99-6143 Boeing C-32B (757-23A) (MSN 25494/611) of 486th Flight Test Squadron, US Air Force, at Perth Airport – Sat 31 October 2015. This aircraft is assigned to a secret unit which operates as part of the USAF Special Operations Command and the United States Department of State Foreign Emergency Support Team, which are on stand-by at a moment’s notice to deploy US civilian intelligence and diplomatic personnel to the scenes of terrorist incidents and world crises. It may also be used with the Special Activities Division of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The squadron motto is “Non semper ea sunt quae videntur” (“Not always what they seem”). This is one of two C-32B aircraft with the unit, but it is often painted with different serial numbers, being reported as 98–6006, 99–6143, 00–9001 and 02-5001. The C-32s are based at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida and it is believed that the test squadron designation was chosen to blend in with the flight test operations that are conducted at Eglin. It arrived at 11.25am on Thursday 29 October 2015, using the callsign ‘NORA 11’, arriving from Pago Pago (Western American Samoa) via Brisbane. It departed at 9.10am on Sat 31 October 2015 as NORA 11 back to Brisbane. The light trail in the background was from Jetstar flight JQ968 landing on runway 24. Photo © Marcus Graff Continue Reading Previous: 99-6143 Boeing C-32B (757-23A) (MSN 25494/611) of 486th Flight Test Squadron, US Air Force, at Perth Airport – Sat 31 October 2015. This aircraft is assigned to a secret unit which operates as part of the USAF Special Operations Command and the United States Department of State Foreign Emergency Support Team, which are on stand-by at a moment’s notice to deploy US civilian intelligence and diplomatic personnel to the scenes of terrorist incidents and world crises. It may also be used with the Special Activities Division of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The squadron motto is “Non semper ea sunt quae videntur” (“Not always what they seem”). This is one of two C-32B aircraft with the unit, but it is often painted with different serial numbers, being reported as 98–6006, 99–6143, 00–9001 and 02-5001. The C-32s are based at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida and it is believed that the test squadron designation was chosen to blend in with the flight test operations that are conducted at Eglin. It arrived at 11.25am on Thursday 29 October 2015, using the callsign ‘NORA 11’, arriving from Pago Pago (Western American Samoa) via Brisbane. It departed at 9.10am on Sat 31 October 2015 as NORA 11 back to Brisbane. The light trail in the background was from Jetstar flight JQ968 landing on runway 24. Photo © Marcus Graff Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
