Airbus A400M-180
22 September 2021
09:20
Origin : ISE
ISE
LTFC
Isparta
Isparta Province
Turkey
Elevation : 864m / 2835ft
Coordinates : 38°50′19″N 30°21′6″E
Destination : HL77
HL77
(unassigned)
An Nuqat al Khams District
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Elevation : 77m / 253ft
Coordinates : 32°27′24″N 12°53′52″E
Comment
Another embargo busting delivery to Libya. A second A400 is on it's way from Istanbul.@ 13:14 UTC : Returning to Turkey as the other is about to land.
Notice how they go in as 220 and come out as TUAF220. I suppose the thinking is no one will notice them that way. Strategic genius. Specially since digits-only callsigns are a rarity. I think the Turkish name for this strategic is "aptal".
@ 15:52 UTC : 220 isn't done yet. After a quick stop at it's home port it's about to land at Çorlu Airport in Tekirdag. So either it's dropping off Bayraktars for repairs or picking up new ones for a next delivery. Tekirdag is where the TB2s are made.
@ 17:40 UTC : Approaching Ankara returning from TEQ possible with TB2s. Turn-around of 2 hours in TEQ.