26th April 1981

GAF 5090 NOVEMBER 05:43, OSCAR 06:05, 43n 35w 07:08 F220, 45n 40w 08:05, 46.40n 45w 09:00, 48n 50w next now F240

GAF 5105 NOVEMBER 06:37, OSCAR 07:04, 43n 35w 08:08 F220, 45n 40w next, outside temp' -32°C, wind 340/10

GAF 5098 43.24n 35w 06:50 F240 45n 40w 07:50, 47n 45w next, ETA Gander 10:20, destination CYYR/Goose Bay

GAF 5101 45n 37w 08:09 F240 46.30n 40w 08:47, 48.30n 45w next, outside temp' -29°C, wind 085/10 (also copied the previous day, 25th, inbound to Lajes, via 43.30n 13w direct 41.30n 20w direct ALPHA direct GP, at F220, TAS 260kts)

Four German Air Force, C-160 Transall's, 50+90, 51+05, 50+98 and 51+01 all working Santa Maria on 5610, 8945 and New York on 13288
[The following day, 27th, another, GAF 51+00 was heard working Santa Maria on 5610 at F240]

TR-KKA 49n 08w 09:41 F220 51n 20w 11:26, 51n 30w 13:00, 40w 14:22, 50w 15:50 ETA Gander 16:40

Gabon Air Force, L-100-30, TR-KKA working Shanwick on 5624 and changed to 8910 at 20w

[Photo: at Paris, Le Bourget on 02/06/1983 © Chris Chennell]