24th July 1980

LARK 70 departed Mildenhall 20:58 61n 00 22:11 F280 65n 00 22:41 70n 02.30e 23:29 75n 05e 23:56 82n 11.30e 01:05 over North Pole 02:33, destination Eielson AFB 06:25, mission number AFB673WX

USAF, WC-135B, 61-2673 (working 5624 and Croughton Airways on 6750)

WEEK 53 42n 45w 21:39 F230 41n 40w 22:23 40n 35w 23:06 destination Lajes AB, wind 270/10, outside temp' -14C

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

17th July 1980

N15713 departed Miami 21:20/58, ETA Bogota 01:20/30, ETD Bogota 05:25/41, ETA Miami 09:00, SelCal AECM, operations trip number 112

Global International Airways, B.707-331C, N15713 "Cricket 1"
This aircraft was subsequently scrapped at Sharjah in February 2006.

[Photo: at Miami International, October 1980 © Richard Vandervord]

15th July 1980

ZESTY 31 flight departed Pease AFB 03:20 LOACH 06:39 56n 55w 06:49 blocking F260/270 56.20n 53.30w 06:56 57n 50w 07:12 57.36n 45w 07:33 ETA RAF Mildenhall 10:56. Two aircraft in our flight, ZESTY 31 & 32.

USAF, KC-135's (?)

STAFF 74 flight OZN (Prins Christian Sund) 61n 40w 07:05 blocking F260/270 Reykjavik CTA/FIR 07:30

USAF (type's ?)