August 25th, a Beechcraft Super King Air 350 aircraft took off from Djibouti and crossed on to Somaliland airspace.
Unlike many of the other flights using Somaliland airspace that day, this was the only unidentified flight without a call sign or a registered serial number. A standard practice for flights operated by military or intelligence services.
Beechcraft Super King Air 350
The aircraft unusual flight pattern started to zigzag over an area of Awdal region, making several passes over the same area before it proceeded to an area parrallel to Arabsiyo and North of Hargeisa , an area east of Lughaya on the coast before reaching an area between Berbera and Sheikh and conducting the same a repetitive flight over a small area.
Flightpath of unidentified aircraft (BE30) in Somaliland airspace.
Beech Master aircraft has been the standard special mission platform fielded by many NATO pact militareis around the world and most notably the United States whose Africa Command is based out of Djibouti.
The date of this flight coincides with an article by Michael Rubin of the American Enterprise Institute on the National Interestmagazine in which he implored the United States to consider setting up military bases in Somaliland.
United States has not expressed a formal interest in a military base in Somaliland though the type of aircraft and where it originated makes the United States the most likely country to own this plane.
Somaliland government officials would not confirm or deny the flight and declined to comment on if prior authorization has been sought for this flight.
Source: Somaliland Chronicle
(Investigate Reporters)
Unlike many of the other flights using Somaliland airspace that day, this was the only unidentified flight without a call sign or a registered serial number. A standard practice for flights operated by military or intelligence services.
Beechcraft Super King Air 350
The aircraft unusual flight pattern started to zigzag over an area of Awdal region, making several passes over the same area before it proceeded to an area parrallel to Arabsiyo and North of Hargeisa , an area east of Lughaya on the coast before reaching an area between Berbera and Sheikh and conducting the same a repetitive flight over a small area.
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Flight Altitude and speed
Flightpath of unidentified aircraft (BE30) in Somaliland airspace.
Beech Master aircraft has been the standard special mission platform fielded by many NATO pact militareis around the world and most notably the United States whose Africa Command is based out of Djibouti.
The date of this flight coincides with an article by Michael Rubin of the American Enterprise Institute on the National Interestmagazine in which he implored the United States to consider setting up military bases in Somaliland.
United States has not expressed a formal interest in a military base in Somaliland though the type of aircraft and where it originated makes the United States the most likely country to own this plane.
Somaliland government officials would not confirm or deny the flight and declined to comment on if prior authorization has been sought for this flight.
Source: Somaliland Chronicle
(Investigate Reporters)