What aircraft is VH-8IJ?

VH-8IJ 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-8IJ?

7CAD49. 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 59 days since 2026-09-13.

VH-8IJ is a Boeing 737 MAX 8 operated by Virgin Blue Airlines. It was built by Boeing. 2 pilots have caught this exact tail in Skydex.

Heard by 6 Skydex receivers (near Sydney, near Melbourne, Queensland): 59 sightings since 13 Sep 2026, last on 11 Nov 2026.

North Ryde — 🇦🇺 Australia · near Sydney · run by @churchi — 1 airframe, 49 sightings, last 2026-11-10
djbrookau — 🇦🇺 Australia · near Melbourne · run by @j-s — 1 airframe, 33 sightings, last 2026-11-11
DarlingHeightsQLD — 🇦🇺 Australia · Queensland · run by @malachi — 1 airframe, 24 sightings, last 2026-11-10
Enmore — 🇦🇺 Australia · near Sydney · run by @kfp-187 — 1 airframe, 23 sightings, last 2026-11-10
Greystanes — 🇦🇺 Australia · near Sydney · run by @kfp-187 — 1 airframe, 23 sightings, last 2026-11-10
ymml-mickleham — 🇦🇺 Australia · near Melbourne · run by @stephen-c — 1 airframe, 5 sightings, last 2026-11-11