Boeing 767
Baltimore to Shannon
Omni Air International Boeing 767
Shannon to Bangor Maine
Omni Air International Boeing 777
Fort Bliss Texas to Shannon/ Shannon to Camp Lemonier Djibouti
Previously: ‘They Haven’t Missed A First Sunday Of The Month For Over A Decade’
Shannon pic: Dr Ed Horgan
A lot of very cool planes
…I’m surprised they have any white phospherous left to drop on Syria…wasn’t it all used up in Gaza?
I just love the C-130.
Don’t know how they can say the c130 is accident prone. I worked on 130s for 31 years. 1956A models to 1992 H models. They are not accident prone. Best cargo, troop carrier ever.
Can you tell us the link between white phosphorus and these planes? Most evidence suggests it is being used only in areas of Syria where the Syrian Gov and Russia are on the offensive not the US.
Not sure what the point of this post is. Its government policy to allow US planes use Shannon – it breaks up the long journey between the Middle East and the USA. Aircraft are not allowed carry munitions (aside from, I think, light weapons which have to be left onboard). There have been no major incidents over the decades which is remarkable considering the sheer volume of personnel and aircraft that has passed through Shannon.
The point of the post is to highlight letting US armed forces use Ireland for refueling on the way to perpetual wars they have started, killing millions of actual people, highlighting our complicity in inflicting the purest misery and destruction possible, all for profit, and that’s all its for, not freedom or any other nebulous bs..
Utter nonsense
Get a job Dan.
What’s the point? Ask the local economy how the affects of the US military passing through.
C-130 is accident prone like a Ford Focus is. You may have some valid feeling about the traffic but statements like that just make you seem like a dithering old fool.