29th April 1971

N43JA 61n 16.30w 1756 descending from F110 to F080, as F080 approved after 61n GOLF 1902

[Also copied the next day, 30th, having over-nighted in Iceland]

61.35n 35w 1854 F080

Britten Norman BN-2A Islander, N43JA on delivery to Windward Island Airways, became PJ-WIC.

26th April 1971

CU 471 45.15n 15w 2216 F180 46.20n 20w 2258 47.20n 25w 2346 TAS 330kts destination Gander, SelCal FGBE.
Company message from Gander filed 2300z; "significant weather , frontal system crossing your track in vicinity of 35w giving about 40 min's on instruments, on extended CB's. Winds at 18,000' 20w/30w  280/30, 30w/40w 230/30, 40w/50w 200/30 and 50w/Gander 160/15"

Cubana Il-18/Britannia (?)

25th April 1971

OV-JBI 61.40n 10w 1047 F090 61n 05.35w 1130 SUM/Sumburgh 1214 58.44n 02.15e 1254 destination 1520, endurance 7 hrs, outside temp' -4C

Royal Danish Air Force 721 Squadron C-54D, N-706

[Photo: on take off at Narssarssuaq, Greenland in April 1972, (N-618 in foreground) © Soendergaard Andersen]

In August 1978 N-706 was sold to STS Enterprises Inc as N4988T and subsequently served with Millardair as C-GRYZ, Interocean Airways as C9-ATF & 3D-ATF and finally with Phoebus Apollo Investments as ZS-PAK. It was finally withdrawn from use and broken up at Rand, South Africa in February 2001.



19th April 1971

SE-FPY 52.30n 20w 2138 , position relayed to Shanwick by Ocean Station 'J'

PA-39 Twin Comanche, SE-FPY

9th April 1971

CF-RJX 63n 20w 1150 F090 61n 17w 1249; report relayed via LH402

Piper PA-23-160 Apache, CF-RJX

OO-SJG 55n 20w 1305 F350 55n 30w 1354 outside temp' -53C, wind 250/20

Sabena B.707-329, OO-SJG

N371WA departed Rome 1100/05 ETA Detroit 2030 49n 08w 1313

World Airways B.707-372C, N371WA

3rd April 1971

VV 57324 61n 13w 1242 F250 60n 10w 1302 STN/Stornoway next, at 10w call on 134.45 VHF

U S Navy P-3C from VP-24, 157324; received on 5624

G-AMKS do you read Shanwick on 5624?

Fairey Air Surveys, DH.104 Dove 1B, G-AMKS

1st April 1971

TF-JES 60n 10w 1921 F200 61n 13w 1939

Thor Air Cargo Vickers Vanguard, TF-JES

[Photo: at Naples 1st May 1971 © Giorgio Adamo collection]

Having previously served with Air Canada as CF-TKB, 'till August 1969 it was purchased by Air Holdings Ltd and ferried to Stansted, UK via Goose Bay and then Cambridge. It was registered to Air Holdings (Sales) Ltd as G-AYFN on 23rd June 1970. Later repainted in Thor Air Cargo livery in March 1971 and re-registered TF-JES on 21st March 1971. Leased to Thor Air Cargo on 29th March 1971 and delivered to Nuremberg, Germany on 29/31 March 1971.
Returned to Stansted in June 1971 and reverted to G-AYFN. Class B marks, G41-1-72 applied in May 1972 and later that month as SE-FTK. Operated with Invicta International Airlines Ltd in April 1973 and in September1975 it was registered F-BXAJ with Europe Aero Service. It made its final flight as such on 17th July 1979 and withdrawn from use at Rivesaltes Airport, Perpignan, France.