Nostalgia at BHX

[rollo]

I remember the Aer Lingus 747s coming in for the Cheltenham Festival twice daily some years, nowadays its mostly just endless Ryanair 737s although even that's on hold these days.

As for the steps I think I spent most of my teen years on them waiting and waiting and waiting and then a BEA Viscount.

 

[Nethercote2019]

But do you remember ??
rushing into the terminal going up to the arrivals board ( a board behind the information desk with velcro letters with airline name & time) to see what was due in that day & hoping for something unusual.

 

[rollo]

Yep I remember that board well with the information on a sort of velcro type board with someone putting the letters and numbers on manually and the information desk next to it where you might get a booklet and the caffetteria and getting timetables from the airline desks.

Also the outside viewing area with another cafe by the "international apron" not to mention when slightly older the Aero Club down the lane at the end of runway 33.

There was also a good viewing lounge above the international terminal which was turned into a disco once a week to which I took my then girlfriend who has it happens is my wife of fourty odd years and counting but I digress.

 

[nancledre]

Digress, no, just being nostalgic, but it’s not illegal. Regards to all who read this, Alf

 

[Kevin Farnell]

I remember the Aer Lingus 747s coming in for the Cheltenham Festival twice daily some years

I certainly remember those. Gives me a chance to post my photo (although I'm sure I've posted it before) -

Didn't Aer Lingus also use B707's on some of the Cheltenham flights?

Kevin

 

[thunderchild]

Quite sad to think that BHX will probably never see a 747 again.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

There was also a good viewing lounge above the international terminal

I recall a Portakabin type building which would have been at first floor level. I also seem to remember a similar type of building which appeared to be made of orange or yellow fibreglass. One of them seemed to have a bar in it, but I never saw it staffed (maybe it was for the discos). The buildings seemed to just have chairs in them and maybe some tables and there was no entry fee. They were baking hot in the summer months.

Kevin

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Quite sad to think that BHX will probably never see a 747 again.

That's a very sad thought. I was always in awe of seeing Boeing 747's at BHX. When they were parked on the old stand 40, the top of the tail was level with the old viewing lounge, which must have been 4 or 5 stories high. I've been fortunate to fly on quite a few 747s. One series 100, three series 200s and 6 series 400s. On each flight, I got the feeling that I was onboard something special. She truly was The Queen of the Skies.

Kevin

 

[elmdon74]

BHX LOG June 1971,

Four people were killed when Comanche G-ATAE crashed at Rowney Green,Redditch on 12/6 whilst on a Cof A test flight.https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f85840f0b61342000647/14-1973_G-ATAE.pdf
Fred Olsen are operating the SAS freight flights.
1/6 G-AYOU C401,D-ELVD C172
2/6 EC-BDC SE210 IB f/t PMI,XP966 ALOUETTE AAC
3/6 I-DIBK DC9F AZ MAN-MILAN,XT772 WESSEX RN,HB-GDV KING AIR,XR378 ALOUETTE AAC
4/6 HB-GEA BARON,D-ANNO 1-11 f/t MUC also 6/6
5/6 I-DIKF DC9F AZ,YU-AJB DC9 ADRIA f/t PUY,XT242,134,193,201 SIOUX AAC
6/6 PH-MAO DC9 MP AMS-IBZ,LN-SUY F28 BU f/t BERGEN,G-AGJG RAPIDE,G-AXCP 1-11 DA LGW-ALC,EC-BJD CV990 BX
7/6 OO-CTK DC6 POMAIR,D-ILKA QUEEN AIR f/t CGN
8/6 LN-FOL DC6 FRED OLSEN CPH-MAN,G-ASGE VC10 LHR-JFK,I-DIKG DC9F AZ
9/6 OY-APC F27 MAERSK f/t BLL also 10/6,G-AYVJ AZTEC
10/6 D-ALLI 1-11 f/t MUC,G-APDM,APDO COMETS DA,G-ASGC VC10 MAN-NYC
11/6 HB-AAW F27 BALAIR f/t BSL,N1000 GULF 2 f/t LGW,D-IAAS C414,G-AXMJ,AXMG,AXMK 1-11`s COURT LINE LTN DIV`s,N10AS BEECH TURBOLINER ORTNER AIR SVCS,arrived carrying explosives unkown to the airport and having a leaking fuel tank.Was isolated on Western taxiway and kept for 24 hours,leaving for a Saudi oilfield on 12/6.
12/6 XS520 WESSEX,YU-AHX TU134 AVIOGENEX,I-DABT SE210 SAM
13/6 LN-SUN F28 BU f/t BERGEN,F-BRIO BARON,D-AILY 1-11,XT206 SIOUX AAC,EC-BJC CV990 BX
15/6 XR386 ALOUETTE,G-ASGD VC10 MAN-NYC,XK895 SEA DEVON,XP769 BEAVER AAC
16/6 G-AYZN AZTEC,EC-BIC SE210 IB f/t PMI
17/6 OT-CDB/KY-2 DC6 BELGIAN A/F NHT-BRU,XR378 BEAVER AAC
18/6 HB-LDG AZTEC,XP824 BEAVER AAC,OO-ALM JODEL,F-BMMC QUEEN AIR
19/6 YU-AHJ DC9 ADRIA,YU-AHY TU134 JJ,EI-AVD TWIN COMANCHE
22/6 F-BPJF BARON,N6201V BONANZA,G-ASGG VC10
23/6 XR378 ALOUETTE
24/6 G-ASGJ VC10
25/6 CF-AZM ISLANDER,N7349W CHEROKEE,G-ALBM DOVE,G-AVAU TWIN COMANCHE
26/6 G-APMB COMET 4 DA f/t PMI,LN-FOL DC6B FRED OLSEN,G-AGTM RAPIDE,D-CAHA HERON,G-ASGG VC10,0-76043 U8D BEECH SEMINOLE US ARMY till 29/6
27/6 YU-AJA TU134 JJ,EC-BQQ CV990 BX,N9617V MOONEY
29/6 OO-SID AERO COMMANDER 680,D-IAAS C414,XS520 WESSEX
30/6 D-IEWR AZTEC,EC-BIF SE210 IB f/t PMI

ILS TRAFFIC,
3/6 XS727 DOMINIE
14/6 WJ886 VARSITY
15/6 XV220 C130K
17/6 G-APAV BRISTOL 170,G-ANUU DOVE CAFU

Regards,Simon.

 

[JENNYJET]

I note a few VC10, a beautiful aircraft sadly missed.

 

[rollo]

Yes it was definitely a good looker but maybe not so great if you had a window seat at the back with two Rolls Royce Conways blasting away in your ears, nevertheless probably my favourite aircraft.

 

[elmdon74]

LOG/INFO BHX June 1981,

Passenger figures for June 81 were down 1.3% to 159,778(77,190 arrivals,76,957 departing,5,631 transit).Chartes during June were Interflug TU134 DM-SDM on 18/6 poitioning from Schonefeld to take an East German Govt. party home.NLM used F-27 PH-KFD ON 23/6 RTM-AMS,returning in the opposite direction on 24/6.Air UK flew a party of travel agents on 1/6 LGW-RHEIMS using G-AXBB,reurning 2/6 with G-AXOX.Euroair Bandeirante G-HGGS arrived from NCL on 24/6 departing to ABZ 25/6,then routed ABZ-BHX-LGW 26/6.
Orion sud-chartered DA 727 G-BAJW ON 8/6 to replace a 737 damaged in Manchester,it flew to Mahon.BA used 737 G-BGDG on 3/6 f/t LHR with pax from CDG.Dash 7 132002 of CAF passed through twice f/t EMA on 15/6 on demos to BMA.
Newcomer on the I.T. scene is WDL with F-27`s on Thursdays WE431/2 f/t DUS with Army families 25/6-10/9.Aviaco used DC8 EC-ASN on 5,12,14,28/6 and Transeuropa SE210 EC-BRX 26/6.
CP Air DC8 were 1/6 CPP,8/6 CPS,15/6 CPO,22/6 CPP,29/6 CPS
JJ TU134 5/6 AHX,12/6 AJW,19/6 AJV,26/6 AJD
KT 737 1/6 GJJ,8/6 GJE,15/6 GJL,22/6 GJM,29/6 GJH
LZ TU154 6/6 BTA,20/6 BTR
RO TU154 6/6 TPB,13/6 TPF,20/6 TPB,27/6 TPB
TAP 707 TBA 7,14,21,28/6
TR SE210 6/6 CIZ,20/6 BIB,27/6 BIB
WD DC10 3/6 XRC,10/6 XRB,17/6 XRC,24/6 XRB
WDL F27 25/5 AKA
NOR FLY CV580 LN-BWN 7,14,21,28/6

Diversions were swelled by ATC disputes,
2/6 G-ZEAL LJ35 NCL
7/6 PH-TVS 737 BY BRS
G-BOSL 737 BY BRS
12/6 HB-ISV DC9 SR LHR
HB-INC DC9S SR LHR
G-BAJW,BAFZ 727 DA MAN
G-BDAS 1-11 DA MAN
YU-AKI 727 JU MAN
G-BGJL 737 KT MAN
F-BPJN 727 AF MAN
G-BGKE,AVMM,AVMI,AVML 1-11 BA MAN
G-AWBL,BBMG 1-11 BA MAN
13/6 G-DDDV 737 AE MAN
G-BAJW 727 DA MAN
G-BECH,TF-VLK 737 BY MAN
14/6 G-BHWF,AZNZ 737 BY BRS
G-BFLL 748 DA BRS
15/6 G-BDAS 1-11 DA MAN
G-BECG,AXNA 737 BY MAN
16/6 G-BGTY,BHVI 737 KG MAN
G-BAFZ 727 DA MAN
G-BCDZ 748 DA MAN returning off lease to DLT
18/6 G-BBAF L101 BA LHR
G-AOYG VC8 BA LHR
G-AWHU 707 BA LHR
HB-ISW DC9 SR LHR
20/6 G-BEKA 1-11 DA MAN
EI-ANH 1-11 EI DUB
27/6 G-BGTV 737 KG MAN

Foreign GA/Military/Biz jets

1/6 N121AM FALCON 20 and 2/6,N809LS GULF 2 Gander n/s MUC 3/6
3/6 D-IMEI DUKE,F-GAPC FALCON 20
4/6 OY-BIS MU-2,OO-ATO QUEEN AIR,OY-BDK PA31
7/6 G-BLPT RC680
8/6 G-DBBI HS125,G-BHBH CIT 2
9/6 F-YDAK NORD 262 FN,N840AA RC840,G-DBBI HS125
10/6 OO-NIK C172,D-GAMM SENECA
11/6 OO-ATO QUEEN AIR,EC-CKR LEAR 25 N/S
12/6 G-HLUB KA200,EI-BGP C414,G-BESG BN2
13/6 XZ328 GAZELLE,G-IANS RC690
14/6 F-BSEF BARON
15/6 D-IMWT RC690,XV733 WESSEX,F-BXPP AZTEC
16/6 EI-AWW C414,G-ZEAL LJ35,D-ECOD BONANZA,D-EDCJ RALLYE,D-IMPK C310,G-ZONE LJ35
17/6 OY-BLG LJ 35,G-RCCL KA200
18/6 OO-SEL CIT,EI-BEO C310,OY-BLG LJ 35,G-BARR HS125
19/6 G-IIIB MERLIN III,LN-SAY PA31
20/6 F-GCEQ TB-9
22/6 G-BARR HS125
23/6 D-IHCE KING AIR,PH-IET SEMINOLE,F-GBLG KA200,N33M GULF 2 N/S
24/6 XV732 WESSEX,F-GBLG KA200,XR637 SCOUT,EI-AVC C337
25/6 50+73 C160 GAF N/S,N7602 GULF 2 GANDER-LHR
26/6 PH-IET SEMINOLE
27/6 EI-BJS AA-5,G-BIRU HS125
28/6 EI-BIC C172,I-EDIF FALCON 20
30/6 F-GBTH C421,SE-GMG C402 N/S,G-BIUJ TURBO ISLANDER,G-ATAI DOVE,F-BSTM AC680VTU N/S,I-EDIF FALCON 20

ILS TRAFFIC
27/6 WR965 SHACKLETON AEW2

Regards,Simon.

 

[elmdon74]

BHX LOG/INFO June 1991,

,Scheduled services,

Aer Lingus Dublin flights are totally Fokker 50 operated apart from some 737 or 733 on the weekends.They now have 7 daily flights on weekdays,5 on Saturday and 4 on Sundays.The Cork service has started and operates Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon with Fokker 50.Air France used a new TAT F28 F-GBBT on 28/6 to CDG.The evening flight is a 737 MON-THU,with 727`s on Friday,bur A320`s were used twice F-GFKM 13/6,F-GFKT 28/6.Air Charter 727 F-GCMX was used on 7/6.Lufthansa used a mix of 737`s on their services.The morning DUS is 200 operated and the evening is normally a 500,except on Sundays when a 300 is programmed.DLT used a new Fokker 50 D-AFKM on their lunchtime flight 5/6,and we saw the re-registered Dutch F50`s appear as D-AFKX/Y/Z during the month.Cyprus Airways operated both their flights with A310`s.JAT`s MON anfd FRI scheduled service terminated at the end of June due to the political problems in that country,Dubrovnik and Pula were combined into 1 flight later in the month using 737-300`s ANL 10,14/6,ANH 21/6,ANW 28/6.The new BASE Airlines Eindhoven service featured both their Jetstreams and one of the Cheyennes,they also used KLM Cityhopper F27 PH-KFK 19/6.Iberia used DC9-30`s during June on the MAD and BCN flights.The 3 KLM Cityhopper services produced the 2 latest F50`s PH-KVH 1/6 and PH-KVI 29/6.No unusual aircraft appeared on the SAS or Swissair flights.
BEA borroes BAF 1-11 G-DBAF for 3 days in early June to operate their evening service to STR while an 1-11 was on overhaul.

I.T. services,

The month was dominated by the gradual run down og I.T.s to Yugoslavia,JAT Charter,Aviogenex and Adria had all ended by the end of June.Adria had downgraded from a MD82 to DC9-30.Aviogenex flight were only bringing passengers home by late June,with flights often combined with MAN or LGW.Oasis used new MD83`s EC-642 1,22/6,EC-733 8,29/6.The 2 Candain carriers provided dedicated YYZ services,Canada 3000 on Thursdays with 757 C-FOOE 6,13,27/6,C-FXOK 20/6,Nationair used DC8`s C-GQBF 5,12/6,C-GMXQ 19/5,757 C-GNXI 26/6.Balkan used TU154 all month.Spanair had 2 late evening MD83 I.T.`s EC-EHT 4,11/6,EC-EKM Meridiana 18/6,EC-EJU 25/6,EC-EPL 6,27/6,EC-EJU 13/6,EC-ESJ 20/6.

Charters,Diversions

TEA France 737 OO-LTD visited on 1/6 from ORY.On 2/6 British Independent HS748 G-FBMV came in from Wick then onto Lydd.The International Olympics Committee held a meeting at the newly opened International Convention Centre in Birmingham between 11 and 16 June.It attracted a number of biz-jets detailed later,but the Spanish party arrived from Zaragoza to support a Winter Olympics bid on 13/6 using Spanair MD83 EC-ESJ and Air Europa 757 EC-744,returning home on 16/6 on SAS/Spanair MD82 SE-DFT and Air UK Leisure 737-400 G-UKLF.
On 23/6 BAF 1-11 G-OCNW arrived empty from STN to operate a charter to Lyon.Only 5 diversions during June,
23/6 G-BJXJ 737 BY LTN
24/6 G-TTPT MD82 AIH STN
G-OBMH 733 BMA BRS
G-BJCT 737 BY BRS
XV103 VC10 RAF BZZ

British Charter Airlines,

Airtours continue to rotate their MD83s on a weekly basis, and Air 2000 used the ex Air Europe 757 G-BKRM on most days,G-OOOM is the substitute in the event of any problems,but on 9/6 LGW based G-OOOS positioned in to operate.Another MAN based 757 appears on Mondays f/t MAH,that produced Canadian registered 757 C-FXOD twice in June.
Britannia introduced a full 767 programme from BHX in mid-month,resulting in G-BNYS being based,with new G-BYAB arrived 1/7.3 737-200`s are also based for the peak season,but each is exchanged about every 8-10 days.
TEA(UK) has a fllet of 5 aircraft this Summer,2 at BHX and 1 each at MAN,EMA and LGW.The ex Air Europe G-NAFH was repainted in ful TEA(UK) colours in mid June,but sister G-DIAR is still all white,with only titles and tail logo.
Dan Air normally use a MAN based 1-11-500 G-BDAS on their Tuesday afternoon service f/t ALC and MAN based 737 G-BMDF on Sunday afternoon f/t AGP.On Thursday afternoons a MAN basd Air UK Leisure 737-400 operates f/t FAO.Finally BFS based 737-400 G-BOPJ operates f/t MAH on Friday lunchtime.Air UK also operate f/t JER on Saturdays,aircraft used were 1/6 UKRH,8/6 UKSC,15/6 UKSR,22/6 UKLN,29/6 UKAC.

GA,Biz-jets/Military

1/6 F-GHCR FALCON 20F f LBG
2/6 VR-BLP 125-800 f HATFIELD,59-1500 KC135 USAF 33 Overshoot
3/6 HB-IAE FALCON 50 Fm MUC
4/6 72 NORD 262 FN,G-BOOM H.HUNTER f BOH,HB-LPK C340,N357H G3,G-LEAR LJ 35
5/6 LN-NAW PA32,N161WT FALCON 50 f LBG,N39399 LJ 31 f LIN
6/6 N827GA G2 f MAN,D-IATA BEECH 90
7/6 F-GJXX C560,ZG844 BN2 AAC,I-ARIV C501,XV258 NIMROD MR2 f KINLOSS
9/6 I-ARIV C501 also 10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17/6,N8333S PA28
10/6 CS-01 HS748 AFB,3A-MGR FALCON 20F,XV258 NIMROD MR2 overshoot
11/6 XW852 GAZELLE,D-GGRO PA34,OO-LFJ C441,F-GIMP RC690
12/6 I-SAFR FALCON 50 f LIN,F-GGAK BE200,D-IADD C551,F-GJMA FALCON 10,ZE700 146 RAF,PH-CTC CIT 500,VR-BLK RC690
13/6 G-KASS 125-3F,I-SAFR F50,CS-03 HS748 AFB,N91LA GULF 2B f HAM,I-ACTL FALCON 20F,G-FFLT 125-600B f MLA
14/6 N91LA G2B f LHR,XB-OEM GULF G4 f VIGO,EC-EGY LJ 25D f ZAZ,100001 SAAB 340 SWEDISH A/F F Bromma,T.11-5 FALCON 20 SPANISH A/F f MAD
15/6 G-RAFF LJ 35,G-KASS 125-3F f BFS
17/6 F-GIMD BE 200,XW903 GAZELLE AAC,ZE382 LYNX AAC,SE-GRZ PA32,N1224J C425
18/6 F-GCCB C310,OO-DAZ C182,N7SX C303,F-GGPT BE200,XZ614 LYNX AAC,G-IPRA BE200,WL757 SHACKLETON MR2 overshoot
19/6 F-GFHB MU2,F-GCJF PA28,F-GIND BE200,XZ607 LYNX AAC,D-ILLI BEECH 60 DUKE
21/6 F-BSTH PA31,G-OTMC BEECH 400,G-BHSU 125-700B
23/6 EI-CAX C210
25/6 F-GCCB C310
26/6 F-GHLH BE200,D-ICOA BE200,XV730 WESSEX,G-GAYL LJ 35
27/6 I-SAFR F50,G-BPCA BN2,F-GHFB MU2,XV733 WESSEX,N328K,N329K FALCON 900 FORD f MAD
28/6 D-IFJM C421,D-CAWU C560
29/6 F-GFHB MU2,F-GIFL FALCON 10,N357H G3 f DUB

The Monaco Falcon brought in Prince Rainier,Belgian 748`s carrying Belgian Royal Family,Swedish SAAB brought in King of Sweden and PM.

Passenger figures for June were 365,665 down 8.5%

Regards,Simon.

 

[JENNYJET]

That list brought back memories, variety guaranteed.

 

[Derwent Dale]

My lockdown project to compile a collection of the works of Will Blunt taken at Elmdon in the 50s, 60s and 70s. is available to peruse on Flickr. I purposely went for the everyday and mundane pictures - those that were unlikely to see the light of day but with the passing of time have now become exotic and fascinating. They were obtained from various dealers on Ebay. However I am not totally convinced that they were all taken by Will or his father but I have added those to the collection as they fulfill the brief of the title of the album. I have also added a selection of my own efforts from the early seventies just because I could.

Will Blunt worked at Elmdon from the 60s through to the 80s and was a prolific photographer of the passing scene at the airport and had some of his work published in contemporary aviation magazines and airport publications. Anyone out there remember Will?

Compiling this album evoked many happy memories of my misspent youth and early working career.

I hope you enjoy.

Cheers DD

Elmdon Airport - Birmingham - snaps from the 50s, 60s and 70s

Mostly scanned from prints/slides and negatives originally from the Will Blunt collection now in the Jute collection.

flic.kr

 

[Nethercote2019]

Great stuff … brings back many happy memories of waiting about all day just in case something interesting came in

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Superb collection. Many thanks for sharing on F4A.

 

[CL44]

I was in contact with Will Blunt (and his fellow Photographer Ken Perks) after I found a listing of his photos which were available for purchase. In fact I purchased a fair few of them a while ago. Both Will and Ken are no longer with us and I feel that their presence will live on through their photos. Neither of these Gents missed out on the opportunity to get their cameras out whilst working here at BHX and for that I feel anyone with an interest in this era of aviation should be very thankful.

 

[elmdon74]

BHX LOG July 1971,

1/7 SE-DBN DC9F SAS MAN-CPH and 10/7,XR380 ALOUETTE AAC,G-APDJ COMET 4 DA LGW-RHO,G-ASGA VC10 MAN-NYC,F-BORJ DOVE 400VH-WJD TWIN COMANCHE ABINGDON-GLA
2/7 N6201V BONANZA ABINGDON-GLA,G-AYWI TRISLANDER,I-DIKF DC9F MAN-MILAN,CF-PWR L383 HERCULES PACIFIC WESTERN,F-BOHS AZTEC
3/7 G-ASGE VC10 MAN-NYC,YU-AHW DC9 f/t PULA,G-AYZE PA39,YU-AHY TU134 JJ f/t PULA,G-APMB COMET 4 f/t PMI
4/7 G-ANCH BRITANNIA MONARCH LTN-GUTERSLOH,D-AILY 1-11 f/t MUC,EC-BJC CV990 BX
5/7 XR601 SCOUT AAC
6/7 G-AYSI 707 BY MAN-LTN,PH-DNS DC9 KLM f/t AMS,F-BNLG CESSNA 310,I-DIKG DC9F AZ
7/7 D-ILKA KING AIR,EC-BID SE210 IB f/t PMI,OO-LFD CESSNA 310,LN-MTV DC6 SAGA NORSK LGW-BERGEN
8/7 OO-LME JODEL DR1051M,G-ASGF VC10 MAN-NYC
9/7 G-AXCK 1-11 DA PMI-TFS also 11/7,G-AVRO 737 BY f/t IBZ also 10/7,EI-AUF ISLANDER NHT-BFS
10/7 G-AOVF BRITANNIA DONALDSON f/t MUC,G-ASGH VC10 f/t NYC,I-DABP SE210 f/t RIMINI,G-AMFV DC3 KESTREL BFS-EMA,YU-AHX TU134 JJ
11/7 G-APYD COMET 4B DA GRO-GLA,EC-BJD CV990 BX f/t PMI,also EC-BTE,G-AOHI VISCOUNT BEA SCOTTISH A/W
12/7 D-IHPA BARON,HB-LCO CESSNA 337,OY-APC F27 MAERSK BLL-CPH,SE-EMT CHEROKEE
13/7 D-IDHS MERLIN 3 DUB-LHR,D-IHDA BARON
14/7 OT-CAR/CP-18 PACKET BELGIAN A/F f/t BRU,G-AWSY 737 BY f/t PMI
15/7 G-APAV BRISTOL 170 CGN-EDI,OT-CND/KP8 C47 BELGIAN A/F BRU-COV
17/7 EC-BSQ DC7C BX f/t GRO,G-AGOS DESFORD,YU-AHJ DC9 JP,G-AORD VISCOUNT BEA CHANNEL ISLANDS
18/7 EC-BQA CV990 BX,PH-PBF F27 NETHERLANDS GVMT. FROM ROME
19/7 N4907C DC8-63 CAPITOL LGW-KINGSTON,F-BRSM CESSNA 402B
20/7 D-IHUX AZTEC,F-BNTA AZTEC,LN-RLW DC9 MAN-CPH,N720F GULF 2 CBG-FRA
22/7 N8776 DC8-61 CAPITOL LGW-KINGSTON,N360WT GULF 2 f/t NICE,XT618 SCOUT AAC
23/7 XR628 SCOUT AAC,G-AWLI TRI-PACER,G-AVRL 737 BY f/t GRO,G-AYWF AZTEC
29/7 F-BNPR AZTEC
30/7 HB-VBL FALCON 20
Regards,Simon.

 

[elmdon74]

BHX LOG/INFO July 1981,

Passenger figures for July showed an increase of 3.1% over 1980 to 179,073.Brymon will base a Twin Otter at BHX during the Winter to operate 4 flights a day to LGW.
Charters in July were as follows,6/7 F-GBGA Britair Bandeirante f/t Morlaix and F-GBLE f/t Laval both night-stopping.Euroair E110 G-LATC came in from LGW on 12/7 to go to SNN,reurning the next day ang going to ABZ.Genair E110 G-BGCS operated LPL-Wattisham on 18/7.Air Ecosse Twin Otter G-STUD on 11/7 IOM-ABZ and G-MAIL 13/7 ABZ-MAN.Iberia 727 EC-DDZ f/t BCN on13/7 with a school exchange party(arrived 0100!).Only sub-charter was 13/7 when Guernsy Airlines used BAF Viscount G-APEX f/t JER.
Diversions were mainly due to ATC disputes,
2/7 G-AWBL,AVMR,AVMV,BGKG 1-11 BA MAN
F-BPJQ 727 AF MAN
HB-ISU DC9 SR MAN
OE-LDG DC9 OS MAN
G-BGYK 737 BY MAN
G-BGJG 737 KT MAN
10/7 G-BGJM 737 KT MAN
G-BJFH 737 AE MAN
30/7 G-BAEF 727 DA MAN

Movemants GA,Military,Biz-jets,

1/7 D-IMEI DUKE,G-BGGS HS125,OO-SXD XINGU SN LPL-BRU
2/7 OO-CNV CESSNA 210,OY-POU CHEROKEE N/S
3/7 N4422P GERONIMO
5/7 N4531J ARROW,OY-BUD C210 N/S
6/7 D-ICSM RC690,SE-GPX SENECA
8/7 F-BVTZ BARON,OY-AZN PA31,N131WT FALCON 50,EI-BLA AZTEC
9/7 PH-AIG DR.400,D-ICDD C414,D-IBAU C401
10/7 OO-RTI COUGAR,G-BATA HS125 LHR-EDI,PH-SRU CHEROKEE,OO-FLH ARROW
11/7 G-BATA HS125 LHR-EDI,OO-FLF CHEROKEE,F-BVNR RALLYE
13/7 HB-VHA CIT f/t FRA,F-BTEL CIT II,F-BJHT CESSNA 310
15/7 F-GDAL CHEYANNE,G-AXWR BN2
16/7 HB-VED FALCON 20 f/t GVA N/S,EI-BKI PA31,F-BVRC CHEROKEE
17/7 EI-BHC C177,D-IFLS C421,EI-AOD C182,EI-BFM RALLYE
18/7 EI-BEO C310,EI-BHA,EI-BJY BE200,EI-BKY BEECH 99 all DUB-Silverstone,F-GCQG C310 N/S,OO-NIK C172,EI-BGH C172,EI-BFM RALLYE,EI-BHC C177
19/7 XZ613,XZ181 LYNX
20/7 D-IMWT RC690,OY-ADS SHRIKE N/S
21/7 N84MD K/A 200,N121EU F20,XW198 PUMA,XZ331,XZ334 GAZELLE AAC
23/7 D-CPDP LJ 25 DUS-EDI,,G-BBGU HS125 LTN-EDI,F-BJHT C310
24/7 XW235 PUMA
25/7 OY-ATZ MU2
27/7 XP637 SCOUT
28/7 EI-BLA AZTEC,G-BAZA HS125 NCL-HATFIELD,G-CJHH CIT II
30/7 G-LEAR LJ 35 AGA-MAN,N1002W PA31 N/S,G-BCII CIT,N101BG LJ 35 N/S

I.T . FLIGHTS
AO DC8 5/7 ASN,12/7 ASN,19/7 CQM,26/7 ASN
CP AIR DC8 6/7 CPS,13/7 CPQ,20/7 CPQ,27/7 CPQ
CY 707 1/7 DAK,8/7 DAK,15/7 DAP,22/7 DAP,29/7 DAP
JJ TU134 3/7 AJV,10/7 ANE,17/7 AJW,24/7 ANE,31/7 ANE
JU 727 AKB 5,12,19,26/7
KT 737 6/7 GJE,13/7 GJG,20/7 GJH,27/7 GJG
LZ TU154 4/7 BTT,18/7 BTE
RO TU154 4/7 TPG,11/7 TPF,18/7 TPC,25/7 TPA
TAP 707 TBB 5,12,19/7 TBA 26/7
TR SE210 5/7 BRX,11/7 BIB,18/7 CPI,26/7 CYI
WD DC10 1/7 XRC,8/7 XRB,15/7 XRC,22/7 XRB,29/7 XRC
WDL F27 2,9,16,23,30/7 AKA
NOR FLY CV580 5/7 BWN

Regards,Simon.

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