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

1st September 1964

RAF MPCHO 66.50n 13.30w 14:45 F100, est Grimsey 15:40, F80, LM (Langamyri) 16:07, joining ADR Green One, dct BLANDA, 66.20n 18.30w 16:20, ETA BIKF 16:57, endurance 8+00.

RAF Avro Shackleton, probably WR966/O from Ballykelly.

1st July 1965

 FAROE 601 AKRABERG 15:45 F060 ETA EKVG (Vagar) 16:05 cancelling IFR flight plan and proceeding VF dct EKVG

Faroe Airways, D.H. 114 Heron, OY-DPO. Leased from Scanfly, Sweden and withdrawn from service when their first DC-3, OY-DMN entered service on 19/07/1965. The Heron was later ferried to Canada as CF-JFH and converted to an ST27 with Saunders Aircraft Co, Gimli, Monitoba in 1971. Deregistered in 1999.

[Photo credit: via Robert Foden]

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

30th January 1983

 DCN 2557 49.25n 07.19w 10:50 F260 49n 08w 11:04, 48.15n 10w 11:32, 46n 15w next, TAS 280kts

West German Navy, Atlantic working Shanwick on 5638

NULLO 02 on a 'phone patch to Alconbury Air Base, on Autovon DSN number 223-2203; advised we departed Torrejon (LETO) 11:35, ETA Ramstein 12:30, we lost oxygen, just now at a lower altitude but not declaring an emergency. NULLO 03 is about 30 mins behind us. Alconbury advised the flight that it is snowing at Alconbury but no accumulations expected today.

USAF, F-4s (?), working Croughton Radio on 11176