12th December 1981

N5038 EGL/Eagle Island 14:15, 56n 20w 15:10, F350, 57n 30w 16:02, 56n 40w next Mach .82, SelCal BGAC

B.707-123, N5038 working Shanwick on 5673

HB-ITR 54n 20w 12:17, F390, 54n 30w 13:11, Mach .80, outside temp' -54°C, wind 278/95

Lonair, Lucerne, Gulfstream II, HB-ITR, working Shanwick 5673

[Photo: at London, Heathrow on 10th April 1981 © Steve Fitzgerald]

N500CS 50n 20w 13:11 F390, 50n 08w 14:04, LND/Lands End next

BAC 1-11, N500CS inbound to Luton, UK

N99GA 55n 20w 12:38 F390, 55n 30w 13:31, 54n 40w next, SelCal BEJM

Gulfstream II, N99GA, working Shanwick on 5673

N707AD 54n 20w 14:09 F370, 55n 30w 15:08, 54n 40w next

Arrow Air, B.707-327, N707AD

[Photo: at Zurich on 14th April 1984 © Rolf Wallner]

MAC 60208 49n 40w 19:54 F410, 50n 30w 20:38, 50n 20w next

USAF, C-141, 66-0208 working Gander on 5673

11th December 1981

GAF 5096 44n 40w 00:00, F220, 46n 45w 01:07, 48n 50w next, outside temp' -27°C, wind 280/66

German Air Force, C-160, 50+96, working Santa Maria on 5610

MAC 60178 LOACH 00:09, F290 req' F370, CHAMP 00:18, FLANN next, then SLATN, our No. 1 HF is out.

USAF, C-141, 66-0178, working New York on 8945

LEVI 32 departed RAF Mildenhall 08:16, F220, 57n 10w 10:17, destination CYYR (Goose Bay) 17:20, approaching Pole Hill over the UK this time, presently working London Airways as we have negative contact with Shanwick or Croughton.

USAF, C-130, working Lajes Airways on 6750
[LEVI 49 was also heard working Lajes on this frequency but no position report copied]

MAC 40610 departed Charleston, 50n 30w 13:17, F370, 50n 20w 14:02, 50n 08w then LND (Lands End), ETA Frankfurt 16:15. Requested the weather at Frankfurt for 16:15, Ramstein at 16:45 and Torrejon 18:30. Weather not great at Frankfurt, with visibility one mile in rain and snow, cloud 5/8 at 600' and 8/8 at 10,000', temp' +1°C. Subsequently monitored on a 'phone patch to the Command Post advising status A1, with 20 pax.

USAF, C-141, 64-0610, working Croughton Airways on 11176

HERKY 32 49n 08w 13:43, 45n 11.20w next, 45n 20w 14:54, F220, 44.06n 12w 15:xx, STG (Santiago) next

USAF, C-130, working Croughton Airways on 11176

TOKEN 73, departed Fairford 14:33, F310, est' 10w 16:01, 62n 30w 17:36, ETA KMIB (Minot AFB) 12/00:18. Call Shanwick on 123.95 for your Oceanic clearance. Negative VHF on this aircraft, request a UHF frequency; OK, call on HF 8889 or 5610.

USAF, C-135, working Croughton Airways on 11176

9th December 1981

N138TA 58n 10w 13:25 F350 60n 20w 14:20, 60n 30w next, SelCal ACGJ

Working Shanwick on 5673.
Tiger Air B.707-138, N138TA, f/f  20th May 1959 as N31239 with Boeing and started its commercial life with Quantas as VH-EBA in July 1959.

5th December 1981

N300GA INDIA 17:31 37n 30w 17:45 F390 37n 40w 18:51, 37n 50w next, request F410

Gulfstream 1159A, N300GA (c/n 300), (working Santa Maria on 8945)

[Photo: at Hannover on 27th April 1980 © Paul Thallon]

F-BIEZ 27n 40w 21:34 F390 23n 50w 23:05 FZ next

Potez-Air Fouga C.M.170 Magister, F-BIEZ, c/n 66 (working San Juan on 8945)
[Can anyone confirm this type!]

2nd December 1981

N9374N 50n 45w 23:39 F090 51n 40w 01:18, 52n 30w next

Cessna 185 Skywaggon, N9374N on delivery (working Shanwick 8945/5610)
[Arrived into Shannon, enroute to Luqa, Malta. Note the elapsed time for five degrees, one hour 39 min's!]