TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Aircraft spotting sites noticed at least four U.S. spy planes and one refueling aircraft flying to the south and southwest of Taiwan on Monday (June 29).
At 8:32 a.m. on Monday morning, aircraft spotting Twitter account Callsign: CANUK78 spotted a US Navy Lockheed EP-3E ARIES II electronic warfare and reconnaissance aircraft flying over the Bashi Channel just off the southern coast of Taiwan bound for the South China Sea, Eluanbi. At 8:53 a.m. aircraft spotting Twitter account Golf9 spotted a Boeing RC-135U reconnaissance aircraft taking off from Kadena Air Force base in Japan and passing over the Bashi Channel on its way to the South China Sea.
One hour later, at 9:52 p.m., Callsign: CANUK78 sighted a US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft also flying over the Bashi Channel on its way to the South China Sea. Nearly one hour after that, at 10:43 a.m., Golf9 reported a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker refueling jet flying over the South China Sea, just to the southwest of Taiwan.
At 11:27 a.m., Callsign: CANUK78 spotted an RC-135 with a different registration number than the one spotted earlier by Golf9 circling over the South China Sea just to the southwest of Taiwan, a site where Chinese fighters and bombers have been known to frequent in recent weeks.
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Lockheed EP-3E ARIES II
Spotted South of #Taiwan heading to the South China Sea #AE1D8A #SIGINT pic.twitter.com/FsQaFgHUGv
— Callsign: CANUK78 (@is_keelu) June 29, 2020
SING24(RC-135U 64-14849) departed Kadena AB Japan for heading to South China sea. pic.twitter.com/4k9R7z9RCW
— Golf9 (@KimagureGolf9) June 29, 2020
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Boeing P-8A Poseidon
Spotted heading to the South China Sea #AE67D6 pic.twitter.com/NrO3t3OW8I
— Callsign: CANUK78 (@is_keelu) June 29, 2020
PEARL47(KC-135R 63-8022) is flying in to the South China sea. pic.twitter.com/d0cQjM2YYk
— Golf9 (@KimagureGolf9) June 29, 2020
#ZZUULL pic.twitter.com/IcMMsxfe89
— Callsign: CANUK78 (@is_keelu) June 29, 2020
