29th August 1980

VVV LQ346 39n 40w 06:44 F250 LIMA 07:49, Lajes next

VVV LQ347 LIMA 07:06, F270 BRAVO 07:51, 39n 20w 08:27 now F290 38n 15w 09:09 destination Rota, NAS

VVV LQ345 38n 25w, LIMA 07:25 F280 Lajes 07:58, BRAVO 08:10

Three US Navy, P-3's enroute to Rota NAS, last aircraft ETB Rota 11:30
(all working Croughton Airways on 6750 and also with Sta Maria on 132.15 VHF whilst within their CTA)

ROOFY 78 departed EGVA (Fairford) 08:28, 57n 10w 09:42 F260 60n 30w 11:15 ETA KLIZ (Loring AFB) 15:20, only equipped with UHF and HF.

USAF, KC-135

SHEEP 71 departed Mildenhall 07:47, 50n 08w 09:03 F260 to 20w, then F270 for return to 08w, 50n 10w 09:16, 50n 20w 10:21 (turning point), 51n 10w 11:10, 50n 08w 11:20 ETA Mildenhall 12:45

USAF, EC-135 (position relayed via HITIDE to Croughton Airways on 6750)

21st August 1980

KITE 13 departed Dover AFB 02:17 53n 30w 07:09 F330 53n 20w 07:50, 53n 15w 08:10 ETA EDAF (Rhein Main) 10:05. Mission number ABA2F3

USAF, C-5, working Croughton Airways on 6750

RRR 4211 52n 40w 20:54 F230 51n 30w 22:07 now F250 51n 20w 23:18 51n 15w next
Request weather at Keflavik for 21:00. SelCal AJCL, wind 216/20, outside temp' -24°C

Royal Air Force, C-130K, XV200

LARK 65 departed Mildenhall 20:07 56n 10w 22:26 F260 55n 30w 00:07 ETA McClellan AFB 10:25. Contacted Rhein Main Metro on a 'Phone Patch and passed weather observations, with remarks "WFN45".

USAF, WC-135B, 61-2666 working Croughton Airways on 6750

[WC-135B, 61-2666 at RAF Mildenhall © via Kevin Curtis blog]

16th August 1980

JOHA 41 flight 56n 10w 08:43 blocking F250/F270 56n 20w 09:29, 55n 30w next.
Our first refuelling is now on, just past Machrihanish, Ops normal, both aircraft are on the boom. Please relay to CREEK Control, RAYMOND 1 (TAC/ALCC Langley AFB), RAYMOND 13 (482TFW, Homestead AFB), RIDGE Control and ELITE (Barksdale AFB) Control that RETRO 81 was on at 08:24 and off at 08:31, with 10,000lbs passed and RETRO 82 on at 08:24 and off at 08:31 with 10,500lbs passed.

USAF KC-135 with fighters, working Croughton Airways on 6750

15th August 1980

N8252D 50n 15w 06:45 F110 50n 10w 07:59, 50n 08w next

Delivery, position relayed to Shanwick via BAW 182 on 5638

MAC 60132 42n 60w 06:21 F330 42n 50w 07:14 41n 40w next

USAF, C-141, 66-0132, working New York on 8945

13th August 1980

DEAL 21 departed KOFF (Offutt AFB) 01:07, 57n 30w 07:38 F290 57n 20w 08:23, 56n 10w 09:06, ETA RAF Mildenhall 10:25

USAF, C-135 (working Croughton Airways on 6750)