N3867X
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N3867X is a suspected CIA-linked aircraft.
| Registration number: | N3867X |
| Serial number: | 4684 |
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed |
| Model: | 382G-44K-30 |
| Registered owner: | T3D&H LLC |
| Operator: | Tepper Aviation, Inc. (probably) |
| Previous reg numbers:: |
The aircraft was registered on 24th January 2006 to its current owner, T3D&H LLC. A few days later, on 28th January, the plane was photographed at Prestwick airport in Scotland. The photo is available on the website of the Clyde North Aeronautical Preservation Group (CNAPG), an aviation enthusiast organization.[1] On January 30th, the moderator of another enthusiast message board, which is dedicated to Hercules aircraft, made a posting noting it passing through Prestwick enroute to Gander. In a later posting he asserted it was now being operated by Tepper Aviation, Inc.[2]
Flight records accessed in June 2006 show that N3867X makes flights exclusively to and from Bob Sikes Airport, strongly suggesting that is the plane's home airport. Tepper Aviation is based at Bob Sikes airport. It therefore looks extremely likely, although not proven, that N3867X is a new Tepper-operated CIA Hercules.[3]
According to the CNAPG website, the plane was previously owned by Angola Air Charter.[4] Tepper has a long association with Angola - back in the 1980s its planes were allegedly used by the CIA to run guns into that country for the UNITA rebels. However there is nothing to suggest that sourcing the new Hercules from Angola is anything other than coincidence.
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Known movements and sightings
- January 28, 2006: Prestwick airport, Scotland, U.K.[1]
- November 21, 2006: Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (KDVT), Arizona, U.S.[5]
- June 14, 2007: Fortaleza Pinto Martins Intl (SBFZ), Brazil.[6]
- July 29, 2009: Bogotá Eldorado, Colombia.[7]
Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Photo of N3867X taken at Prestwick on 28 January 2006, Clyde North Aeronautical Preservation Group (CNAPG).
- ↑ Bob Daley, Historical questions: N3867X, C-130 Hercules HQ Message Board, January 30, 2006.
- ↑ Tracking data for N3867X, flightaware.com. Registration req'd to view historical data. Accessed June 20, 2006. (Saved PDF)
- ↑ Registration history of N3867X, Clyde North Aeronautical Preservation Group (CNAPG). Accessed June 20, 2006.
- ↑ Sun Valley Aviation (photographers), JetPhotos.Net Photo N3867X, November 21, 2006.
- ↑ Haroldo Fiuza Junior (photographer), photograph, jetphotos.net, June 14,2007.
- ↑ Captured Mode-S transmission, sent Mode-S code A474F7, registration N3867X, aircraft: Lockheed 382G-44K-30, airline: T3d.
Other external resources
- FAA records for N3867X. Undated, accessed June 20, 2006.
Photo searches
- All photos of N3867X on the planepictures.net site. Undated, accessed July 15, 2007.
- All photos of N3867X on the jetphotos.net site. Undated, accessed July 15, 2007.
- All photos of N3867X on the airliners.net site. Undated, accessed July 15, 2007.
- All photos of N3867X on the myaviation.net site. Undated, accessed July 15, 2007.
