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ZH897 - Boeing-vertol Chinook HC.5

ZH897 is a Boeing-vertol Chinook HC.5 operated by Royal Air Force, Mode-S hex code 43C5F4. Track it live, browse its recent flights, or download its full position history.

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RegistrationZH897

Mode-S hex43C5F4

ManufacturerBoeing-vertol

ModelChinook HC.5

OperatorRoyal Air Force

Last seen2026-10-07 21:08 UTC

Last callsignSHF579

Recently active. Last received 8 hours ago, possibly beyond receiver coverage or landed.

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Flight history 20 flights since Jun 2026

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-10-07	SHF522	EGLF	EGVO	16:24 BST	18:30 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-10-05	SHF596	EGVO	EGJA	11:49 BST	12:50 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-30	SHF540	EGVO	EGLF	16:58 BST	18:56 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-30	SHF575	EGVO	EGHP	14:58 BST	18:26 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-30	SHF575	EGVO	EGHL	12:37 BST	14:28 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

Earlier flights (15) - back to 2026-06-11

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-09-03 (partial)	SHF579	EGLF	?	12:17 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-29	PEGSS2	EGLF	EGWE	10:04 BST	10:32 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-29	PEGSS2	EGGW	EGLF	17:30 BST	17:58 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-09	SHF547	EGBK	EGWU	14:22 BST	14:50 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-09	SHF547	EGNM	EGXS	12:46 BST	13:28 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-09	SHF547	EGBN	EGCB	10:16 BST	10:48 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-09	SHF547	EGWU	EGXJ	09:13 BST	09:48 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-09	SHF547	EGLF	EGHL	16:39 BST	18:34 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-09	SHF547	EGLL	EGVO	15:20 BST	15:50 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-07	SHF547	EGHH	EGHL	23:12 BST	00:30 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-03	SHF555	EGDY	EGHS	01:14 BST	02:02 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-02	SHF555	EGBP	EGLF	18:45 BST	23:02 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-13	SHF596	EGSG	EGKK	12:51 BST	13:20 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-13	SHF596	EGUB	EGSG	11:48 BST	12:24 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-11	SHF596	EGSC	EGUB	00:19 BST	00:58 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

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Data access

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