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Pachamama

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12. No - It took off from Andrews Air Force Base - Went to Tampa and landed briefly and now looks like

Reply to Alhena (Reply #9)

Tue Nov 17, 2020, 01:39 PM

Nov 2020

...it is returning back to Andrews AFB.

My guess is that it is a NATO plane and this particular aircraft is registered with Portugal.

Maybe a military exercise? Maybe a Diplomatic Run?

It is fascinating to speculate...

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A Portuguese A321 just flew over northern Virginia. He's headed southwest. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2020 OP

Wow greenjar_01 Nov 2020 #1

Apparently, it's a Belgian Air Force plane DonaldsRump Nov 2020 #2

Belgian Air Force? klook Nov 2020 #3

Belgium, Portugal; what's the difference? NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2020 #4

Portuguese Diplomat? NATO? Pachamama Nov 2020 #5

So? What is that supposed to mean? MineralMan Nov 2020 #6

It could be headed to Mobile. A HERETIC I AM Nov 2020 #7

Nope - about to land in Florida Pachamama Nov 2020 #8

Yup...Tampa.... A HERETIC I AM Nov 2020 #10

Maybe they were picking up or dropping off someone at CENTCOM A HERETIC I AM Nov 2020 #11

Red Dawn, only with the damned Portugese Alhena Nov 2020 #9

No - It took off from Andrews Air Force Base - Went to Tampa and landed briefly and now looks like Pachamama Nov 2020 #12

Not sure what the point is here... cwydro Nov 2020 #13

None of us are.... Pachamama Nov 2020 #14

Lol. cwydro Nov 2020 #15