30th March 1973

RANGER 20 departed Keflavik NAS 16:29 F210 61n 13w 17:21 60n 10w 17:34 destination Rota

U S Navy EP-3 (Orion) from VQ-2 Squadron, Rota, Spain

XEROX 69 on 'phone patch to "Sweet Pea", "Heading 220° at 3,600', now 240° at 3,500', TACAN 3 miles, now 020° at 2,500' cleared land r/w 03, 11 miles SSW of the field, altimeter 29.98", we have the r/w in sight wish to terminate emergency"

USAF fighter recovering with an emergency - location/type? (Copied on 6730)

GLOW 55 42n 55w 23:01 F180 41.37n 58.42w 23:45 endurance 06+20
GLOW 54 42n 55w 23:10 F200 41.37n 58.42w 23:38 41.20n 60w 23:46 endurance 09+00
GLOW 55 41.30n 60w 00:00 F140
GLOW 53 at F140, TAS 210 kts

Four USAF transports (?) working Loring Airways on 89xx

RACEY 61 CARP 23:01 F210 TROUT 23:06 USHER 23:37

USAF (type ?) working Loring Airways on 6715

26th March 1973

ALAN 173 departed Brussels 16:40 F120 ETA Shannon 19:20 , SelCal BMCK, endurance 07+30, 15 pax, required fuel 115/145 and request a prepared flight plan and route from Shannon to Gander at F140, ETD Shannon 20:45, take-off weight 104,000 lbs, TAS 230 Kts. Request you relay to SRS (Shannon Repair Service) at Shannon.

Belgian Air Force DC-6C, KY-3/OT-CDC

22nd March 1973

FLOAIR 902 & 911 41n 35w 17:21 F100 FL/Flores 18:29 destination Santa Maria

Two light deliveries, type ?

N67918 20n 21w 17:35 F390 30n 23w 18:55

{type?}

TW600 50n 30w 19:49 F330 50n 20w 20:34 request F370, SelCal ACHJ

Trans World Airways B.707, either N6729 or N15710, working Shanwick on 8889

12th March 1973

MAC 50218 56n 30w 18:46 F370 56n 40w 19:30 endurance 09+05, now in contact with Loring Airways

USAF C-141A, 65-0218 working Croughton Airways

MAC 40626 departed Frankfurt 18:08 56n 10w 20:10 F350 56n 30w 21:39 ETA Dover AFB 03:00

USAF C-141A 64-0626 working Croughton with this departure message

MAC 59408 56n 10w 18:50 F350 56n 20w 19:37 56n 40w 21:02

USAF C-141A 65-9408 working Croughton

MAC 60140 52n 20w 19:09 F370 52n 15w 19:34 CRK/Cork 20:08, request you check Croughton on 5703

USAF C-141A 66-0140 working Croughton

LARK 98 departed Mildenhall AB 19:00 50n 08w 19:57 F280 50n 10w 20:09 destination Dover AFB
The flight advised that their original call-sign was LARK 41 but that they changed it in the first refuelling area. Requested a 'phone patch with 'MACAW' Control, Stateside.

USAF C-135C, 61-2671 with 89 MAW, working Croughton

SHELL 37 50n 08w 21:35 F290 45n 08.25w next , Mach .76, then STG/Santiago, negative VHF equipped. We are presently holding in orbit and awaiting our clearance, please advise Shanwick. Now in contact with Southern Radar and requested not to enter area 'till clearance received in 15/20 min's.

USAF C-135, working Croughton

[This was a time when the military agencies assumed primary guard for their flights on the ocean]