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Shannon airport - US military cargo 'spirited away' ?
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Saturday February 23, 2002 14:28 by McGellan, Joseph - Member of a concerned public conscience
Unmarked aircraft coming and going in the wee hours. US military cargo makes an emergency landing in a charted 'civilian' cargo jet. Then a charted, unmarked 747 jet arrives and spends a few days sitting on the tarmac on the centre taxiway. The 747 suddenly loads up in the middle of the night and flies away, along with a THIRD unmarked jet which had only arrived 90 minutes earlier. WHAT IS HAPPENING AT SHANNON? Last week, a DC-10-30F cargo jet operated by World Airways landed at Shannon. In a further twist, the aircraft was then seen on Wednesday parked at the Aer Lingus hangar with the rudder removed from the tailfin. (fumes in the cabin?) Meanwhile, an unmarked chartered 747-200C (a jumbo jet which can be configured for cargo) On Thursday night, an bunch of concerned individuals went to the airport to see what was going on. Here is their report. The World Airways DC-10-30F had been moved to a remote stand, away from the Aer Lingus hangar and the terminal. There was no obvious activity at that aircraft. There was a lot of activity at the terminal, with Aer Rianta vehicles moving around, and van doing runway inspections. At approximately 01:35 (Now Friday morning) an unmarked jet, most likely a Lockheed Tristar L-1011 landed at Shannon and proceeded to the terminal.
At 02:35 the 747-200 took off from Shannon, and at about 200 feet all the lights went off. At 03:00 the aircraft believed to be a L-1011 took off, less than 90 minutes after it had arrived. There was no vehicular traffic to or from the terminal other than two cars and a crew transport bus. Nothing to suggest lots of tourists on board. So, we have a lot of questions and few answers. What was on board the World Airways DC-10-30F? There are conflicting reports on the destination. What was really wrong with the DC-10-30F? What was contained in the 'L-1011'? Why is this all being kept so secret? That's a lot of troops. Can we assume then that the vast deserts of Germany are now completely unguarded by the US military? It also does not explain the other jets such as the C-20G from the 48 Fleet Logistics Squadron of the US Navy which landed at Shannon before Christmas, and was there at the same time as the HUGE (247 ft long) Lockheed C-5 Galaxy Transporter. What type of dangers did the cargo pose to Shannon? Why is the government pretending nothing is happening? If anyone else knows anything more, please post it here. Joe.
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Jump To Comment: 1 2If it was a genuine emergency, then what's the problem? This sppoky, unsubstantiated rubbish of lights going off at 200 feet belongs in the realms of fiction.
On the other hand, I suppose I can sleep soundly, safe in the knowledge that a bunch of nerds are keeping a vigil at Shannon airport at three in the morning.
Its a fact that the US have free use of our airspace we are not a nuetral country