Omni Air US Troop Carriers at Shannon

  • Posted on: 20 February 2020
  • By: shannonwatch
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Omni Air US troop carrier N846AX arrived at Shannon from Kuwait early this morning, refuelled and took off again at 5.45am heading for Pope Air force base in North Carolina.

Also heading in the opposite direction is Omni Air US troop carrier N378AX coming from Fort Hood Texas - due to land at Shannon about 2.20pm this afternoon.

Photo shows both of these aircraft together at Shannon on 15th December last.

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And an unusual NATO visitor to Irish air base at Baldonnell Co Dublin was German Navy Dornier Do228-212NG aircraft. It headed north over Scotland after taking off from Baldonnell about 9am.