30th November 1964

G-ALZP 60n 12w 1633 F110-130 59N 10w 1645

Decca Navigator Co, Airspeed Ambassador G-ALZP, returning from a spell in Iceland perhaps!

[Photo: at London, Gatwick on 21st October 1967; © Chris England]

Airspeed AS57 Ambassador 2 s/n 5213 was built in 1950. The aircraft was delivered in 1951 to B.E.A. as G-ALZP. In March 1960, the airliner was sold to the Royal Jordanian Air Force as 109 and in September 1960 transferred to Morocco where was used as the CN-MAK for the King of Morocco. In 1964, the CN-MAK was sold to Decca Navigator Co. Ltd. and used as a test-bed for their navigation equipment. In May 1968, during the Dutch Aero Fair Eelde, it was noted at the Groningen Airport Eelde in the Netherlands for several days. In 1971, the Ambassador G-AZLP was sold in New Zealand and registered ZK-DFC. The ZK-DFC was withdrawn from use and finally broken up in the UK in 1973.

29th November 1964

International 702 departed Southend 1125, en-route to EDAA/Frankfurt

International Airlines DC-6, N90702.

This was the third Dc-6 built (c/n 42855/4) and later was operated by LuftLloyd as D-ABAH in December 1964.

VC 72601 55n 10w 1110 F080VMC 54.37n 10.32w 1121 57n 14w 1232

Despite the logged call-sign this was in fact a USAF SC-54D, 42-72601, based at Prestwick

RDAF 242 61n 05.25w 1118 F095 59.30n 00 1219 58.26n 02e 1241 57n 06.24e 1334 , changing frequency to 4689.

Danish Air Force C-54, N-242

Speedbird 537 54.50n 30w 1635 F350 53n 40w 1728 ETA KJFK/Kennedy, New York 2130, SelCal EFGL

BOAC B.707-436, G-APFI

21st November 1964

G-ASXG F055 VMC, passing NE corner of Shannon FIR, HDG 120 degrees, ground speed 140kts, destination EGLL/London Heathrow

G-ASXG Grumman G-21A Goose, on delivery flight to Grosvenor Estates, to be based at Eaton Hall, Cheshire for their executives to commute between Chester and their land interests in Ireland and Scotland, alighting lakes on their property. This aircraft is ex RCAF 926, CF-BZY and N3692. It was later converted to a McKinnon G-21C Turbo-Goose by Marshall's of Cambridge.

CL 5401V 60n 10w 1230 F100 61n 13.30w 1302 LAX 1410

Capital Airways L-1049, N5401V