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Plane Alert entry accompanies Boeing P-8 Poseidon 167956

Reported near Fort Wayne, Indiana, the aircraft is identified in the database as a military maritime patrol type.

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Map of Boeing P-8 Poseidon 167956's recorded track near Fort Wayne, Indiana: 5 positions over 2 minutes, about 7 miles.
Saved positions of Boeing P-8 Poseidon 167956 near Fort Wayne, Indiana, drawn from a short archived excerpt. The line breaks at gaps over 45 seconds, at source changes and at rejected positions. The path measures about 7 miles (6.1 nautical miles) along the plotted segments. Archive timestamps do not establish exact message freshness. USGS topographic background shows roads, water and place names where available. It is a current reference map, not imagery from the flight date. Map data sources

Boeing P-8 Poseidon 167956, an aircraft included in the community watchlist Plane Alert DB, was reported near Fort Wayne, Indiana, on August 25, 2026. Its flight record showed an altitude of 34,000 feet and a ground speed of 394 knots.

The aircraft database lists 167956 as a military Boeing P-8 Poseidon, a maritime patrol aircraft from the family Boeing builds. Plane Alert DB supplies no category that can be named for this entry. The observation does not establish who was aboard or why the aircraft flew.

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Recorded data for 167956

Observation
Observed to
Event typeUnusual aircraft
Recorded sourceADS-B, ICAO address
Post date
Last revised
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing P-8A Poseidon
Type designatorP8
Tail number (registration)167956
ICAO addressAE4EB1

Measurements

Displayed measurements may be rounded.

Saved reading at .
Ground speed393.9 kn
Archived altitude; reference not retained34,000 ft
Watchlist association
SourcePlane Alert DB
CategoryCurated aircraft entry
Pinned source version6f7a19044a8dc9ed1c5687c8d26650df7296321e
AttributionAircraft association/category: Plane Alert DB / SDR-Enthusiasts and contributors.
LicencesOpen Database License 1.0; Database Contents License 1.0
ScopeSource association only; not verified current ownership, operator, historical association or presence of any person aboard.
Record details

Public event ID: 618d82a6-3b71-48ab-9de2-e152927cbe6f.

Record revision: 3.

Evidence version: b3f5e3c6883c9f6ed59e161fd3ad2615706d4c3b0bf9f7e9be6bb464254a0b4f.

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