30th September 1980

VVV 50496 departed EDNJ (Jever, Germany) 17:03, 50n 08w 19:11 F200 49n 10w 19:28, 47n 30w 22:0047n 35w 22:44, 47n 40w next, ETA KNHZ (Brunswick NAS) 03:10

U S Navy, VP-3A, 150496, working Croughton Airways on 6750

[Photo: at Andrews AFB, © "RedRipper24"]

KING 26 55n 20w 17:50 F250 55n 15w 18:20 54.28n 11.06w 18:43 direct EGL (Eagle Island) 18:50, requested the Woodbridge weather for 20:30 via a 'Phone Patch with USAFE Metro

USAF, HC-130, working Croughton Airways on 12229

25th September 1980

AVA 072 We have shut-down number 3 engine and request descent. No descent available 'till 54n due to opposite direction traffic at F310. We are now at F310 and requesting F290. Who cleared you to F310?!! (Regrettably, nothing further was copied!)

Avianca flight, working New York on 89xx

21st September 1980

VVV 50496 51n 40w 14:42, F180 49n 45w 15:30, 48n 50w next

US Navy, VP-3A, 150496

19th September 1980

OTIS 17 LOACH 06:15 F230, 58n 50w 06:59, OZN 07xx, 61n 40w next

USMC, C-130

USM 45962 called Croughton Airways on 6750 - no response!

Noted at RAF Mildenhall on the previous day.

US Marine Corps, C-131G, 145962 (c/n 481). With HQ Marine Corps Flight Section, Anacostia, DC on July 1958, then in February1978 to USMC HQ at Andrews AFB, and in October 1981 to NAF at Sigonella.

[Photo: taken June 1971 © Bob Garrard]

18th September 1980

SWEAR 28 Flight, 42.40n 55.28w 06:38, blocking F260/270, 43.08n 56w 06:57, 44.14n 57.12w 07:13 (Moncton), then YQY (Sydney VOR).

USAF, KC-135's (?), possibly refuelling BARK 11/12, working MacDill Airways on 6750

VVV LL781 36n 35w 06:36 F220, 34n 40w 07:23, 34n 45w next

U S Navy, P-3, working Lajes Airways on 6750

14th September 1980

WEGO 30 flight departed KRME (Griffiss AFB) 00:30, we turned back at 08w, 59n 10w 09:27, blocking F390/400, 59n 20w 10:20, 58n 30w 11:09, 57n 40w 11:55, ETA return to KRME at 15:34

USAF, two B-52's working Croughton Airways on 6750 on a 15 hour 'round robin' mission from their Stateside base.

CNAOL 36.30n 15w 09:20, F240, 37.20n 20w 10:10, 38.22n 24.42w next

Royal Moroccan Air Force, C-130H, 4742/CNA-OL working Lajes Airways on 9011

[Photo: © Maarten Visser]

12th September 1980

N53078 53n 20w 07:05, F110, 53n 15w 08:05, Shannon next.

Shanwick request you re-route from 20w via 51n 15w direct to Cork, change in routing due to military exercise. Est' 51n 15w at 08:25.

Shanwick earlier stated that military traffic (RAF Nimrod) was operational at 55n 14w on a 200 n mile radius at F200 and below.

Delivery, (type?), N53078, working Shanwick on 5673

7th September 1980

N8251B 53n 30w 21:32 F090, 53n 25w 22:44, 53n 20w next

Delivery, (type?), N8251B, working Shanwick on 5610 and 5638

5th September 1980

TIPEE 72 49n 20w 06:54 F290, 49.56n 10w 07:48, 50n 08w next

USAF, (type ?), working Croughton Airways on 9011

VVV 49667 departed KNHK (Patuxent River NAS) 00:49, F290, 57n 30w 07:14, ETA ENZV (Stavanger) 10:30

U S Navy, RP-3A, 149667, working Croughton Airways on 9011

VVV 152687 65.55n 00 16:40 F100 65.12n 07w 17:27

U S Navy, C-118B, 152687, working Iceland on 8910

[Photo: At Dublin on 14th May 1978, © the author]

3rd September 1980

EAGLE 01 departed Lajes 05:40, 37n 40w 07:53 F230 36n 45w 08:46, 35n 50w next, ETA Jacksonville NAS 14:50

EAGLE 05 departed Lajes 05:53, 37n 40w 07:58 F290 36n 45w 08:46, ETA Jacksonville NAS 14:00

Two US Navy, P-3's working MacDill Airways on 6750

AMBY 11 flight 36.47n 50w 11:31 (turning point), 39n 67w 08:41, 35.21n 64w next
ATC request AMBY 15's time for Lajes? AMBY 15 ETA Lajes 1547 with 12 receivers.

USAF, KC-135's with 12 x F-15's on exercise "Coronet Sight" (working MacDill Airways on 6750)

BEFIT 03 departed Mildenhall 10:51, ETA Orland, Norway 14:00 with one forklift and then on to Ramstein. Mission symbol 781. On a 'Phone Patch to PHANTOM 85 (European ALCC Centre).

USAF, C-130 with support equipment for pending "Coronet Staff" deployment of eight A-7's to Norway on 8th September.

2nd September 1980

MAC 00466 52n 30w 06:32, F330 53n 20w 07:15, then 53n 15w, SNN, ETA Ramstein 09:35, wind 260/60, outside temp -50°C

USAF, C-5A, 70-0466

KING 23 departed Woodbridge 07:00, EGPX FIR 07:55, F170, DGR (53.39n 01.30e) direct to 55n 01.12e. 56.38n 003.19e 08:21, then orbiting at 57.18n 003.43e. On a search exercise, do not know our co-ordinates as yet, our destination is ENZV (Stavanger, Norway), now in contact with Bodo Radar.

USAF, HC-130 (working Croughton Airways on 6750)