Torture Plane Crew N54PA "resting at Shannon"?

By Edward Horgan. The crew or crews of CIA plane have had a busy time recently, including a visit to Guantanamo on 3 June 2008. They arrived at Shannon on Friday 13 June, from Fort Lauderdale in Florida, via Newfoundland. They spent only about 30 minutes refuelling and left immediately for an unknown destination or destinations. On Saturday 14th June they were back at Shannon refuelled and again left quickly at about 12.40 pm on their way back to Florida again via Newfoundland. Today N54PA is back at Shannon for up to 10 hours as its crew probably "rest off" following their ardous and possibly nefarious activities.




This morning, 18 June 2008, N54PA was back at Shannon again via Newfoundland from Florida. It arrived as scheduled at about 08.05 am. I was there to meet it and saw it landing and took some long distance photos of it. In order to get a better photo I went to the viewing gallery in the terminal building but the viewing gallery was closed to the public. Because the aircraft was parked about 200 metres in front of the security and fire brigade entrance, I went to this area in order to confirm its registration number and get better photo as evidence of its presence at Shannon. Because I also wished to request the airport security staff to search this aircraft, I entered the security lodge, and requested the security officer present to have this aircraft searched. He refused to do so, and asked me to leave this area. I informed him that I was collecting evidence of possible breaches of the United Nations Convention Against Torture (UNCAT), and the (Irish), UNCAT Act 2002. When asked to leave again I refused to do until I could ascertain whether this aircraft was being searched. At this time the aircraft was being refuelled by Top Oil. A Senior officer of the Shannon airport security services then arrived, Mr James Watson. He also ordered me to leave and I again refused to do on the grounds that I was collecting important evidence and I needed to establish if this aircraft was being searched. I repeated my request to him, several times, that this aircraft N54PA be searched because it was closely associated with the CIA torture rendition programme, and as far as I was aware it had also been to Guantanamo as recently as 3rd June 2008.

Mr Watson repeatedly refused to have the aircraft searched. I had already contacted two colleagues, including a representative of Amnesty International and asked them to request the Gardai to search this aircraft. Both confirmed by phone that they had made these requests to Shannon Garda station. I was informed by James Watson that I was in breach of the Air Traffic Navigation Act by being in this location. He informed that the Gardai had been informed. Two Gardai arrived, Garda Power and Garda Lyne, and also asked me to leave the Security Lodge. I requested these two gardai to have plane number N54PA searched because of its CIA rendition associations, and they refused to do so, and ordered me to leave the area, and the airport. I again refused to do and explained that I was collecting evidence and waiting to established whether the plane was going to be searched or not. I was then removed by these two Gardai from the security lodge, but I remained just outside the door of the lodge by holding on the railings. I was asked to leave this area also by both airport security and by the Gardai, but again refused to do on the grounds that I had lawful reason to be there, that reason being my efforts to prevent Shannon airport being used to facilitate crimes of torture.

Further Gardai then arrived including Garda Sergeant Kevin O’Hagan, who also ordered me to leave area on several occasions. I again refused and explained my lawful reasons for being in this area. I also requested Sgt O’Hagan to have this aircraft searched, and he confirmed that he had already received this request by phone, and that it was a matter for his superiors. I informed him and the other Gardai present that he and all Gardai at Shannon had a specific duty under the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention Against Torture) Act, 2000 to search such aircraft in order to ensure that Shannon airport was not being used to facilitate torture and also to investigate previous crimes of torture that had been facilitated at Shannon airport.

I then requested permission to enter the airport so that I could carry out a search of this aircraft N54PA. I was refused permission and told that I would be in breach of the law, and would be trespassing. I then pointed out to the Gardai and to the airport police including James Watson, that a jury in Dublin has acquitted the five Catholic Workers who had entered the airport in January 2003 and damaged a US warplane. The Jury had found them not guilty of trespass or criminal damage on the grounds that they had justifiable reasons to their actions. I explained that there were even more immediate and more justifiable reasons for searching this aircraft, in compliance with the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention Against Torture) Act, 2000. I was refused permission to enter to airport to search aircraft N54PA. I was also prevented from taking photos of the aircraft from this location. During this time I received phone calls from Ms Jan O’Sullivan TD, and Senator David Norris who had been informed of the events described above.

I was then informed that the aircraft in question would be remaining at the airport for about 10 hours. I presume that this was to enable the aircraft crew to get rest before flying on to some unknown destination. I decided to leave the area at this time, but was prevented from doing so by Garda Sgt O’Hagan and Mr Watson of the airport police. They requested that photos on my camera be deleted because they were taken in the security area. I refused to hand over my camera on the grounds that any photos on my cameras were needed as possible evidence. A cannon camera was taken from my bag and examined by Sgt O’Hagan and Mr Watson, but no photos were found on it that needed to be deleted. I then left the airport because I had other urgent business to attend to, and because I had been prevented from adequately investigating the presence and activities of aircraft N54PA and its crew at Shannon airport.

I wish to acknowledge that valuable support I received from peace activist colleagues including Amnesty International, and from elected members of the Oireachtas, Ms Jan O’Sullivan TD and Senator David Norris. David Norris raised this matter on the order of business in An Seanad this morning.

I informed that gardai present at this incident that I would be making a complaint on this matter to the Garda Ombudsman, on the grounds that all such previous complaints on related matters that had been made to the Garda authorities in the past had failed to result in satisfactory action by the Gardai.

While it unlikely that this particular plane, N54PA had prisoners on board on this occasion at Shannon airport, there are substantial grounds for believing that the crew of this aircraft had relevant information on previous acts of rendition and of torture of prisoners, and may have been involved themselves in committing or being complicit in acts of torture. There may also have been physical and forensic evidence of torture on this aircraft. Furthermore, this aircraft and its crew may have been on their way to collect prisoners for the purpose of being tortured elsewhere.

The Gardai and the airport authorities including airport security are in gross breach of their duties in failing to prevent Shannon airport being used to facilitate torture and failing to prevent Gardai and Shannon airport workers in being complicit in committing torture, and in failing to investigate to possibility that people who have committed torture have been at Shannon airport, or that prisoners may even have endured torture by virtue of the fact that they were held at Shannon airport in conditions that amounted to torture.

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Flight Path N54PA:

Date Type Origin Destination Departure Arrival
18. Jun 08LJ35/Q Gander Int'l (CYQX) Shannon (EINN) 02:34 GMT result unknown (?)
17. Jun 08LJ36/Q Cartersville (KVPC) Gander Int'l (CYQX) 21:38 GMT 01:21 GMT (+1)
15. Jun 08LJ35/Q Fort Lauderdale Executive (KFXE) Cartersville (KVPC) 01:11 GMT 02:40 GMT
14. Jun 08LJ35/Q Halifax Int'l (CYHZ) Fort Lauderdale Executive (KFXE) 19:09 GMT 22:50 GMT
14. Jun 08LJ35/W Shannon (EINN) Halifax Int'l (CYHZ) 11:40 GMT 17:51 GMT
13. Jun 08LJ35/Q Halifax Int'l (CYHZ) Shannon (EINN) 01:39 GMT result unknown (?)
12. Jun 08LJ35/Q Cartersville (KVPC) Halifax Int'l (CYHZ) 21:35 GMT 00:28 GMT (+1)
03. Jun 08LJ35/Q Norfolk Ns (Chambers Fld) (KNGU) Cartersville (KVPC) 22:35 GMT 23:54 GMT
03. Jun 08LJ35/L Guantanamo Bay Ns (MUGM) Norfolk Ns (Chambers Fld) (KNGU) 17:25 GMT 21:14 GMT
03. Jun 08LJ35/L Cartersville (KVPC) Guantanamo Bay Ns (MUGM) 14:10 GMT 16:30 GMT
01. Jun 08LJ35/Q William P Hobby (KHOU) Cartersville (KVPC) 00:30 GMT result unknown (?)
31-May-2008 LJ35/Q Mcchord Afb (KTCM) William P Hobby (KHOU) 18:43 GMT 22:19 GMT
31-May-2008 LJ35/Q Cartersville (KVPC) Mcchord Afb (KTCM) 11:11 GMT 16:24 GMT
30-May-2008 LJ35/Q Metropolitan Oakland Intl (KOAK) Cartersville (KVPC) 07:39 GMT 11:47 GMT
30-May-2008 LJ35/Q Honolulu Intl (PHNL) Metropolitan Oakland Intl (KOAK) 00:30 GMT 06:55 GMT
29-May-2008 LJ35/Q Majuro Atoll, Philippines (KMAJ)Honolulu Intl (PHNL) 07:37 GMT result unknown (?)
29-May-2008 LJ35/W Honiara Int'l, Marshall Is. (AGGH) Majuro Atoll , Phillipines(KMAJ) 02:45 GMT result unknown (?)
27-May-2008 LJ35/W Majuro Atoll, Philippines (KMAJ) Honiara Int'l, Marshall Is. (AGGH) 14:17 GMT result unknown (?)
27-May-2008 LJ35/Q Metropolitan Oakland Intl (KOAK) Honolulu Intl (PHNL) 00:10 GMT 05:32 GMT
26-May-2008 LJ35/Q Meadows Field (KBFL) Metropolitan Oakland Intl (KOAK) 22:32 GMT 23:05 GMT
25-May-2008 LJ35/Q Cartersville (KVPC) Meadows Field (KBFL) 22:08 GMT 02:49 GMT (+1)
20-May-2008 LJ35/Q Daytona Beach Intl (KDAB) Cartersville (KVPC) 02:12 GMT 03:10 GMT
19-May-2008 LJ35/ St Johns Int'l (CYYT) Daytona Beach Intl (KDAB) 19:16 GMT 00:12 GMT (+1)
19-May-2008 LJ35/W Shannon (EINN) St Johns Int'l (CYYT) 11:10 GMT 18:10 GMT
18-May-2008 LJ35/Q St Johns Int'l (CYYT) Shannon (EINN) 00:20 GMT result unknown (?)
17-May-2008 LJ35/Q Cartersville (KVPC) St Johns Int'l (CYYT) 19:01 GMT 22:54 GMT
22. Apr 08LJ35/Q Washington Dulles Intl (KIAD) Cartersville (KVPC) 06:09 GMT 07:12 GMT
21. Apr 08LJ35/ Gander Int'l (CYQX) Washington Dulles Intl (KIAD) 21:59 GMT 00:50 GMT (+1)
21. Apr 08LJ35/W Shannon (EINN) Gander Int'l (CYQX) 14:40 GMT 21:05 GMT
19. Apr 08LJ35/Q Gander Int'l (CYQX) Shannon (EINN) 21:35 GMT result unknown (?)
19. Apr 08LJ35/L Cartersville (KVPC) Gander Int'l (CYQX) 16:32 GMT 20:24 GMT
17. Apr 08LJ35/Q Bangor Intl (KBGR) Cartersville (KVPC) 23:12 GMT 01:43 GMT (+1)
17. Apr 08LJ35/Q St Johns Int'l (CYYT) Bangor Intl (KBGR) 20:14 GMT 22:06 GMT
17. Apr 08LJ35/W Ponta Delgada (LPPD) St Johns Int'l (CYYT) 14:49 GMT 19:22 GMT
17. Apr 08LJ35/W Ponta Delgada (LPPD) Bangor Intl (KBGR) 14:49 GMT result unknown (?)
15. Apr 08LJ35/L Laurence G Hanscom Fld (KBED) Santa Maria (LPAZ) 20:57 GMT result unknown (?)
15. Apr 08LJ35/W Laurence G Hanscom Fld (KBED) Santa Maria (LPAZ)20:57 GMT 22:24 GMT
12. Apr 08LJ35/Q Bangor Intl (KBGR) Cartersville (KVPC) 17:10 GMT 20:28 GMT
12. Apr 08LJ35/W Keflavik Nas (BIKF) Bangor Intl (KBGR) 11:21 GMT 16:07 GMT
11. Apr 08LJ35/ Gander Int'l (CYQX) Schiphol (EHAM) 03:38 GMT result unknown (?)
10. Apr 08LJ35/L Cartersville (KVPC) Gander Int'l (CYQX) 22:33 GMT 02:26 GMT (+1)
10. Apr 08LJ35/Q Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl (KPHX) Cartersville (KVPC) 18:46 GMT 21:29 GMT
10. Apr 08LJ35/Q Cartersville (KVPC) Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl (KPHX) 12:52 GMT 16:26 GMT
08. Apr 08LJ35/Q Bangor Intl (KBGR) Cartersville (KVPC) 16:28 GMT 19:10 GMT
08. Apr 08LJ35/Q Goose Bay (CYYR) Bangor Intl (KBGR) 14:00 GMT 15:31 GMT
08. Apr 08LJ35/W Belfast City (EGAC) Goose Bay (CYYR) 08:03 GMT 12:42 GMT
07. Apr 08LJ35/ Gander Int'l (CYQX) Belfast City (EGAC) 03:30 GMT result unknown (?)
06. Apr 08LJ35/Q New Castle (KILG) Gander Int'l (CYQX) 23:35 GMT 02:01 GMT (+1)
06. Apr 08LJ35/Q Cartersville (KVPC) New Castle (KILG) 20:45 GMT 22:11 GMT
05. Apr 08LJ35/Q The Eastern Iowa (KCID) Cartersville (KVPC) 09:36 GMT result unknown (?)
05. Apr 08LJ35/L Luis Munoz Marin Intl (TJSJ) The Eastern Iowa (KCID) 03:51 GMT 09:31 GMT
04. Apr 08LJ35/L Cartersville (KVPC) Luis Munoz Marin Intl (TJSJ) 23:32 GMT 02:53 GMT (+1)
29-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Oceana Nas Arpt (KNTU) Cartersville (KVPC) 18:56 GMT 20:15 GMT
29-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Sherman Field Arpt (KNPA) Norfolk Ns (Chambers Fld) (KNGU) 16:44 GMT 18:16 GMT
29-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Sherman Field Arpt (KNPA) Oceana Nas Arpt (KNTU) 16:44 GMT 16:52 GMT
29-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Cartersville (KVPC) Sherman Field Arpt (KNPA) 15:05 GMT 16:02 GMT
27-Mar-2008 LJ36/Q Van Nuys (KVNY) Cartersville (KVPC) 21:35 GMT 01:02 GMT (+1)
27-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Van Nuys (KVNY) Van Nuys (KVNY) 19:26 GMT 20:39 GMT
27-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Van Nuys (KVNY) Cartersville (KVPC) 19:26 GMT 19:42 GMT
27-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Van Nuys (KVNY) Cartersville (KVPC) 19:26 GMT 19:56 GMT
27-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Van Nuys (KVNY) Van Nuys (KVNY) 19:26 GMT 19:48 GMT
27-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Anchorage Intl (PANC) Van Nuys (KVNY) 12:56 GMT 17:39 GMT
27-Mar-2008 LJ35/R Yelizovo (UHPP) Anchorage Intl (PANC) 07:34 GMT result unknown (?)
26-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Yelizovo (UHPP) Anchorage Intl (PANC) 20:32 GMT 11:49 GMT (+1)
25-Mar-2008 LJ35/L Anchorage Intl (PANC) Yelizovo (UHPP) 17:32 GMT result unknown (?)
24-Mar-2008 LJ35/L Van Nuys (KVNY) Anchorage Intl (PANC) 21:08 GMT 02:39 GMT (+1)
24-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Cartersville (KVPC) Van Nuys (KVNY) 14:19 GMT 19:06 GMT
21-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Chicago Midway Intl (KMDW) Cartersville (KVPC) 20:51 GMT 21:56 GMT
21-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Godman Aaf (KFTK) Chicago Midway Intl (KMDW) 19:14 GMT 20:03 GMT
21-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Andrews Afb (KADW) Godman Aaf (KFTK) 17:02 GMT 18:31 GMT
21-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Cartersville (KVPC) Andrews Afb (KADW) 14:54 GMT 16:04 GMT
21-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Cartersville (KVPC) Louisville Intl (KSDF) 14:54 GMT 15:21 GMT
21-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Cartersville (KVPC) Louisville Intl (KSDF) 14:00 GMT 15:21 GMT
18-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Daytona Beach Intl (KDAB) Dekalb-Peachtree (KPDK) 16:39 GMT 17:37 GMT
15-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Willow Run (KYIP) Cartersville (KVPC) 17:13 GMT 18:40 GMT
15-Mar-2008 LJ36/Q Andrews Afb (KADW) Willow Run (KYIP) 15:09 GMT 16:16 GMT
15-Mar-2008 LJ36/Q Cartersville (KVPC) Andrews Afb (KADW) 13:05 GMT 14:24 GMT
13-Mar-2008 LJ35/W Bangor Intl (KBGR) Cartersville (KVPC) 23:27 GMT 02:06 GMT (+1)
11-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Cleveland-Hopkins Intl (KCLE) Gander Int'l (CYQX) 23:01 GMT 02:11 GMT (+1)
11-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Cartersville (KVPC) Cleveland-Hopkins Intl (KCLE) 17:39 GMT 18:50 GMT
11-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Willow Run (KYIP) Cartersville (KVPC) 08:07 GMT 09:17 GMT
10-Mar-2008 LJ35/W Shannon (EINN) Gander Int'l (CYQX) 19:40 GMT 01:02 GMT (+1)
08-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Gander Int'l (CYQX) Shannon (EINN) 23:18 GMT result unknown (?)
08-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Laurence G Hanscom Fld (KBED) Gander Int'l (CYQX) 20:30 GMT 22:12 GMT
08-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Cartersville (KVPC) Laurence G Hanscom Fld (KBED) 14:58 GMT 16:17 GMT
07-Mar-2008 LR36/Q Andrews Afb (KADW) Cartersville (KVPC) 21:20 GMT 22:53 GMT
07-Mar-2008 LR36/Q Biggs Aaf (Fort Bliss) (KBIF) Andrews Afb (KADW) 17:18 GMT 20:23 GMT
07-Mar-2008 LJ36/Q Cartersville (KVPC) Biggs Aaf (Fort Bliss) (KBIF) 13:25 GMT 16:24 GMT
07-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Bangor Intl (KBGR) Cartersville (KVPC) 04:38 GMT 07:29 GMT
06-Mar-2008 LJ35/W Keflavik Nas (BIKF) Bangor Intl (KBGR) 23:26 GMT 03:28 GMT (+1)
04-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Gander Int'l (CYQX) Le Bourget (LFPB) 07:31 GMT result unknown (?)
04-Mar-2008 LJ35/Q Dekalb-Peachtree (KPDK) Gander Int'l (CYQX) 02:42 GMT 06:22 GMT
29. Feb 08LJ36/Q Andrews Afb (KADW) Cartersville (KVPC) 22:55 GMT 00:28 GMT (+1)
29. Feb 08LJ36/Q Igor I Sikorsky Memorial (KBDR) Andrews Afb (KADW) 20:27 GMT 21:21 GMT
29. Feb 08LJ36/Q Cartersville (KVPC) Igor I Sikorsky Memorial (KBDR) 18:02 GMT 19:43 GMT
27. Feb 08LJ35/Q Louisville Intl (KSDF) Cartersville (KVPC) 00:01 GMT 01:02 GMT
26. Feb 08LJ35/Q Augusta Regional (KAGS) Louisville Intl (KSDF) 19:46 GMT 20:43 GMT
26. Feb 08LJ35/Q Norfolk Ns (Chambers Fld) (KNGU) Augusta Regional (KAGS) 17:21 GMT 18:42 GMT
26. Feb 08LJ35/Q Cartersville (KVPC) Norfolk Ns (Chambers Fld) (KNGU) 13:16 GMT 14:37 GMT
26. Feb 08LJ35/Q Cartersville (KVPC) Louisville Intl (KSDF) 13:16 GMT
26. Feb 08LJ35/Q Bangor Intl (KBGR) Cartersville (KVPC) 03:08 GMT 04:10 GMT
26. Feb 08LJ35/Q Bangor Intl (KBGR) Cartersville (KVPC) 01:25 GMT 03:37 GMT
25. Feb 08LJ35/Q St Johns Int'l (CYYT) Bangor Intl (KBGR) 22:31 GMT 00:36 GMT (+1)
25. Feb 08LJ35/Q Ponta Delgada (LPPD) St Johns Int'l (CYYT) 20:06 GMT 20:43 GMT
24. Feb 08LJ35/Q St Johns Int'l (CYYT) Bangor Intl (KBGR) 03:56 GMT result unknown (?)
24. Feb 08LJ35/Q St Johns Int'l (CYYT) Santa Maria (LPAZ) 03:56 GMT
23. Feb 08LJ35/Q The Eastern Iowa (KCID) St Johns Int'l (CYYT) 22:12 GMT 02:29 GMT (+1)
23. Feb 08LJ35/Q Cartersville (KVPC) The Eastern Iowa (KCID) 18:25 GMT 19:26 GMT
23. Feb 08LJ35/Q Cartersville (KVPC) The Eastern Iowa (KCID) 17:49 GMT 18:52 GMT
22. Feb 08LJ35/Q San Antonio Intl (KSAT) Cartersville (KVPC) 05:06 GMT 06:50 GMT
21. Feb 08LJ35/L Tocumen Int'l (MPTO) San Antonio Intl (KSAT) 22:07 GMT 02:29 GMT (+1)
20. Feb 08LJ35/U Cartersville (KVPC) Tocumen Int'l (MPTO) 00:21 GMT result unknown (?)




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