31st October 1981

PALM 208 51n 30w 11:10 F310 52n 20w 11:48, 52n 15w next, SelCal EJBK

Air Florida, DC-10

LINEN 91 departed Mildenhall 10:24 57n 10w 11:52, 59n 20w 12:44, 60n 30w 13:27, 60n 40w 14:07, 59n 50w 14:48, 57.05n 54.05w 15:37, ETA Pease AFB 17:23

USAF, C-135 (?), working Shanwick 8889

PALM 801 60n 10w 17:04 F280, 61n 12.34w 17:16, LIMA 17:40, KEF, ETA Bangor 21:50, request F310, wind 244/40, outside temp' -44°C, SelCal BMDF

Air Florida, DC-10 (working Shanwick 8889)

27th October 1981

GULL 08 45n 17w 21:58 F190 46n 15w 22:16, 48n 10w 23:11, 49n 08w 23:20, LND/Lands End 23:35 (turning point), 49n 08w 00:03, destination Lajes.
Sending regular met' reports to Lajes Metro and Rhein Main 'Monitor' via 'phone patch.

USAF, WC-130, 65-0963 from 55 WRS (working Croughton Airways on 6750)

MAC 90008 58n 20w 22:16 F350 58n 30w 23:08, 57n 40w next, outside temp' -52°C, wind 260/50, destination Goose Bay.
"There is a lovely show of the Northern Lights here tonight!"

USAF, C-5A, 69-0008

26th October 1981

RFR MSUDC ETD EGQK/Kinloss 09:20, request F310, Mach .69
49n 08w 10:46 F280, Mach .69, 42n 09.10w 11:15, 42n 10w 11:59, 40n 10.20w next, will call Madrid on VHF

Royal Air Force, HS.801 Nimrod (working Shanwick 5638/8945)

F-WZAH 50n 20w 11:34 F390 49n 30w 12:45, 49n 40w 13:53, 50n 50w next

Falcon 20, F-WZAH

RFR 614 57n 10w 12:05 F430 61n 20w 12:53, 61n 30w 13:20, 61n 40w next

RFR 613 57n 10w 12:26 F430 61n 20w 13:17, 61n 30w next

Two Royal Air Force flights (types ?) from RAF Germany

Speedbird Concorde 193 SM 20w 11:51 F510 climbing, SM 30w 12:11, outside temp' -58°C, wind 270/40

British Airways, Concorde

DAF 678 63.30n 02w 12:30 2,000', MY/Myggenes (Faroes) 13:15, VAGA 13:20, endurance 05+40, outside temp' +3°C, wind 170/20

Royal Danish Air Force, C-130H, B-678

N707ME 48n 20w 16:45 F350 48n 30w 17:45, 48n 40w next

Arrow Air, B.707-327C, N707ME (working Shanwick on 5673)

[Photo: at Athens in July 1983 © Richard Vandervord]

25th October 1981

YV2084P 37.55n 30w 11:07, F100, ECHO 12:55, ETA Santa Maria 13:30
(later...) 41.40n 35w 19:00 F100 43.30n 40w 20:40, 45.17n 45w next

Partenavia P-68, YV-2084P

CORY 62 42.30n 35w 18:09 F240 44n 40w 18:57, 45n 45w 19:44, outside temp' -27°C, wind 110/03

USAF, type ?

N38381 42.29n 40w 18:0x F250 Flores 20:10

Beech King Air 200, N38381 (working Santa Maria on 8945)
[probably on delivery to its new owner as ZS-LFM]

20th October 1981

KAPPA 93 49n 30w 08:37 F370 49n 20w 09:24, 50n 10w 10:14, 50n 08w next

USAF, E-3B from 552ACW (working Shanwick 5673)

N500LS 51n 40w 17:00 F310 50n 50w 17:58

Beech 55 Baron, N500LS

F-XCWA 47.20n 08w 19:30 F190 cleared via 47.10n 10w/46.10n 15w/46n 17w/49n 18w/48.50n 15w/48.30n 10w/48.20n 08w at F240 for the return leg.

French Navy, Atlantic from 23F based at Lorient (working Shanwick 2931)

17th October 1981

ASK 540 50.50n 04.30e 10:22 F220, ETA EGVJ/Bentwaters 11:00, wind 230/50, outside temp' -20°C

USAF, C-130

LAMA 77 departed Mildenhall 10:08 57n 10w 11:17 F260 60n 30w 11:17 ETA Offutt AFB 19:55, we have negative VHF

USAF, EC-135 (?)

NORMA 60 departed Keflavik 11:50, VICTOR 12:21 F310, 64n 30w 12:32, ETA Tinker AFB 20:30

USAF, type (?)

N505T 60n 20w 16:04 F350 62n 30w 16:54, 63n 40w next

Tenneco, B.727-31, N505T (working 8889)

[Photo: at Toronto, Canada in July 1982 © via Bob Garrard]

 

HB-IMW 53n 30w 16:03 F430 52n 40w 17:02, 50n 50w next

Gulfstream II, HB-IMW

WD811 53n 20w 16:43 F350 52n 30w 17:36, 52n 40w next, wind 335/115, outside temp' -53°C, SelCal EFJM

Wardair, DC-10-30, C-GXRC
[Flight monitored earlier by the author over-head Dublin on VHF]

[Photo: at Long Beach, FL in August 1978 © Caz Caswell]

16th October 1981

N9449Y 42n 35w 07:05 F090 FLO/FLORES 08:20, FIL/HORTA next

Delivery (eastbound), N9449Y (working 5638)

11th October 1981

VV LZ88 departed Rota NAS 38.53n 15w 11:27 F240 40n 20w 12:12, 40.30n 25w next, destination Brunswick NAS, via 41n 30w, 43n 40w, 42n 50w, 42n 60w, CRABB at F240, TAS 330 Kts.
We wish to re-file for Lajes, ETA LPLA/Lajes 13:45, via 39n 20w 12:14, 38.52n 25.15w BRAVO at 13:14

US Navy, P-3

N5RD 54n 20w 11:01 F430, 54n 30w 12:00, 53n 40w next

Gulfstream 1159, N5RD

10th October 1981

Gulfstream N390F 51n 30w 15:30 F410 51n 20w 16:14, 49n 08w 17:06, DINARD next, SelCal DHBE

Faberge, Gulfstream II, N390F working Shanwick on 8889

9th October 1981

TOP 49 on 'phome patch to Mildenhall Command Post: "ETB MIldenhall 10:30, with 27 pax' and one baggage pallet, A2 for autopilot"

TOP 31 48n 10w 10:03 F230 49n 08w 10:22, LND/Lands End next, ETB (Mildenhall) 11:40, with 5 pallets, outside temp' -24°C

TOP 74 40n 60w 21:21 F250 40.30n 55w 22:02, 41n 50w 22:37, outside temp' -38°C, wind 265/100

IVORY 19 60.30n 15w 09:56 F220 61n 20w 10:27, 61n 25w 10:59, 61n 30w next, wind 160/15

A section of the regular "B" rotation of C-130's to/from Mildenhall
["TOP" eastbound and "IVORY" westbound]

AF 201 24.25n 50w 21:31 F560 climbing F590, 18n 59.16w 22:06, 15n 63.20w 22:22outside temp' -68°C, wind light and variable

Air France, Concorde, working San Juan on 8945 with a switch to 8847 (AM) at 15n

EU 1002 24n 40w 21:52 F330 26n 30w 23:02, Santa Maria/Canaries FIR 2339 at 26.30n 25w, TAS 470 kts

Ecuatoriana, B.707/DC-10 (?), working San Juan on 8945

SRS (Shannon Repair Service), Shannon was noted calling "Kingsnorth, UK" on 5645 with a message "not in any immediate danger" !!!

[No idea what this was about?]

8th October 1981

N707GB PRISS/(31.56n 68.11w) 22:10 F390 DANER/(35.16n 69.04w) 22:39, FLANN/(38.20n 69.57w) 23:03, destination KJFK/New York

Arrow Air, B.707-338C, N707GB (working New York on 11367)

This aircraft rolled off the Renton production line on 21st December 1964 and firstly served with Quantas as VH-EBN "City of Parramatta". It was configured for mixed passenger/cargo with a forward cargo door and divided forward cabin for extra cargo space. Later sold to Singapore Airlines in September 1974, as 9V-BFW and then sold to International Air Leases, FL as N707GB in April 1981. Painted in Arrow Air colours in July 1981 and leased to TAMPA Colombia in April 1983, registered as HK-3030. Impounded at Miami by US Customs for carrying cocaine in June 1983 and returned to Arrow Air, when it was re-registered N707GB. Sold to Skymaster Airlines, Brazil in November 1998 and registered as PT-WSZ. Subsequently stored in November 1998 and advertised for sale; currently wfu at Sao Paulo.

[Photo: with Arrow Air in March 1983 © Bob Garrard]

4th October 1981

GULL 23 Clearance to Lajes, via 37n 15w, 38n 20w, BRAVO, GP, at F200, TAS 290kts

USAF, WC-130 (working Santa Maria on 5610)

AZ 564 departed Lisbon 21:33 41n 15w 22:08 F310, Mach .82, 41n 20w 22:38, FL 23:43, 34n 40w , then 27n 50w, 23n 55w, SelCal CJAB

Alitalia, DC-10-30, I-DYNO (working Santa Maria on 5610)

CUB 477 45n 13w 21:47 F310, 47n 20w 22:30, 49n 30w 23:27, request oceanic clearance and F350

Shanwick advised flight NOT to enter oceanic area without a clearance! CUB advised that clearance was received from Madrid at 21:49 to 13w, we do not have oceanic clearance beyond this point, do you have it for us now?
Clearance received to Gander, via 45n 13w, 47n 20w, 49n 30w, 49n 40w, 49n 50w, PT at F350, Mach .80
Shanwick later reverted and advised that neither Lisbon or Madrid gave you clearance. CUB advised that they were expecting clearance from Santa Maria !

Cubana, Il-62 (working Shanwick on 5610)

3rd October 1981

RRR 5010 53n 30w 13:56 F260 51n 40w 15:04, 50n 50w next, wind 025/50, outside temp' -42°C, SelCal AJDF

Royal Air Force, C-130K, XV203 (working Shanwick on 8854)

Gulfstream N102ML 60n 10w 14:50 F430, LIMA 15:21, BIKF (Keflavik) next, wind 325/12, outside temp' -42°C, SelCal EJHK

Later heard calling Iceland after a fuel stop-over at 17:43 on 8889, F390, OZN/Prince Christian 18:06

Gulfstream II, N102ML

N777SW 56n 40w 15:19 F430, 56n 50w next, SKROD next, outside temp' -56°C

Gulfstream III, N777SW (working Shanwick on 8889)

N880F 53n 30w 15:49 F390, 53n 40w 16:40, 51n 50w next

Falcon 20, N880F (working 8889)

LARK 60 63.20n 40w 17:45 F330, 62n 50w 18:25, wind 350/10, outside temp' -54°C

USAF, WC-135 (working Iceland on 8889)