Aircraft Photo of 282 | Pilatus PC-12 Spectre | Ireland - Air Force | AirHistory.net #845261
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:282
Aircraft Original Type:Pilatus PC-12
Aircraft Generic Type:Pilatus PC-12
Aircraft Version:Pilatus PC-12 Spectre
C/n (msn):1838
Operator Titles:Ireland - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Glasgow - PrestwickMap
Region / Country:Scotland, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGPK   IATA: PIK   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:8 September 2025
Photo by:David A. Montgomery
Photo ID: 845261
Photo Comment

Departing from Runway 30 after a brief stop at Prestwick. Returning to its home base at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, Ireland on the last leg of a triangular training flight which also took in London Southend. Carries the badge of the Irish Air Corps' 104 Squadron "Hawkeyes". Built in 2018 with initial ferry registration HB-FQW. In 2019, given an ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) modification while at the Pilatus fitting out facility in Broomfield, Colorado as N281NG. Delivered to the Irish Air Corps in September 2020, becoming 282.

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