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3 April 2015

27th January 1982

N8472H 54n 35w 00:30 F130 55n 30w 01:22, 55n 25w 02:22, 55n 20w next

PA-34 Seneca, N8472H on delivery

N8005Z 54n 35w 00:30 F110 55n 30w 01:22, 55n 25w 02:22, 55n 20w next

PA-32 Saratoga, N8005Z on delivery

17 February 2015

26th January 1982

N1158Z 45n 45w 23:56 F110, 44n 40w 01:30, 42n 35w 03:17, FLO/Flores next

Mooney M.20, N1158Z on delivery via the Azores

23rd January 1982

N111MF 56n 30w 17:30 F350, 55n 40w 18:26

Wistair, B.707-321, N111MF
This machine first operated with Pan Am as N763PA as "Clipper Yankee" from 1st June 1962 and later went on to serve with Wedge Aviation (N763W) and in 1983 it was registered N98WS, still with Wistair, in 1987 it became HZ-TAS with Prince Turki, ending up with Omega Air in 1990 when it was broken up at Manston, UK.

[Photo: at London, Heathrow in 1980's © Ken Lipscombe]

VC 762 57n 10w 17:26 F330, 58n 20w 18:18, SelCal FMHL

Canadian Air Force, CC-137, 13701
This B.707-347C was delivered to the CAF on 25th February 1970 and redesigned as a CC-137; in 1994 it moved into the commercial sector, as N803CK and served with various operators before ending up with Mexicargo as XA-ABG in 2000. It was finally stored at Tucson in 2003 where it was later scrapped in mid-2005.

[Photo: at London, Gatwick on 20th April 1987 © Steve Barnes]


PALM 72 departed RAF Mildenhall 15:53, 59n 20w 18:34, F310, 60n 30w 19:25, 60n 40w 20:05, 59n 50w next, ETA Offutt AFB 24/01:28

USAF, most probably an E-3A, 75-0558 with 552nd AW&CW (their unit's call-sign), as this aircraft was noted at Mildenhall on this date.

MAC 67955 59n 30w 18:35 F390, 59n 40w 19:22, ETA Goose Bay 21:45, mission number ABA430, outside temp' -49°C, wind 240/80

USAF, C-141, 66-7955, working Croughton Airways

16th January 1982

MAC 70019 59n 20w 10:35 F350, 59n 30w 11:21

USAF, C-141, 67-0019

MAC 70002 departed Dover AFB 07:00, 50n 30w 11:05 F370, 50n 20w 11:50, 50n 08w 12:48, LND/Lands End next, ETA RAF Mildenhall 14:00, outside temp' -50°C, wind 271/06

USAF, C-141, 67-0002

MAC 00465 departed Dover AFB 08:15, 50n 30w 12:20 F330, 50n 20w 13:04, 50n 08w 14:01, LND next, ETA RAF Mildenhall 14:56, mission number ABA2R3

USAF, C-5, 70-0465, working Croughton Airways

MAC 90026 departed Frankfurt 12:10, 57n 10w 14:05 F350, 59n 30w 15:36, ETA Dover AFB 21:20

USAF, C-5, 69-0026

MAC 00454 departed Dover AFB, 50n 20w 15:05, F330, 50n 08w 15:56, LND next, ETA Frankfurt 17:45, mission number ABA2F3, outside temp' -37°C, wind 221/09

USAF, C-5, 70-0454, working Croughton Airways

10th January 1982

SAM 86970 53n 30w 17:20 F330, 53n 20w 18:06, 52n 15w next

USAF (Special Air Mission), VC-137, 58-6970

MAC 60162 41.42n 65.04w 17:43 F390, POGGO next

USAF, C-141, 66-0162

MAC 40628 41n 40w 18:00 F370, 41n 35w 18:25, LIMA next

USAF, C-141, 64-0628

9th January 1982

GAF 5081 43n 20w 18:48 F200, 45n 16w 19:35, 49n 08w 20:58, LND/Lands End next

GAF 5037 43n 20w 19:07 F210, 45n 16w 19:55, outside temp' -34°C, wind 285/15

GAF 5073 45n 16w 19:09 F230, 49n 08w 20:35, LND/Lands End next

Three German Air Force, C-160D Transall's, 50+81, 50+37 and 50+73

MAC 59412 41n 60w 20:58 F330, 41n 50w 21:53

USAF, C-141, 65-9412

6th January 1982

N881PA 48n 39w 07:41 F370, 49n 30w 08:32, 50n 20w 09:20, then 50n 08w. Destination Frankfurt

Arrow Air, B.707-321, N881PA
This aircraft started its commercial life with Pan American on the 13th December 1968, as "Clipper Reindeer". It made the last Pan Am B.707 charter flight from New Orleans to Minneapolis on 26th January 1981. In October 1981 it went to Arrow Air and its final operator was Global International from April 1982 to September 1983. It ended its days at the AMARG, Davis Monthan AFB, AZ where it was broken up for use in the KC-135E programme and the fuselage stored there.

[Photo: at Shannon on 20th September 1980 © Ken Meegan]

2nd January 1982

N707ME 20w 12:14, F370, 52n 15w 12:37, EGL/Eagle Island next, request 52n 15w direct to Shannon and F390, SelCal ACEL

Arrow Air, B.707-327C, N707ME working Shanwick on 8945.

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

TU-TXW 60n 10w 17:55 F225 61n 13w 18:17, LIMA 19:02, request F240

Mitsubishi Mu-2L, TU-TXW working Iceland on 5624
Later became N2549C, N10HV, N15ZM and finally PT-OHK.