German Air Force Tornado IDS serial 45+53, call sign 'RETRO 52' diverted into Shannon yesterday evening after suffering an in flight engine shut down. The aircraft was one of a group of four aircraft being ferried eastbound across the North Atlantic. A second aircraft call sign 'RETRO 51' acted as shepherd until 45+53 was on the ground at Shannon but didn't land, instead carrying on towards Germany. The two remaining aircraft were noted passing through northern England and Holland with call sign 'RETRO 53' displaying hex code 3F96C4. Neither 'RETRO 51' or 'RETRO 52' displayed a transponder code. Pictured above, 45+53 is seen parked on Taxiway 11 awaiting the imminent arrival of some spares. 45+53 is operated by Jagdbombergeschwader 33 based at Büchel.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
German Air force 45+53 diverts to Shannon
German Air Force Tornado IDS serial 45+53, call sign 'RETRO 52' diverted into Shannon yesterday evening after suffering an in flight engine shut down. The aircraft was one of a group of four aircraft being ferried eastbound across the North Atlantic. A second aircraft call sign 'RETRO 51' acted as shepherd until 45+53 was on the ground at Shannon but didn't land, instead carrying on towards Germany. The two remaining aircraft were noted passing through northern England and Holland with call sign 'RETRO 53' displaying hex code 3F96C4. Neither 'RETRO 51' or 'RETRO 52' displayed a transponder code. Pictured above, 45+53 is seen parked on Taxiway 11 awaiting the imminent arrival of some spares. 45+53 is operated by Jagdbombergeschwader 33 based at Büchel.
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