13 March 2014

25th August 1981

MAC 60148 52n 30w 08:45 F370, 52n 20w 09:36, 52n 15w next

USAF, C-141, 66-0148 (working Croughton Airways)

MAC 70008 51n 20w 08:49 F350, 51n 30w 09:42, 50n 40w next, outside temp' -50°C

USAF, C141, 67-0008

MAC 80224 55n 10w 08:52 F310, 55n 20w 09:38, 56n 30w next

USAF, C-5A, 68-0224

OLD 13 on 'phone patch to PHANTOM (European ALCC Centre), departed Aviano 14:38, ETA Mildenhall 17:30, with 100lbs cargo and registered mail

USAF, C-130 (working Croughton Airways on 13201)

GULL 08 49.30n 45w 21:18 F240, 49.15n 47.25w 21:36, 49n 50w 21:58, 48.51n 51w 22:05, 48.31n 52.45w next, ETA Pease AFB 01:15, TAS 315 kts

Passing regular detailed en-route met' reports to "Rhein- Main Monitor" and "Miami Monitor" via 'phone patch's, as mission number 963WX e.g.:-
Ops #10, 97779, 20560, 30498, 42009, 74900, 18045, 74//3, 7/5725, 11899, 2////, 83651, 84935, 93///

USAF, WC-130H, 53 Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 65-0963
(previously arrived into Mildenhall on 23rd August)

[Photo: at Mildenhall on 19th July 1983 © Jet Noise 59 @ flickr]


MAC 50231 56n 30w 16:16 F370, 57n 40w 17:03, outside temp' -52°C, wind 190/50

USAF, C-141, 65-0231

MAC 60183 On 'phone patch to Frankfurt Command Post:- departed Incirlik, ETB at Frankfurt 17:40, then departing Frankfurt at 10:30 to-morrow for McGuire AFB and then Charleston AFB. Mission number 708F, we are A1 with APU inoperative, two pallets and 4,278 lbs of cargo. Two PAX for McGuire and Charleston.

USAF, C-141, 66-0183

VV 50496 38n 70w 21:18 F210, 39n 65w 22:01, 40.30n 40w 01:24, destination Lajes

US Navy, VP-3A, 150496 (working MacDill Airways on 13244)
[Later used the call-sign "Catbird"]

[See previous photo of 150496 here]


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