5th March 1982

GAF 5103 43n 20w 00:05, F210, 45n 16w 00:51, 49n 08w next, wind 270/30, outside temp' -25°C

German Air Force, C-160, 51+03, working Santa Maria on 5610

DEMAR 35 37.41n 15w 17:47, F310, 38n 20w 18:16, 38.50n 25w 18:46, ETA LPLA/Lajes 18:56, TAS 500kts. We are VHF equipped.

USAF, (type?) working Santa Maria on 5610.

GAF 5091 42n 35w 23:20, F250, MIKE 00:05, FL/Flores 00:10, GS 00:40, wind 260/56, outside temp' -42°C

German Air Force, C-160, 50+91 working Santa Maria on 5610

HB-GGO 51.30n 35w 23:45 F290 52.20n 30w 00:25, 52.40n 25w 01:00, 53n 20w next

Beechcraft King Air 200, HB-GGO, working Gander and Shanwick on 5610
On delivery to Europe (ex N256TW), later to become I-BMPE, F-GKCV and N147AP - Apple International Inc.

[Photo; HB-GGO at Dublin, Ireland on 10th May 1984: © Ken Meegan]