31st August 1979

MAC 68306 departed Mildenhall 09:37 56n 10w 10:44 F330 57n 20w 11:29 57n 30w 12:11 ETA Dover AFB 17:14 endurance 08+08, wind 240/31, relay AC2

USAF, C-5A Galaxy, 66-8306 (working Croughton Airways on 6750)

IPANA 61/62/63 57n 10w 10:40 blocking F260/270 57n 20w 11:27

IPANA 51 flight 57n 20w 10:51 blocking F260/270 57.30n 28w 11:26

IPANA 81/82/83 departed Mildenhall 10:25 57n 10w 11:35 blocking F250/270 56.30n 28w 13:04 55.08n 29w 13:38 56n 10w 14:54 ETA Mildenhall 16:25

IPANA 71/72/73 will be returning to Zaragoza via 56n 20w 56n 10w after turnaround

USAF, KC-135's, proving support for the balance of a "Crested Cap" deployment of 21, F-4E's from Seymour-Johnson to Ramstein. [see previous report Crested Cap] (working Croughton Airways on 6750)

KING 90 ETA Woodbridge 13:30

USAF, HC-130, providing 'duckbutt' support for the above.

LAKE 26 49n 08w 12:05 F200 48n 10w 12:29 46n 15w 13:29 45n 17w 13:56 43.30n 20w 14:38

USAF, (C-130?) working Croughton Airways on 6750

28th August 1979

ANY 51 55.08n 29w 11:51 blocking F250/260 56n 20w 12:45 with RORY 11/17 in tow

ANY 61 56.30n 28w 12:11 blocking F260/270 and descending to block F250/260 55.08n 29w 12:40

USAF, KC-35's with Seymour-Johnson F-4E's, on a 'Crested Cap' deployment to Ramstein, 'till the 29th September.

[Photo: 72-1476/SJ one of the 48 Phantoms involved © unknown/via Chris Knott]