Dan Dowling is a member of Shannonwatch, a group of peace and human rights activists and monitors, who hold monthly protest vigils at Shannon airport against the use of that airport for rendition-linked flights by the US military and for stopovers on their way to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. They are also demanding that the Irish government ministers answer questions about the use of Shannon by foreign powers.
In 2017 he and another peace activist, Dr Edward Hogan, a former army commandant and UN peace keeper, were charged with allegedly writing graffiti on a US warplane at Shannon Airport. After his arrest Horgan had handed to Gardaí at Shannon thirty-five pages of a list of 1,000 children killed in conflicts involving the US in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
“The total list, unfortunately, is one million children since 1991. If you want my motivation, it is the killing of children in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen.”
Recently, two elderly former US servicemen were arrested and imprisoned for thirteen days in Limerick Prison. Ken Mayers, aged eighty-two, and Tarak Kauff, aged seventy-seven, were later released on €5,000 bail posted by Edward Horgan. The two men, who are members of Veterans for Peace, are accused of breaching security at Shannon Airport on St Patrick’s Day, unlawful trespass and causing €2,500 worth of damage to the perimeter fence.
Belfast International Airport is also being used by the US military with four C-130s seen there as recently as 28th February. This post lists archived flight paths of military planes and planes on contract to the military landing in Ireland from February 28th, 2019 to March 19th, 2019.
At Shannon the majority of planes landing are Omni Air International Boeing 767s and 777s on contract to the US Military. Between February 28th to March 7th a Boeing US Navy C-40 and a Boeing C-17A Globemaster III also landed at Shannon.
A Boeing 777 can carry three hundred and eighty soldiers. A Boeing 767 can carry two hundred and forty soldiers. A US Navy C-40 cargo plane is the military version of a Boeing 737 with a capacity for seventy soldiers and cargo.
At Aldergrove fleets of Hercules C-130s were recorded landing.
The Hercules C-130 looks very similar to the AC-130 which is featured in a psychotic tweet by the US Department of Defence, boasting about it being “an angel of death”
Her-cu-les, Her-cu-les!
You don’t want to be on the receiving end of this gunship, aka the Angel of Death. pic.twitter.com/r5sN6c7g4I— U.S. Dept of Defense (@DeptofDefense) February 28, 2018
This photo of four C-130s at Shannon is what would have been seen at Aldergrove on February 28th, 2019.
FEBRUARY 28th
AE11FA
US Navy Boeing C-40
Middle East to Shannon
N225AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Colorado Springs Municipal to Shannon
N342AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Shannon to Halsey Field North Island Naval Air Station San Diego California
N477AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Shannon to Kuwait
N819AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 777 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Kuwait to Shannon
Shannon to Campbell Army Air Field Fort Campbell Kentucky
AE1440
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-J
Belfast to Naples
AE1162
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-J
Belfast to Naples
AE1533
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-J
Belfast to Athens
AE1534
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-J
Belfast to Athens
MARCH 1st
AD1149
USAF C-146A (rapid, intra-theater mobility for special operations forces)
Keflavík Iceland to Shannon
N207AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Shannon to Robert Grey Army Airfield Fort Hood Killen Texas
N225AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Shannon to Sal Cape Verde
N342AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Bangor International Airport Maine to Shannon
Shannon to Kuwait
N477AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Al Udeid Air Force Base Doha Qatar to Shannon
Shannon to Biggs Army Airfield Fort Bliss El Paso Texas
N846AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 777 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Kuwait to Shannon
Shannon to Robert Grey Army Airfield Fort Hood Killen Texas
MARCH 2nd
ADFE89
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-H
Middle East to Belfast
AE0310
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-H
Middle East to Belfast
N342AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 777 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Kuwait to Shannon
Shannon to Biggs Army Airfield Fort Bliss El Paso Texas
MARCH 3rd
ADFE84
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-H
Middle East to Belfast
AE032D
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-H
Middle East to Belfast
N225AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Colorado Springs Municipal Airport to Shannon
MARCH 4th
ADFDBE
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-H
Middle East to Belfast
ADFE83
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-H
Middle East to Belfast
AE030A
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-H
Middle East to Belfast
AE0323
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-H
Middle East to Belfast
ADFE89
Lockheed Hercules C-130-H
Belfast to USA
AE0310
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-H
Belfast to USA
AD1149
United States Air Force C-146A Wolfhound
Shannon to Middle East
N207AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Shannon to Kuwait
Al Udeid Air Force Base Doha Qatar to Shannon
N225AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Shannon to Kuwait
N351AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Colorado Springs Municipal to Shannon
N378AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Shannon to Dallas-Fort Worth International
N477AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Biggs Army Airfield Fort Bliss El Paso Texas to Shannon
Shannon to Kuwait
MARCH 5th
AE20C8
USA Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
Middle East to Shannon to USA
AE032D
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-H
Belfast to USA
N207AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Shannon to Biggs Army Airfield Fort Bliss El Paso Texas
N225AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Al Udeid Air Force Base Doha Qatar to Shannon
Shannon to Bangor International Airport Maine
N351AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Shannon to Kuwait
N477AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Kuwait to Shannon
Shannon to Campbell Army Air Field Fort Campbell Kentucky
MARCH 6th
ADFDBE
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-H
Belfast to USA
ADFE83
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-H
Belfast to USA
AE030A
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-H
Belfast to USA
AE0323
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-H
Belfast to USA
N207AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Baltimore to Shannon
N351AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Shannon to Bangor International Airport Maine
N819AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Biggs Army Airfield Fort Bliss El Paso Texas to Shannon
Shannon to Camp Lemonnier Djibouti
MARCH 7th
N207AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Shannon to Kuwait
Kuwait to Shannon
N225AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Biggs Army Airfield Fort Bliss El Paso Texas to Shannon
N351AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Dallas-Fort Worth International to Shannon
N819AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 777 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Al Udeid Air Base Doha Qatar to Shannon
MARCH 8th
N207AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Shannon to Robert Grey Army Airfield Fort Hood Killen Texas
N225AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Shannon to Camp Lemonnier Djibouti
N351AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Shannon to Kuwait
N378X
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Colorado to Shannon
N819AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 777
Shannon to Hulburt Field Eglin Air Force Base Florida
MARCH 9th
C2B599
Canadian Military Lockheed Hercules CC-130J-30
Toronto to Belfast
N207AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Pope Army Airfield Fort Bragg North Carolina to Shannon
Shannon to Kuwait
N225AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Shannon to Dallas
N378AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Nuremberg to Shannon
Shannon to Robert Grey Army Airfield Fort Hood Killen Texas
N477AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Biggs Army Airfield Fort Bliss El Paso Texas to Shannon
N819AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Camp Lemonnier Djibouti to Shannon
MARCH 10th
AE5718
USA Navy Boeing C-40
Shannon to Middle East
AE04DA
USA Navy Boeing C-40
Middle East to Belfast
N207AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Al Udeid Air Force Base Doha Qatar to Shannon
N378AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Shannon to Robert Grey Army Airfield Fort Hood Killen Texas
N477AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Shannon to Camp Lemonnier Djibouti
MARCH 11th
C2B599
Canadian Military Lockheed CC-130J-30 Hercules
Belfast to Brussels to Riga
N207AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Shannon to Bangor International Airport Maine
N351AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Pope Army Airfield Fort Bragg North Carolina to Shannon
N477AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Athens to Shannon
Shannon to Bangor International Airport Maine
N819AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Biggs Army Airfield Fort Bliss El Paso Texas to Shannon
MARCH 12th
AE04DA
USA Navy Boeing C-40
Belfast to Jacksonville Florida
AE1167
USA Navy Boeing C-40
Mid East to Belfast Washington
N351AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Shannon to Kuwait
Kuwait to Shannon
N819AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Shannon to Camp Lemonnier Djibouti
MARCH 13th
C2B599
Canadian Military Lockheed Hercules CC-130J-30
Riga to Brussels to Belfast
N351AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Shannon to Dallas
N819AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 777 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Camp Lemonnier Djibouti to Shannon
Shannon to Biggs Army Airfield Fort Bliss El Paso Texas
MARCH 14th
C2B599
Canadian Military Lockheed Hercules CC-130J-30
Belfast to Toronto
N225AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Campbell Army Air Field Fort Campbell Kentucky to Shannon
MARCH 15th
N225AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Shannon to Camp Lemonnier Djibouti
AE1167
USA Navy Boeing C-40
Middle East to Shannon
MARCH 16th
ADFEBA
United States Air Force Boeing C-32A
Kansas to Shannon to Tel Aviv
N225AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Camp Lemonnier Djibouti to Shannon
Shannon to Biggs Army Airfield Fort Bliss El Paso Texas
N351AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Eielson Airforce Base Fairbanks Alaska to Shannon
MARCH 17th
ADFE84
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-H
Belfast to Minneapolis
AE4AF5
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-J
Ramstein to Belfast to Florida
AE02DA
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-H
Poznań Poland to Belfast to Boston USA
AE02EC
USA Lockheed Hercules C-130-H
Poznań Poland to Belfast to Boston USA
AE07E3
USA McDonnell Douglas C-17A Globemaster III
Ramstein to Belfast
AE143A
US Marines Cesena C560
Belfast to Keflavík Iceland
N207AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point North Carolina to Shannon
N351AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Shannon to Kuwait
Kuwait to Shannon
N378AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Bangor International Airport Maine to Shannon
N819AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 777
March Air Reserve Base Riverside California to Shannon
MARCH 18th
N819AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Shannon to Kuwait
N207AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Shannon to Bardufoss Air Station Norway to Shannon
N378AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Shannon to Kuwait
Kuwait to Shannon
MARCH 19th
ADFEBA
United States Air Force Boeing C-32A
Shannon to Tel Aviv
N207AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Shannon to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point North Carolina
N225AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767 (troop carrier on contract to US Military)
Kuwait to Shannon
N378AX
USA Omni Air International Boeing 767
Shannon to Seattle Tacoma International