26th February 1983

JW707E 62n 20w 11:47 F350 62n 30w 12:25, 62n 40w 13:03, 59n 50w next

Arrow Air, B.707-327C, N707ME, working Shanwick on 8864

[N707ME in April 1983 © Bob Garrard]

N777SW 52n 30w 12:03, F430, req' F450, 52n 40w 13-3, 52n 50w next, wind 253/57, outside temp -56°

Gulf- 3, N777SW from EGLL (London Heathrow) to CYQX (Gander), working Gander on 8864

SAM 24127 60n 30w 12:13 F350 59n 40w 12:57, 57n 50w next

Special Air Mission (USAF), C-135B, 62-4127 working Shanwick on 8864

TX12 61n 10w 1220 F210 61n 03w 13:00, going operational below CTA until 61n 03w at 17:00

U S Navy, P-3? working Iceland on 8864

VVV 50500 50n 18w, routing 50n 08w 16:25 to LND (lands End) at F230

U S Navy, RP-3A, 150500 from XVN-8 Squadron working Shanwick on 8864, switching to London on 265.7 UHF approaching 08W

20th February 1983

GAF 5106 Alpha 09:37, 43n 20w 10:50 F210 45n 16w 11:35, 49n 08w 13:03, LND next, outside temp' -33°, wind 210/20

German Airforce, C-160, 51+06 working Santa Maria on 5598

RFR 3NL dep St. Mawgan 10:25, 49n 08w 10:52, F280 46n 10.20w 11:22, 45n 11w 11:32, at 46n 11.20w descent to F200, ETA St. Mawgan 17:30

RAF, HS-801 Nimrod working Shanwick on 5598

AXI 121 52n 20w 10:50 F230 52n 15w 11:26, o/h EINN 12:08, SLY next

Air Express International, CL-44 working Gander on 5598

MAC 70510 ETA Howard AFB 03:00, est the Panama FIR at 07.26n 77.46w 234-, F220, requested a 'phone patch to DSN 284-5955 213 OPS (no answer)

USAF, C-130A, 57-0510 working Albrook on 8993. 

[later sold to the Mexican Air Force as 10610 (later re-serialed 3610), it was written-off when it crashed into Mount Hidalgo, 80km north of Mexico City on 17th September 1999 during a maintenance test flight]

18th February 1983

PALM 2220 51n 40w 05:28 F330 52n 30w 06:17, 53n 20w next, outside temp' -55 

Air Florida (IATA code QH), B.707, N3238N, leased from Jet Charter Service, working Shanwick

[N3238N at MIA in January 1983 © Bob Garrard]

[Started life with Sabena as OO-SJL in 1968 and later repossessed by them from Jet Charter Service in 1985; ended its days with NATO as LX-N19996 when it was dismantled for spares in 1986.]

NATO 12 on 'phone patch to USAFE Metro, requesting weather for EDNG [Geilenkirchen] at 17:00. presently 56.35n 06.00e at F290, wind 330/17 in the clear.

USAF, E-3A working Croughton Radio on 6750

TREST 11 on 'phone patch to RATCH Ops at Lakenheath, extn 2493, advising departed Upper Heyford at 13:59, ETA Lossiemouth at 16:45, a flight of two.

USAF, F-111's working Croughton Radio on 6750

11th February 1983

MAC 67953 41n 17w 22:43 F370 41n 15w 22:45, wind 353/55, outside temp -65

USAF C-141 66-7953 working Santa Maria on 5598

IVORY 37 41n 35w 22:50 F240, LIMA 23:28, FL (Flores) 23:33, GRA 00:04, wind 231/32, outside temp -33, contact Santa Maria on 132.15

USAF C-130 working Santa Maria on 5598

IVORY 70 54n 15w 08:08 F240 54n 20w 08:46, 54n 30w 09:55, wind 200/50, outside temp -37, relay AK2

USAF C-130 working Croughton Radio on 6750

MOURN 19 dep Lajes 06:40, ALPHA 06:xx, 20w 08:29, 45n 17w 09:04, 48n 10w 10:25 F270, ETA Mildenhall 12:45, request you send "Ops normal" report to FORMAN. Secured a 'phone patch to FORMAN and advised Mission # is GGN23A715041

USAF C-130 working Lajes on 6750

KITE 53 at 51.27n 26.27w F340, on 'Phone patch to Ramstein Command Post, relay AR3P, ETB Ramstein 12:00, 13,700 lbs of rolling stock, 73 pax and signature service required, tail # 00463

USAF C-5A, 70-0463 working Lajes and Croughton on 6750

IVORY 65 dep Mildenhall 08:33 ETA CYYR (Goose Bay) 16:25, Eagle Island 10:03, F180 54n 15w 10:32, 54n 30w 12:03

USAF C-130 working Croughton Radio on 6750

10th February 1983

KING 50 61n 12.34w 19:26, F220, LIMA 20:17, BIKF next

USAF, HC-130 enroute to Iceland, working Croughton Radio on 6750

OTIS 19 dep Cherry Point 13:51, 40.30n 40w 19:36, F210, 40n 35w 20:26, MIKE next, ETA LPLA (Lajes) 22:00

USMC C-130, working Lajes on 6750

KNOT 20 40n 40w 23:21 F250 39.48n 35w 00:12, 39.30n 31.41w next, wind 170/60, outside temp' -33, relay AA2

USAF C-130(?) working Lajes 6750

RRR4109 dep Dakar 23:30/35 ETA Ascension 04:25/35, crew 5, nil pax

Royal Air Force C-130, working Ascension on 8993