23rd October 1969

VV 49674 61n 30w 1725 F180 58.40n 35w 1800

US Navy P-3A, 149674 with VP-5
This aircraft was later modified to WP-3A, EP-3A, RP-3A and NP-3D variants

OV-JBN 56.51n 05e 1719 F090 RAMME 1754 wind at 57n 04e 270/50, ETA EKKA/Karup 1818 (working Shanwick on 8913)

Royal Danish Air Force C-47A, K-683

21st October 1969

VC 9457 59n 10w 1629 F080 61n 14w 1716 GOLF 1803 outside temp' -2C, endurance 6hr 30 min, wind 200/20, ETA Keflavik 1836

Canadian Air Force CC-115 (DHC-5 Buffalo), 9457

KS 008 60n 20w 1713 F280 61n 30w 1751 destination at 2150

Saturn Airways DC-8-54F, N8008F

KING 77 55n 14.40w 1730 F210 54.08n 14.10w 1744 call Shannon now on 127.5 VHF

USAF HC-103H, 65-0977

JW-BWC passing the FIR at 61.26n 00.00 2120 changing to Stavanger Control

[Photo: at AMARG, AZ - 17th September 2011, © author]

Royal Norwegian Air Force C-130H, 68-10954/BW-C 'Balder' with 335 Sqdn.

It was finally stored at the AMARG, AZ (see above image) along with four of her sister ships, for resale.

20th October 1969

VV 52141 61n 09w 1705 F230 STN/Stornoway 1736

US Navy P-3A, 152141

JW-BWB 66n 00 1953 F240/250 Jan Mayen 2117 70n 00 2147 destination Bodo

Royal Norwegian Air Force C-130H, 68-10953/BW-B 335 Sqdn

AF 33303 61n 12.37w 2148 F120 63n 18.40w 2243 destination Keflavik 2320

[Photo: at Liverpool, UK 15th June 1967 © Ken Fielding]

USAF VC-118A, 53-3303
This was the longest serving USAF European based C-118 (with 7101st ABW Chievres, HQ SHAPE) and ended its days at the AMARG, AZ in August 1977 where it was assigned an inventory code of 'CG086'

11th October 1969

Universal 890 STN/Stornoway 1023 F165 on top 60n 10w 1106 outside temp' -12C

[Photo: at East Midlands before UK registration applied, Feb' 1972 © Carl Ford]

Universal Airlines A.W. Argosy 101, N890U copied on 5624
In 1961 it was operated by Riddle Airlines as N6507R, then in 1964 as N602Z with Zantop. In January 1967 it joined Universal Airlines as N890U. This airline operated from 1966 'till 1972, based at Willow Run Airport, Michigan. It initially grew out of Zantop Air Transport, starting with a small fleet of L-188 Electra's. The airline went bankrupt in May 1972 and its assets were received by Saturn Airways.
This machine returned to the UK for Shackleton Aviation to be operated by Sagittair and/or Field Aviation Sales. It moved to Air Bridge Carriers in September 1973 following the closure of Sagittair. It presently resides at the Midland Air Museum, Coventry, UK in Elan Parcel Service livery as G-APRL.

19th October 1969

KING 77 relaying for CAIRO 53/54 flight, est' 61n 13w 1121 F350 GOLF 1155, also for CAIRO 61/62 flight est' 61n 13w 1201.
KING 77 request clearance from 61n 13w direct FOXTROT direct Keflavik at F200.

USAF HC-130H, 65-0977 providing 'duckbutt' cover for a deployment

N530G 59n 10w 1055 F310 61n 15w 1123 FOXTROT 1152

Continental Oil Company Jet Star, N530G (also with N540G en-route to Keflavik)