Track the Patriots plane filled with masks as it flies towards Logan

By adamg on Thu, 04/02/2020 - 2:34pm

Flightradar24 is plotting the Patriots plane in realtime. As I type, it's over Manitoba.

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Adam, is the photo caption in

By Rob on Thu, 04/02/2020 - 3:36pm.

Adam, is the photo caption in your other article correct?

I heard WBZ this morning talking about plane en-route, and now this article. But - your other article had the plane arrived and being unloaded (and I know it can't have gone back to China for more and returned already.

I know they can't really stop publicly-trackable information like flight tracking. At the same time, I have misgivings about whether or not to publicize it before it arrives (especially publicizing when it will arrive). On the one hand, they've gotta take steps and expend resources to prevent a resource scrum at the airport. On the other hand, very publicly announcing the cargo and arrival time might stave off a Trump resource grab.

Oy

By adamg on Thu, 04/02/2020 - 3:37pm.

I'm going by what the governor and his HHS secretary said at their 1 p.m. press briefing.

I think the earlier photo is

By oddjob60 on Thu, 04/02/2020 - 4:42pm.

I think the earlier photo is from the loading, not unloading. A second photo, tweeted as a comment on the first one, makes it clearer that they're in Shenzhen.

(Not to mention all the trucks at Logan waiting to unload.)