What aircraft is VH-8IH?

VH-8IH is a Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M).

Virgin Blue Airlines, going by the callsign it flew under when it was caught.

What is the ICAO 24-bit address of VH-8IH?

7CAD47. The Mode S address is assigned to the airframe by its country of registration and stays the same from flight to flight.

On 2026-11-11. Our receivers have heard it on 58 days since 2026-09-14.

VH-8IH is a Boeing 737 MAX 8 operated by Virgin Blue Airlines. It was built by Boeing. One pilot has caught this exact tail in Skydex.

VH-8IH picked up by 6 Skydex receivers (Queensland, near Sydney, near Melbourne), 58 sightings since 14 Sep 2026, last on 11 Nov 2026.

DarlingHeightsQLD — 🇦🇺 Australia · Queensland · run by @malachi — 1 airframe, 44 sightings, last 2026-11-11
North Ryde — 🇦🇺 Australia · near Sydney · run by @churchi — 1 airframe, 43 sightings, last 2026-11-09
djbrookau — 🇦🇺 Australia · near Melbourne · run by @j-s — 1 airframe, 37 sightings, last 2026-11-05
Enmore — 🇦🇺 Australia · near Sydney · run by @kfp-187 — 1 airframe, 16 sightings, last 2026-11-09
Greystanes — 🇦🇺 Australia · near Sydney · run by @kfp-187 — 1 airframe, 16 sightings, last 2026-11-09
ymml-mickleham — 🇦🇺 Australia · near Melbourne · run by @stephen-c — 1 airframe, 3 sightings, last 2026-11-05