KING 50 departed Woodbridge 03:10 50n 30w 08:30 F250 50n 35w 09:25, will orbit on a 25 mile radius from this position 'till 10:12 at F250, waiting for the 'chicks' and will reduce speed to 250kts.
Departed orbit at 10:17, 50n 30w 10:51, 50n 25w 11:26, 50n 20w 12:02, 50n 15w 12:38, 50n 10w 13:09, 50n 08w 13:24, destination is Woodbridge.
AVISO 55 49n 50w 08:15 F190 50n 40w 09:40, 50n 30w 10:52, 50n 25w 11:28 now blocking F150/210, 50n 20w 11:52, 50n 10w 12:45, 50n 08w 12:56, now blocking F260/270, LND/Lands End, ETA destination is 15:00. We are in tow with eight 'chicks', their ETA for EDSL/Lechfeld is 16:05.
There are two C-135's in our flight AVISO 55 & 56 and eight A-10's, call-signs (?) 11/12/13/21/22/23/31/32 who departed KSYR/Syracuse, NY at 03:57.
AMAIN 51 flight, 40w 09:40, 25w 11:28 TAS 300kts
This was part of the "Coronet Sail" deployment where eight A-10's from the New York ANG moved to Germany, until 14th March 1981. Seven identified A-10's involved were, 78-0649, 78-0650, 78-0653, 78-0658, 78-0670, 78-0671 and 78-0684.
The 'duckbutt' cover was provided by the KING 50, 69-5820, HC-130 from the UK.
Tanker support from four KC-135's, AVISO 55/56 and AMAIN 51/52
[The traffic was copied on 6750/9011/13244 with Croughton and MacDill Airways]
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