Southern California area Federal and local Law Enforcement surveillance planes

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Brian
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Southern California area Federal and local Law Enforcement surveillance planes

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Some nice photos of special Federal and local Law Enforcement surveillance aircraft planes on this page for Southern California
https://twitter.com/AircraftSpots/statu ... 4817256450

https://twitter.com/AircraftSpots


US Marshals, Cessna 206, N6195C, callsign GUNSMOKE95
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N6195C
https://twitter.com/AircraftSpots/statu ... 9621620737
https://twitter.com/SoCalPlanes/status/ ... 4810194948
https://twitter.com/tropicostation/stat ... 69/photo/1

Orange County Sheriff, GA8 Airvan, N960RN
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N960RN - (Flys mostly with the transponder off)
https://twitter.com/AircraftSpots/statu ... 5595880449

OC Sheriff's Cessna 206 surveillance aircraft (N6045C) which seems to be used a lot less than their GA8. Nice color.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N6045C
https://twitter.com/tropicostation/stat ... 9645569024

San Bernardino County Sheriff, GippsAero GA8 Airvan, N165PW, callsign “SHERIFF12”.
This one is equipped with an L3 Wescam MX-15 EO/IR sensor which is housed in the pod underneath the aircraft (sensor deployed in photos).
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N165PW
https://twitter.com/AircraftSpots/statu ... 2795295747

LA IMPACT Police, Eurocopter AS350 B2, N80NT, callsign IDAHO54. 
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N80NT
https://twitter.com/AircraftSpots/statu ... 0156887043

Homeland Security, Beech 350 King Air, N151Q, callsign TROY007.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N151Q
https://twitter.com/AircraftSpots/statu ... 0975547392

Homeland Security, Pilatus PC-12, N497PC, callsign “TROY063”. (Note the grey EO/IR sensor that has been deployed to the rear).
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N497PC
https://twitter.com/AircraftSpots/statu ... 4817256450

Homeland Security King Air B350 N541G callsign TROY21 over Southern California moments ago for training approaches into various airports.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N541G
https://twitter.com/AircraftSpots/statu ... 0585397248
Brian
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Re: Southern California area Federal and local Law Enforcement surveillance planes

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Latest photos of each aircraft:

Homeland Security, AS350 B3, N617GC, callsign TROY160 inbound March ARB today, (February 23rd, 2021).
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N617GC
https://twitter.com/SoCalPlanes/status/ ... 3685041159

Drug Enforcement Administration, Cessna 206, N2638U, callsign FLINT36 heading to conduct surveillance near San Bernardino.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N2638U
https://twitter.com/SoCalPlanes/status/ ... 7226476545

Drug Enforcement Administration, Cessna 206, N484JB, callsign FLINT31 working a surveillance mission today (February 25th, 2021).
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N484JB
https://twitter.com/SoCalPlanes/status/ ... 4752126976


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Re: Southern California area Federal and local Law Enforcement surveillance planes

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Two US Marshals planes - Cessna 206’s registered to “Early Detection Alarm Systems.”
N6195C and N2138B
https://twitter.com/tropicostation/stat ... 5839460352


Picked up N1789M's callsign on the radio today as GUNSMOKE04. The other local US Marshals aircraft all use the GUNSMOKE callsign as well.
https://twitter.com/tropicostation/stat ... 2878257152
N1789M callsign on the radio as GUNSMOKE04.
https://twitter.com/tropicostation/stat ... 6512278529
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