18th October 1971

DI 2027 BEN/Benbecula 1730 F350 59n 10w 1750 SelCal HKBF

Donaldson International Airways B.707-321, G-AYVG 'Carillon II'

[Photo: at London, Gatwick in November 1971 © Caz Caswell]

DA SL 59n 10w 1825 F350 62n 20w 1910 Mach .82

Dan-Air Services Ltd., B.707-321, G-AYSL

[Photo: at Prestwick on 25th August 1974 © emdjt42 (Flickr)]

7th October 1971

KING 85 63n 40w 1911 64n 30w 2004 ALPHA 2029 ETA Keflavik 2041 Iceland has requested that KING 85 orbit position 61n 56.25w at 1735 and depart orbit at 62n 50w 1824

USAF HC-130 acting as 'duckbutt' aircraft for another Crested Cap deployment of Holloman AB F-4D's returning to the States from Hahn AB, Germany

STOVE 73 54n 20w 1831 F230 53n 15w 1906 endurance 05+30 and at 15w call on 127.9/127.5 VHF

USAF C-130 (?); report relayed to Shanwick from Ocean Station 'J'.

TF-LLH 60n 40w 1857 F230 62n 30w 1950 outside temp' -38C, wind 265/25

Cargolux Airlines International CL-44J, TF-LLH

[Photo: at London, Heathrow on 1st December 1976 © Peter Cook]

This aircraft was built by Canadair as their swing-tail civil demonstrator (CF-MKP-X and subsequently sold to Loftleidir as TF-LLH in May 1965. It was leased to Cargolux in 1971 and later sold to Aer Turas in May 1979 as EI-BGO. It was subsequently scrapped in June 1986

SK702 61n 02.30w 1902 F190 60.22n 00 1918 changing to Scottish Airways on VHF

Scandinavian Airlines System, Convair 440 (?)

CP8776 51n 15w 1151 F310 50n 20w 1217, SelCal -JEL

Capitol International Airways DC-8-61, N8776 leased from Eastern

5th October 1971

RFR JJO71 54.33n 00.40w 091- F085 descending to 1,000' 54.33n 00.40w 0940, ETA EGXZ/RAF Topcliffe 1315 in company with JJO73, JJO74 and JJO79

RFR JJO70 54.49n 02.20w 1026 F085 climbing F090 56n 02.45w 1047 57.30n 02.30w 1125 58.10n 03.43w 1153 endurance 06+24 ETA EGXZ/RAF Topcliffe 1348. Message for the Met', "between Perth and Aberdeen we encountered some clear air turbulence at F090".

All the above RAF Varsities (?) were working RAF station MQV-5 on 5671 and some changed to MQV-1 on 39's. [see previous days blog report for similar traffic]

Britannia G-AYSI STN/Stornoway 1101 F280 60n 10w 1123 SelCal HMCG

[Photo:  at Birmingham, UK on 17th December 1972 © Carl Ford]

 Britannia Airways B.707-373C, G-AYSI, was working Shanwick on 5624

This aircraft started its service life with World Airways as N375WA in September 1963, before being delivered to Britannia as G-AYSI on 28th February 1971. Regrettably it was written off on 14th December 1983 with the loss of all three crew and 22 ground fatalities when it crashed on takeoff from Medellin-Enrique Olaya Herrera airport, Colombia. It was then serving with TAMPA as HK-2401.

It had earlier departed from Medellin that morning but the number four engine suffered FOD damage and it returned to Medellin. It decided to ferry the flight to Miami for repairs, with number four at idle power, however on takeoff the number three engine failed and the aircraft banked steeply, struck powerlines and crashed into some factories.

KING 88 departed RAF Woodbridge 1031 50n 08w 1209 F200 50n 10w 1225 and will orbit on station for 02+30.

USAF HC-130 aircraft providing 'duckbutt' cover for a deployment (see JEER flight below). Position copied on 5624 with Shanwick but will changed to Croughton Airways on 6757 for subsequent reports. Also heard KING 84 calling Croughton on SSB.

KING 88 (back with Shanwick) requesting clearance from orbit position 50n 10w 1445 to 50n 08w 1500 direct LND/Lands End - BCN/Brecon - DTY/Daventry - RAF Mildenhall - RAF Betwaters to destination RAF Woodbridge at F210. Flight advised to contact London on 124.75 VHF for this clearance.

JEER 71 50.40n 10.20w 1312 blocking F270/290 50.51n 15w next 51n 25w 1500

Also copied JEER 63/64 working Croughton Airways on SSB

USAF westbound fighter (F-4D) deployment, part of 'Crested Cap', returning Stateside from Ramstein AB and Hahn AB.

KING 85 61n 13w 1405 F200 FOXTROT 1443

USAF HC-130, possibly providing backup support for the previous KING flights.

4th October 1971

FAF 692 57n 10w 1032 F330 59n 15w 1048 SelCal JKAL

French Air Force DC-8F-55, 45692/FB
[See photo and previous entry dated 8th May 1971]

OV-JBU 58.44n 02.15e 1052 F080 climbing F085 61n 05.30w SUM/Sumburgh 1138 outside temp' -8C, wind 010/18, endurance 08+00 ETA Keflavik 1515

Royal Danish Air Force C-54D, N-625
[See previous report dated 2nd May 1971]

WD 523 58n 10w 1128 F310 re-cleared F330 61n 20w 1210 ETA Vancouver 1945 SelCal AMEF

Wardair Canada B.707-311C-H, CF-FAN
[See previous report and image dated 8th May 1971]

CU471 45n 15w 2201 F180 50n 20w 2331

Cubana Britannia 318, CU-T671 [received via Gander on 5624]

[Photo: at Shannon in 1969 © Malcolm Nason]

This machine was reported as having been withdrawn from use in 1983 and subsequently scrapped at Havana in 1997

RFR JJO73 55.40n 00.40w 1220 F085 54.33n 00.00 1235 returning to RAF Topcliffe due low oil pressure

RFR JJO79 54n 00.15e 1231 2,000' climbing F085 54.13n 00.30w 1247 changing to Topcliffe approach

RFR JJO74 54.20n 00.10e 1250 1,000' climbing F085  54.33n 00.40w 1301 changing to Topcliffe approach

RFR JJO72 54n 00.17e 1300 1,000' climbing F085 54.33n 00.40w 1320 changing to Northern Radar

All the above four RAF Varsities (?) were working RAF station MQV-5 on 5671