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ZK550 - Boeing-vertol Chinook HC.6

ZK550 is a Boeing-vertol Chinook HC.6 operated by Royal Air Force, Mode-S hex code 43C7CD. Track it live, browse its recent flights, or download its full position history.

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RegistrationZK550

Mode-S hex43C7CD

ManufacturerBoeing-vertol

ModelChinook HC.6

OperatorRoyal Air Force

Last seen2026-10-07 21:24 UTC

Last callsignSHF482

Recently active. Last received 10 hours ago, possibly beyond receiver coverage or landed.

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Flight history 12 flights since Feb 2026

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-10-07	SHF482	EGTH	?	21:08 BST	20:30Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-10-07	SHF482	?	EGVO	21:00Z	22:24 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-10-07	SHF482	EGHL	EGGW	20:05 BST	20:43 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

Earlier flights (9) - back to 2026-02-02

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-07-09	SHF269	EGUB	EGGD	11:12 BST	11:56 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-09	SHF269	EGGD	EGUB	12:29 BST	13:00 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-09 (partial)	SHF269	EGUB	?	13:33 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-08	SHF260	EGVN	EGUB	18:57 BST	19:14 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-17 (partial)	SHF501	EGGD	?	17:12 BST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-23	SHF487	EGHL	EGHP	19:04 GMT	19:24 GMT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-05	SHF487	EGVO	EGHL	20:09 GMT	20:56 GMT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-02	SHF478	EGLF	EGNJ	12:43 GMT	13:56 GMT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-02	SHF478	EGNJ	EGVO	18:11 GMT	19:26 GMT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

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Data access

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