30th August 1981

HAIR 01 45n 17w 11:00 F230, 46n 15w 11:21, 49n 08w 12:30, LND/Lands End next. Wind 315/35, outside temp' -19°C, request F250.

USAF, C-130 (?) working Santa Maria on 8945

HAIR 04 45n 17w xxxx F230 46n 15w 13:55, 48n 10w 14:43, 49n 08w 15:03, LND/Lands End next

USAF, C-130 (?) working Shanwick on 8945, at 08w call London Mil on 311.44 UHF

GK 1 58n 10w 13:49, F310, 60n 20w 14:29, 61n 30w next, SelCal KMBH

Laker Airways, (type/registration?)

N862G 54n 30w 14:44, F410, 54n 20w 15:34, 54n 15w 16:00, ETA Shannon 16:32

General Dynamics, Grumman Gulfstream II, N862G (working Shanwick on 8945)

BW 901 departed EGLL/London Heathrow 14:34 47n 08w 15:28, F290 climbing F350, 45n 20w 16:35, FL next ETA Port of Spain 23:25, SelCal FGBC

British West Indian Airways Ltd., Tristar, 9Y-TGJ

29th August 1981

MILLER 55/56/57/58/59 Flight 50n 08w 10:00 blocking F220/240 50n 10w 10:10, 50n 20w 11:02
Turning points/times are as follows MILLER 59 at 10:38, MILLER 57 & 58 at 11:22, MILLER 56 at 50n 29.50w 11:57
We are on an ALTRV (altitude reservation) with fighters call-sign SHOOK11/16, departed EKSP/Skrydstrup 08:22, destination KCEF/Westover AFB, MA 17:30

MILLER 65/66/67/68/69 Flight, departed Mildenhall 09:18, with MILLER 65 ETA KGUS/Grissom AFB 19:05. The MILLER 66 ETA EGUN/Mildenhall 15:27, '67' ETA EGUN 14:20, '68' ETA EGUN 14:21 and '69' ETA EGUN 13:06
FIR at 50n 08w 10:35, blocking F220/240, departing FIR '65' at 50n 30w 12:34, '66' 50n 08w 14:28, '67/68' 50n 08w 12:21 and '69' 49n 08w 12:05
The turning points are as follows:-
MILLER 66 50n 20w 11:55
MILLER 67 50n 15.15w 11:29
MILLER 68 50.54n 30w 10:22
MILLER 69 50.54n 30w 10:22

We are with the SHOOK21/26 Flight, departed EKSP 08:52 and ETA KCEF 17:00

MILLER 75/76/77/78/79 Flight blocking F260/270.
MILLER 77 departing the FIR at 13:04 and MILLER 77/78 turning at 50n 23.30w
MILLER 77 51n 20w 12:56 blocking F260/270, 51n 15w 13:21, 50n 10w 13:47
MILLER 76 51n 29w 13:07 F270, 51n 20w 13xx

USAF, KC-135's/F-105's (working Croughton Airways on 6750/11176)

[This was a return deployment from Skrydstrup, Denmark to Westover AFB of 18, F-105D/F's, under 'Coronet Rudder'. They had arrived into Europe on 15th August, with the fighters using the 'LAMA' call-sign. One of the F-105D's (62-4372) crashed off the Danish coast into the Skagerrak on 26th August. This proved to be the last F-105 deployment to Europe.]

[Photo: one of F-105's involved © Jost Schreiber/Peter Greengrass collection]

KING 55 30w 132x, with 40w next

USAF, HC-130 providing 'duckbutt' support for the above mission, (working Croughton Airways on 11176)

MAC 50218 departed EKSP/Skrydstrup 13:08, F350 55n 10w 14:50, 56n 30w 16:38, ETA CYYR/Goose Bay 19:34

USAF, C-141, 65-0218 providing support for 'Coronet Rudder'

25th August 1981

MAC 60148 52n 30w 08:45 F370, 52n 20w 09:36, 52n 15w next

USAF, C-141, 66-0148 (working Croughton Airways)

MAC 70008 51n 20w 08:49 F350, 51n 30w 09:42, 50n 40w next, outside temp' -50°C

USAF, C141, 67-0008

MAC 80224 55n 10w 08:52 F310, 55n 20w 09:38, 56n 30w next

USAF, C-5A, 68-0224

OLD 13 on 'phone patch to PHANTOM (European ALCC Centre), departed Aviano 14:38, ETA Mildenhall 17:30, with 100lbs cargo and registered mail

USAF, C-130 (working Croughton Airways on 13201)

GULL 08 49.30n 45w 21:18 F240, 49.15n 47.25w 21:36, 49n 50w 21:58, 48.51n 51w 22:05, 48.31n 52.45w next, ETA Pease AFB 01:15, TAS 315 kts

Passing regular detailed en-route met' reports to "Rhein- Main Monitor" and "Miami Monitor" via 'phone patch's, as mission number 963WX e.g.:-
Ops #10, 97779, 20560, 30498, 42009, 74900, 18045, 74//3, 7/5725, 11899, 2////, 83651, 84935, 93///

USAF, WC-130H, 53 Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 65-0963
(previously arrived into Mildenhall on 23rd August)

[Photo: at Mildenhall on 19th July 1983 © Jet Noise 59 @ flickr]

MAC 50231 56n 30w 16:16 F370, 57n 40w 17:03, outside temp' -52°C, wind 190/50

USAF, C-141, 65-0231

MAC 60183 On 'phone patch to Frankfurt Command Post:- departed Incirlik, ETB at Frankfurt 17:40, then departing Frankfurt at 10:30 to-morrow for McGuire AFB and then Charleston AFB. Mission number 708F, we are A1 with APU inoperative, two pallets and 4,278 lbs of cargo. Two PAX for McGuire and Charleston.

USAF, C-141, 66-0183

VV 50496 38n 70w 21:18 F210, 39n 65w 22:01, 40.30n 40w 01:24, destination Lajes

US Navy, VP-3A, 150496 (working MacDill Airways on 13244)
[Later used the call-sign "Catbird"]

[See previous photo of 150496 here]

23rd August 1981

CFC 5629 43n 20w 05:57 F180, 45n 17w 07:46, ETA Lahr 11:10, endurance 06+25, outside temp' -10°C, wind 010/15, SelCal GHAK

Canadian Air Force, CC-130E, 130323

[Photo: at Fairford, 20th July 2009 © eigb]

22nd August 1981

GAF 5104 NTS/Nantes 21:21 F220 46n 08w 22:24, 45n 13w 23:13, destination Lajes
TAS 260 kts, outside temp' -20°C, wind 030/30
Cleared via, 42n/20w, 40n/25w, ALPHA, ALPHA RADAR, Lajes

German Air Force, C-160 Transall, 51+04 (working Shanwick on 2931)

18th August 1981

RFR 236ZO 56.30n 12.30w 17:45, climbing from F200 to F310, top of climb at 56n 13.20w 17:55, 54.30n 15w 18:10
My operational area is 52.30n/16w to 52.30n/12w to 54.30n/16w to 54.30n/12w at F200 and below
54n 12w 20:05, climbing F200 to F290, 54.34n 10w 20:20, TIREE to Kinloss

Royal Air Force, HS.801 Nimrod (working Shanwick on 8854)

12th August 1981

Springbok 203 "From whom did you receive clearance to fly through Santa Maria and New York airspace?
27.32n 39.32w 06:11, destination, Kennedy. We departed GVAC (Sal Is.)
Your clearance after 40w is via, 30n/50w, 33n/60w, Bermuda, A21, FLANN, A23 direct to KJFK.

South African Airways, B.747

JOYCE 49 60n 10w 06:13

USAF, C-130 (continuation of the 'Brave Squadron' rotation through Mildenhall)
JOYCE 55 also on frequency with Croughton Airways on 6750, advised to contact Iceland on 5624/5638

11th August 1981

JOYCE 61 53n 15w 07:08 F200 SNN/Shannon 07:58, destination Mildenhall

USAF, C-130, on the regular 'Bravo Rotation' (working Croughton Airways on 6750)

JOYCE 56 53n 30w 07:41 F240 53.30n 35w 08:01 54n 40w next, outside temp' -26°C, wind 240/35
destination Goose Bay,
On a subsequent 'phone patch to PHANTOM (ALCC), "We have no CADIZ (Canadian Air Defence Identification Zone) slot time any more due to Gander closed, will report ops normal every hour"

USAF, C-130, returning to home base from Mildenhall as part of the 'Bravo Rotation'.

VV OB11 62.30n 28w 19:42 below F055, request F270 at 30w, TANGO 19:51, ETA Keflavik 20:12, will accept any flight level

U S Navy, P-3

N58RD 43n 40w 19:49, F330, 44n 30w 20:39, 46n 20w next, endurance 06+30, request F370 or F390, SelCal FHLJ, request a re-route via 47/20, 50/08, LND/Lands End

Rowan Drilling Oil Co., B.707-441, N58RD (working Santa Maria on 8945)

[Photo: at Prestwick on 24th August 1980 © Jim Bavin]

BA 263Q 50n 08w 21:31 F260 48n 20w 22:36, 44n 40w next, Mach .79, SelCal AMGK

British Airways, B.747-236B, G-BDXD (working Shanwick on 5610)
This aircraft was delivered on 4th April 1978 and subsequently wfu on 5th December 1999 and later broken up at Roswell, USA in 2001.

10th August 1981

TAP 198 38n 20w 21:51 F330 38.30n 15w 22:17, BUGIO next, SelCal FJDL

Air Portugal, B.727, CS-TBQ (working Santa Maria on 8945)

MAC 00460 Advised New York that they were talking to MacDill Airways who said there is a problem with our oceanic clearance, any idea what it is?
NY advised, I have no idea, will check.
Flight received a revised clearance via 42/60, 42/50, 43/40, 44/30, 46/20, 48/10, 49/08, LND at F270
42n 60w 22:13 F270 42n 50w 23:04

USAF, C-5A, 70-0460 (working New York on 8945)
[This was during an American ATC strike and to-day Canadian controllers refused to handle any North Atlantic traffic over Gander or Moncton, en-route to Kennedy]

N101TV 34n 40w 23:57 F350, 34n 50w 01:01, 34n 60w 02:05, HENCH 02:15, Bermuda 02:38, destination Miami

Air Florida, DC-10, N101TV (working Santa Maria on 8945)

VA 745 21n 40w 22:40 F350 17n 45w 23:30, 15n 50w next, outside temp' -47°C, wind 265/50, SelCal GLAH

VIASA, DC-10-30, YV-133C (working San Juan on 8945)

[Photo: at Miami, on 20th April 1977 © Kenny Ganz]

5th August 1981

MAC 40630 53n 20w 07:00 F410 53n 15w 07:23, destination Prestwick, outside temp' -47°C, wind 290/35

USAF, C-141A, 64-0630 (working Croughton Airways on 6750)
Aircraft gave call-sign as MAC 7040630!

3rd August 1981

N200MH 67.30n 36.05w 10:28 F430 70.30n 28.20w 11:03

Learjet 25, N200MH