29th April 1983

BUSHY 53 57n 10w 09:02 F390 59n 20w 09:49, 60n 30w next, Mach .78 

Oceanic clearance to KDYS (Dyess AFB) via 57/10, 59/20, 60/30, 60/40, 59/50 - PRAWN, SHEFFERVILLE F390 at Mach .78

USAF C-135, working Croughton Radio on 6750

22nd March 1983

 N58RD 53n 40w 23:12 F370 54n 30w 00:00, 54n 20w next, endurance 04+50

N58RD B.707 Rowan Oil Co, from Stansted to New Orleans, working Gander on 5616

20th March 1983

QH200 53n 20w 11:27 F370 53n 15w 11:45 Shannon next, destination EGKK (Gatwick)

B.707, N3238N JET 24, working Shanwick on 5616

N299W 51n 20w 11:34 F390 51n 30w 12:46, 50n 40w next, rcl F410

DA.50, N299W from Amsterdam to Gander, working Shanwick on 5616

World 107 48n 08w 11:37 F310 46n 20w 12:48, 46n 30w next, wind 295/60, temp' -53, fuel remaining 137,500

DC-10 N107WA World Airways working Shanwick on 5616

CFC533 51n 12w 12:43 F180 49n 15w 13:27, 45n 20w next, temp' -24 SelCal FMEK

CC-130 130315 Canadian Air Force working Shanwick 5616

N300DK 51n 20w 13:27 F410 49n 30w 14:36, 49n 40w next

Lear Jet 36, N300DK from Cork to Gander, working Shanwick on 5616

VVV LD07 60n 10w 13:15 F240 61n 12.34w 13:34, LIMA 14:13, BIKF (Keflavik) next

P-3, U S Navy destination  Keflavik, working Shanwick on 5616

Boeing N705PC 51n 15w 14:50 F310 50n 20w 15:32, 49n 30w next

B.707 N705PC Skyworld (ex Ports of Call Travel Club)

[N705PC B.707-323C Skyworld, at Vancouver IAP, July 1986; photo credit Gary Vincent]

19th March 1983

 

N100A 56n 20w 10:40 F390 55n 30w 11:38, 56n 40w next

Gulfstream 2, N100A from Edinburgh to Gander, working Shanwick on 5616

N199AM 48n 08w 13:24 F350 48n 20w 14:34, 48n 30w 15:35, 47n 40w next

B.727, N199AM, from Frankfurt to Gander, working Shanwick on 5616

[Photo: N199AM, B.727-21 at Orlando, FL on 1st June 1991; photo credit - Paul Denton]

N333GU 54n 20w 13:43 F430 54n 30w 14:39, 54n 40w next

Gulfstream 3, working Shanwick on 5616

MAC 67956 54n 20w 14:11 F410 54n 15w 14:31 EGL (Eagle Is) next

USAF C-141, 66-7956, working Shanwick on 5616

PIA 711 48n 08w 16:30 F310 48n 20w 17:36, 48n 30w next, SelCal CJAE wind 262/40, temp' -48

Pakistan International Airlines, DC-10-30, AP-AYM, working Shanwick on 5616

RJA 263 48n 08w 16:33 F370 48n 20w 17:39, 48n 30w next, SelCal FHCD

Royal Jordanian Airlines, B.747, JY-AFB, working Shanwick on 5616

MAC 00454 47n 40w 23:30 F350 40n 50w 00:41 NANKS next, wind 360/93, temp' -63

USAF C-5, 70-0454, working Gander on 5616

18th March 1983

 TWA 704 55n 20w 07:53 F410, EGL (Eagle Island) 08:32, DUB next, outside temp' -52°, wind 260/48, aircraft number 17203

Trans World Airways, B.747SP, N57203 working Shanwick on 5616

[N57203 B.747SP at Milan in May 1984, photo credit: Caz Caswell]

KITE 53 52n 20w 08:03, F350, 52n 15w 08:25, CRK next, with a subsequent 'phone patch to Ramstein, (via Croughton Radio on 6750) advising Mission number ABA2R3P, with 17 pallets, ETB EDAR at 10:40.

USAF C-5 working Shanwick and Croughton

17th March 1983

MAC 38079 dep MKPA (St. Johns/Coolidge, Antigua) 23:20 14.38n 56w 00:17, F370, 06.25n 40w 02:33, 00.00n 30w 04:03, ETA FHAW (Wideawake/Ascension) 06:25, mission # AQA483

USAF C-141B, 63-8079 working Albrook, Panama on 8993

HAWK 03 61n 12.34w 16:42 F090 60n 10w 17:07 STN (Stornoway) next, call Scottish on 124.9 VHF or 324.4 UHF at 10w

US Army RV-1D Mohawk, 67-14262, working Shanwick on 5616, routing from Keflavik to Prestwick with two other OV-1D's, HAWK 01 = 67-18910 and HAWK 02 = 67-18902, all possibly destined for South Korea

EIN 9107 53n 15w 16:4- F180 53n 20w 17:29, 53n 30w next, position relayed via N1CC (B.727 from Stansted to Newark) as the EIN flight was having HF trouble on both transmitters.

Aer Turas Cl-44J EI-BGO on lease to Aer Lingus for cargo service, working Shanwick on 5616

[Credit: The author, at Deauville, France, displaying the swing tail]

HB-PGY 51n 30w 21:37 F090, 53n 25w 22:52, 53n 20w next, position relayed via Flying Tiger 005

PA-28, HB-PGY on delivery to Europe, via Shannon, working Gander on 5616

[Credit: Vin LK (via Flickr)]

N2494K 52n 40w 21:52, F090, 53n 35w 23:22, 53n 30w next

PA-28, N2494K on delivery to Europe, from Gander via Shannon then Rotterdam, by Globe Aero

MAC 59413 56n 20w 22:46, F370 56n 30w 23:44, 55n 40w next

USAF C-141B, 65-9413 from 438MAW

6th March 1983

MAC 90021 55n 20w 11:12 F330 55n 10w 11:53 BEL next, wind 240/50, outside temp' -49°

USAF, C-5, 69-0021 working Shanwick

N106G 60n 10w 11:16 F350 61n 12.34w 11:34, LIMA next

Jet Star, N106G from Luton to Keflavik, working Shanwick on 8864

FT 007 49n 08w 11:24 F310 49n 20w 12:21, 49n 30w next, fuel remaining 185,000, SelCal BLCD

Flying Tiger Line, B.747, N805FT working Shanwick on 5616

[Started life with Delta as N9900 in 1971 and operated under several guises as N625FE, VR-HKC, N625PL, N709CK under which it was scrapped in 2015.]

HZ-NR2 49n 08w 12:03 F430 50n 20w 13:09, 51n 30w next Mach .80, SelCal AJGH

Gulfstream 3, HZ-NR2, from Paris, Le Bourget to Bangor, working Shanwick on 5616