4CADC5 C/S EIION CHC HELI? MAYBE

[Sketco]

4CADC5 (GOOGLE GIVES ME NOTHING) CALLSIGN EIION (NO LISTING)  I believe it may be a CHC heli out of Dublin (a guess) Last seen on tracker heading towards Chivenor. disappeared to tracking sites abeam Cardiff. Any leads please

[Sketco]

appeared again, overflew Chivenor. any thoughts?

[Anmer]

FR24 claims it's an A139 s/n 31993, EI-ION.

[Sketco]

FR24 claims it's an A139 s/n 31993, EI-ION.

Thank you for that. I couldn't find any reference to it at all, so this gets me a little further down the track (lost it halfway across the English Channel). The destination may give some clues to tidy this one up . Cheers

[Ospreyv22]

It arrived at Dublin last week as I-RAIN

[Sketco]

Perfect thank you. I believe this would be a SAR Chopper. Explains its zip across the channel from its origin today in Dublin. I think it is related to CHC Helis (new office / hangar in Dublin)  as they are worldwide and SAR operators among other things. Nice...Thank you.

[Anmer]

Perfect thank you. I believe this would be a SAR Chopper.

The Irish CG have been exploring a new SAR contract:

https://verticalmag.com/news/irish-coast-guard-shopping-for-new-search-and-rescue-service/

[Ospreyv22]

Here you go.

https://www.airhistory.net/photo/565717/EI-ION

[Sketco]

 oh nice one!! Thank you. She's had a paint job too.  My google must be broken. First three pages of search for EI-ION give me Electron Ionization and mass spectrometry. It passed 6 miles to my West at 1100feet  after leaving Dublin, didn't see it or hear it, but we were socked in today. Hopefully not a ferry flight or one off to add a definitive owner to it.

[Sketco]

Perfect thank you. I believe this would be a SAR Chopper.

The Irish CG have been exploring a new SAR contract:

https://verticalmag.com/news/irish-coast-guard-shopping-for-new-search-and-rescue-service/

Ah. I see. Yes I frequently see EI-ICA on the map, operated by CHC. They built an entire new SAR facility in Dublin in 2018.
I can't imagine CHC disappearing anytime soon. Great info though. This forum is just amazing!

[Clubba]

oh nice one!! Thank you. She's had a paint job too.  My google must be broken. First three pages of search for EI-ION give me Electron Ionization and mass spectrometry. It passed 6 miles to my West at 1100feet  after leaving Dublin, didn't see it or hear it, but we were socked in today. Hopefully not a ferry flight or one off to add a definitive owner to it.

Always type "aircraft" at the start of searches it helps avoid the needless results somewhat

[s92driver]

Operated by Krypton Aviation, based at Weston.

No connection to CHC or to the Coastguard.