12th January 1965

Fairline 602 departed Vagar, Faroe Islands 11:58, F075

Also copied on the following dates that year:-

4th April: KK601 at Sumburgh 11:05, F095, destination Stavanger

1st July: Faroe 601 ETA Vagar 16:05, F060

All flights were operated by the Faroe Airways D.H. Heron, OY-DPO.

© via Robert Foden. OY-DPO taken at Kastrup in 1965

This Heron started life with Cambrian Airways Ltd as G-AOGU in 1956 and then to Sudflug in 1962 as D-CASI. Next it went to Dan-Fly in 1963 as OY-DPO and then to Faroe Airways in 1965, subsequently with Danish Aero Lease in December of that year, and later to Cimber Air and Executive Air Engineering Ltd, reverting to G-AOGU in 1967. Returned to the German register in July 1970, as D-CAHA with Bruno Hoffman, noted at Fairoaks, U.K. in 1973, prior to its new lease of life when it moved to Canada, acquired by the Saunders Aircraft Co, of Gimli, Manitoba and re-registered C-FJFH. This company specialised in converting Herons from a four piston engine aircraft to being powered by two turboprops. The fuselage was stretched and became known as the Saunders ST-27. However the project collapsed when the Manitoba government withdrew funding in 1976. It continued to operate with St. Andrews Airways, Winnipeg and Air Atonabee until it was scrapped in 1991.

© via Robert Foden. Showing it after the ST27 conversion.

31st January 1965

AFL 75880 departed London 1115 55.04n 04.30e 1214 F250 climbing F275 55.40w 05e 1219 destination Moscow

Aeroflot Il-18, CCCP-75880

LL 402 departed BIKF/Keflavik 1147 61n 12.30w 1243 F190 60n 10w 1310 STN/Stornoway 1336 ETA ELLX/Luxembourg 1526

Loftleidir CL-44, TF-LLF [Photo: taken at Prestwick in June 1966 © Ken Marshall, via Neil Aird]

USM 72696 66.23n 10.15e 1437 F100 66.35n 05e 1523 66.30n 0 1608

USAF SC-54D, 42-72696

ALAN 665 departed Brussels 46.10n 08w 1445 F120 46n 10w 1501 destination LPLA/Lajes, endurance 09+30

Belgian Air Force DC-6 (?)

MATS 30025 departed LPLA/Lajes 1022 F090 46.45n 08w 1530 FRQ/Ploneis 1624 ETA Frankfurt 1923

USAF C-124C, 53-0025

Flying Tiger 914 52.10n 20w 1537 F100 52n 25w 1623 outside temp -8C

Flying Tiger Line L-1049H, N6914C. This Constellation crashed 50 km north east of Alamosa, New Mexico later that year on 15/12/1965

LH 404 o/head Shannon 1509 54n 15w 1539 F350 55n 20w 1600 55n 30w 1642 SelCal CGHL

Lufthansa B.707, D-ABOT. This machine later crashed at New Delhi on 20/12/73.

27th January 1965

RFR MPCMZ 51n 10w 1430 3,000' 54.02n 12.30w 1532 endurance 12+30 55n 13.18w 1549 60n 18.06w 1722 ETA BIKF/Keflavik 1905

RAF Shackleton, from St. Mawgan (?) to Iceland

CF-DOM 61.40n 15w 1551 F390 ETA/BIKF Keflavik 1635

HS-125, c/n 25018, CF-DOM on delivery; departed EGPK/Prestwick

24th January 1965

CF-MWA departed EGPK/Prestwick STN/Stornoway 1209 60n 10w 1335 F080 61n 13w 1430

Mid Western Aviation Beech C-45, CF-MWA, ex RCAF serial 1595. Resident at Prestwick since 23/11/1964.

14th January 1965

G-ANUR 58.10n 10w 1611 F170 Tiree 1644

Euravia L-749A, G-ANUR

11th January 1965

SB OFB 52.30n 15w 1145 F150 o/head Shannon 1230 ETA Brussels 1415 outside temp -23c

Sabena DC-7C, OO-SFB

Empress 571 departed EGPK/Prestwick 1040/55 59n 10w 1137 61n 15.45w 1205 F350 62n 20w 1223 63n 30w 1259 ETA CYYZ Toronto 1800 SelCal DLFJ

Canadian Pacific DC-8-43, CF-CPG "Empress of Buenos Aires"

BU 981 departed London 0909 BEN/Benbecula 1201 58.38n 10w 1242 F080 60.43n 15w 1355 ETA BIKF/Keflavik 1550. We request a Hughes telescopic sextant for dispatch earliest possible to Keflavik. Please advise Keflavik of dispatch, also dispatch stand for Mark 9 sextant.

British United (C-47?)

F-RAPI 45.30n 10w 1217 F170 46n 08w 1227

French Air Force DC-6B, 45107/PI

WD 426 59n 10w 1308 F120 61n 14.50w 1358 ETA BIKF/Keflavik 1520 SelCal DHGJ

Wardair Canada Ltd DC-6B, CF-PCI

VVV 48898 departed EGPK/Prestwick 55.30n 30w 1303 F240 55.30n 40w 1439

USMC KC-130F, 148898

8th January 1965

Clipper 14C 54.20n 30w 1039 F190 53n 40w 1150 outside temp -25C

Pan American DC-6B, N6114C "Clipper Northern Light",  C/n 44114, delivered to Pan Am on 6 March 1954. This DC-6 also few under the titles "Clipper Southern Cross", "Clipper Bonn" and "Clipper Kiln". Pan Am sold this DC-6 on 20 December 1967, to the Argentine Air Force, Serial Number TC-55. It crashed on 7 November 1968, near Mar del Plata, Argentina.

KL PCG 60n 20w 1247 F330 60n 30w 1320

KLM DC-8-30, PH-DCG

SB 229 51.40n 30w 1254 F230 53n 20w 1345

Seaboard World Airlines, CL-44D-4, N229SW

7th January 1965

DAF 686 55n 05e 0957 destination EKVG/Vagar(Faroe Islands)

Royal Danish Air Force C-47, K-686

OSAGE 01 46n 10w 1006 F260 47.15n 15w 1101 endurance 06+50

USAF (type? - call-sign has know to be used by F-100's!)

MATS 30009 departed Chateauroux (France) 45.28n 03.29w 1500 F080 45n 08w 1606 44.42n 10w 1626 destination Frankfurt

USAF C-124C, 53-0009

AZ 624 Milan 1414 Dijon 1452 FRQ/Ploneis 1540 48n 10w 1610 49n 20w 1703 ETA KBOS/Boston 2213 SelCal FKEG

Alitalia DC-8-40, I-DIWO "Marco Polo"

LH 404 Eagle Island 1507 F370 57n 20w 1607 SelCal BKJL

Lufthansa B.707-430, D-ABOD "Frankfurt"

VC 15932 56n 10w 1500 F130 57n 20w 1700 ETA Trenton 0030 endurance 11+30

Canadian Air Force Yukon, 15932

RAF MPCCS 55n 15w 2310 F060 52n 20w 0013 50n 15w 0051 44n 13w 0044

RAF Shackleton MR.2, based on callsign should be WB820/S, probably from RAF Ballykelly to Gibraltar

RAF MPCCU 55n 10.50w 2335 F060 50n 10w 0012 50n 15.10w 0200

RAF Shackleton MR.2, based on callsign should be WB831/U
In addition, MPCCT was also heard in the Santa Maria area on 5611

MATS 21023 44.50n 07w 0019 F090 45.20n 03.32w 0105

USAF C-124C, 52-1023 working Paris Radio and Madrid on HF

MATS 21028 43.08n 15w 2345 F090 43.38n 13w 0017 44.16n 10w 0058

USAF C-124C, 52-1028 working Madrid on HF

[A rather good late night HF listening!] 

6th January 1965

VVV 31635 63n 30w 0915 61n 40w 1040

US Navy C-121J, 131635 to FASRON 107 (NAS Keflavik, Iceland), on 16/06/1961, coded FN-635 until 01/05/1965. Then to NAS Keflavik named 'City of Reykjavik', later re-named 'Tinys Little Helper' by 1969. In use with NAS Keflavik 'till at least November 1970. To LAS New York, March 1971. A rough air inspection later showed a damaged elevator hindge. To VXN-8 PAX River by May 1971, coded 'JB-635'. To MASDC, Davis Monthan for storage on 07/07/1971. Struck off charge at DM on 12/07/1972 (total hours 13,236). Remained in storage at DM; for sale by Dept of Defence by 23/03/1977 and sold to Delcon, AZ on 23/03/1978, subsequently scrapped.

5th January 1965

MATS 33232 46n 10w 1159 F170 46.45n 08w 1225 FRQ/Ploneis 1301, destination EDAA/Frankfurt

USAF C-118A Liftmaster, 53-3232

F-RAPL 37n 35w 1659 F120 37n 40w 1815

French Air Force DC-6B, 45473/64-PL

MATS 15189 46.40n 08w 0040 F090 departed EDAA/Frankfurt, destination LPLA/Lajes

USAF C-124C Globemaster, 51-5189

2nd January 1965

QF 581 51n 20w 1623 F330 49n 30w 1717 ETA MXKF/Bermuda 2115 SelCal DLBM

Quantas Airways B.707-138B, VH-EBM

Came off the Boeing production line as a Boeing 707-138B an the 29th of July 1964
First flew as VH-EBM on the 1st of September 1964, and was Registered to Qantas Empire
Airways Ltd and the aircraft was named 'City of Launceston'
Suffered undercarriage failure on take off from Perth Airport on the 6th of March 1965 when
the right rear axle on right hand undercarriage truck broke leaving wheel assembly hanging
by torque rod, but the aircraft landed safely and undercarriage was repaired
It operated its final revenue service for Qantas on the 1st of April 1968, and was then
withdrawn from use and stored without engines at Sydney Airport.
After over a year was sold to Braniff International in June 1969, and was entered onto the
U.S. Aircraft Register as N108BN
Was then withdrawn from use with Braniff and stored on the 20th of October 1973 and Sold
to Boeing Airplane Company nearly 2 years later in June 1975.
It was then sold to Tracy Investments Corp in September 1975, and then Sold to TAG
Aviation in Saudi Arabia in September 1977
In August 1981 it was again withdrawn from use but just over a year later returned to
service.
Was in July 1990 reregistered as N707XX, then in October 1995 registered to Aviation
Methods
Then in May 1998 it was sold & registered to Jet Clipper Johnny LLC (John Travolta), then in December of that same year it was reregistered as N707JT

1st January 1965

Lebanese ODAEN departed EGPK/Prestwick 1144 F180 N.Tory Island 1230 57.15n 10w 1252 59.55n 15w 1400 ETA BIKF/Keflavik 1532, outside temp' -30C

Lebanese Air Transport An-24B, OD-AEN, from Amsterdam to Nassau, via Iceland
[The Prestwick ATC logs record that it arrived at EGPK 08:35 from Amsterdam and departed to Keflavik with three POB]

[Photo: OD-AEN at Prestwick on 1st January 1965; © Alan McKnight]



CP 301 67n 20w 1544 F350 69n 30w 1617 SelCal DLFJ

Canadian Pacific DC-8-43, CF-CPG "Empress of Buenos Aires"