Dublin Movements, July 1978

As can be seen, Dublin received many general aviation visitors at this time, long before light executive jets had become dominant and of course when scheduled services were much more limited than nowadays. The Piper Aztec and its larger brother, the Najavo, were amongst the most common sights.  On the 12th, the Italian Beech Queen Air was quite a novelty, while a brand-new King Air 200 arrived on delivery to the Irish Air Corps, with whom it would first take up registration EI-BFJ and then military serial 234.  At this stage, the first Air Corps King Air was still operating with its civil registration, EI-BCY. Short 330 G-BDBS was the first prototype and may have been in for a revision to its livery, though images of it in the 1978 period are hard to find. As can be seen, Nord 262s were increasingly displacing the stalwart Noratlas as multi-engine trainers; naval example serial 72 would survive after military service and is now displayed in the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace at le Bourget, Paris. I should note that I am listing only what I saw or at least monitored - no doubt I missed some interesting movements, all the more so as I transitioned from being a school student to having a job!

1 July

G-AZME     PA-31

G-BATX     PA-23-250

G-BBIM     Cessna 310

G-BBXE     PA-23-250

G-BFON    PA-31-350 

PH-JSB     SN601 Corvette

YU-AHW    DC-9                        Inex-Adria; JP654

 

2 July

EC-CFB    B727                         IB

G-AOYG   Viscount 806            BA9331C

OH-LSC    Caravelle                  Finnair;

YU-AJD    Tu-134A                    Aviogenex; JJ154

 

3 July

165           N.2501F                  French AF(340-VK); FM0377

EC-CDC     DC-8-33                  TAE

G-AZGG     King Air 90 

 

4 July

72            Nord 262                   Aeronavale; c/s FYDOY

D-ECUY    Cessna F172M

EC-BMZ    DC-8-63                    IB2743

EC-CBJ    B727                          IB1742/741A

F-BXAJ    V952                          EAS: EY2119

G-ASVE    Queen Air                 Shorts

G-BBRJ    PA-23-250

G-BSBH    Short 330-100          c/s SHORT2 - to Belfast Harbour

N419PA     B707                        Pan Am

PH-IVP     PA-34-200

 

5 July

EC-ATP    DC-8-52                    Aviaco; AO4427

F-BTML    Falcon20

G-ATPE    HS125 

G-AZAW    Gardan Horizon

G-BDFN    PA-31

G-BTHS    PA-31 

HB-LGH    Cessna 310

N2288L    Beech 58TC Baron

OY-SAD     Caravelle 12             Sterling; NB547

 

6 July

G-BCNT    Partenavia P68

N434PA    B707                          Pan Am 

OH-LSB    Caravelle                   Finnair: KR175 

 

9 July 

EC-CBE    B727                         Iberia

N28728     B707                        TWA

 

11 July 

D-GART    PA-30

D-IABC     Citation

D-ICAI      PA-34

D-IDDD    Learjet 24B

G-ASDC   Carvair                        BAF

G-AWNT   BN-2A

G-BBSN    PA-23-250

N885PA    B707                         Pan Am

OH-LFY    DC-8-62CF               Finnair

 

12 July 

106            Nord 262                  French AF; FM0361

EI-BCY      Beech 200                Irish Air Corps

G-BBTW    PA-31P 

HB-VFA     HS125-700B

I-SABA      Beech Queen Air 

N64           Sabreliner                 FAA

N4914M    Beech 200                (Delivery to Irish Air Corps)

OY-DOZ    SAI KZ-3                   to Weston

OY-SAB    Caravelle 12              Sterling; NB547 

 

16 July

EI-BBB      AC112

F-GBFO    Cessna 177RG

G-BAOU    AA-5

N103TV     DC10-30CF            TIA: TV103

N415PA     B707                        Pan Am

N756KM    Cessna TU206G

N8737      B707-331B               TW877 

 

17 July

107          Nord 262                   FM0362 

 

18 July 

F-BSRL    Learjet

N95BA    JetStar II 

 

19 July 

105         Nord 262                    FM0382 

D-ILFY    Baron 55

G-BENF   Cessna 210

N491PA   B707                         Pan Am

OY-SAA   Caravelle 12             Sterling; NB548

 

20 July

152687    C-118B                     US Navy

D-EFKG    Beech 35 Bonanza

D-IGKA     Cessna 337

OH-LSF    Caravelle                 Finnair (for Kar-Air)

PH-ILF     Falcon 20                 Philips

Dublin Movements, June 1978

The first part of the month  was dominated by the USAF airlift of equipment to Lebanon, with several C-5A Galaxies, C-130s and a C-141 visiting. This was by far the most intensive USAF activity that I had witnessed at Dublin up to that time, though of course presidential visits in later decades generated high volumes of activity also.  The Starlifter, 66-0161, would visit again in 1984, having been stretched in the meantime to C-141B standard.  

The SF Air DC-6 was a rare sight and in fact I did not see it, but have included it for completeness. The Eagle Air 720 on the 12th was in basic Kenya Airways colours after a lease, and used its registration as callsign.  The unusual general aviation visitors on the 3rd and 4th were on their way to an air display at Powerscourt in Co. Wicklow.  The Yak-11 was, and remains, the only example of this type ever to visit Dublin. Early HS125 G-ASSM (14th) is now preserved in the Science Museum, South Kensington, in London.  

Later in the month, seasonal charter flights carrying students to and from Ireland were in evidence, notably seeing several Europe Aero Service Vanguards appearing, these being the last passenger examples to operate in Europe. Also noteworthy on the charter front is the number of Pan Am Boeing 707s to visit.  As the Boeing 747 displaced the 707 from Pan Am's major routes, the airline still had a lot of 707s and these seemed to find good employment on charter duties, especially during the summer.  I noted thirteen different Pan Am 707s at Dublin during the month, with some appearing more than once.

1 June

EI-BDR     PA-28

G-BCPZ     Rockwell 500S Shrike Commander

G-BCRM     Citation

2 June

F-BNRK     Beech 35 Bonanza

F-BYCG     DC-6A                                 SF Air (also on 22/6)

N788FT     DC-8-63F                             Flying Tigers

OO-TEH     B737                                   TEA op. EI172

3 June

68-10935     C-130E                             USAF c/s ASK498B

G-ATIR         Stampe SV-4C

G-AYAK        Yak-11

G-BCSL       DHC-1 Chipmunk

N179AR        G.1159

YU-AJU        DC-9                                 JP654/5

YU-AJV         Tu-134A                           JJ153/4

 

4 June

EC-CFE     B727                                     IB741

N81AC       Stevens Akro

N897PA      B707                                     Pan Am

OE-IRA       B707                                     Montana c/s OF017F

 

5 June

68-10944     C-130E                                 USAF ASK58B

G-APKW     Heron 1B

 

6 June

220         CM170 Magister

66-8307     C-5A                                     USAF

67-0174     C-5A                                     USAF

69-0024     C-5A                                     USAF

F-BUSP     Robin HR100/210

N101TV     DC-10-30CF                     TIA

N328VP     Convair 580                     The Way International

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 June

68-0220     C-5A                                 USAF

G-AZMO     PA-32

N65     Sabreliner 75                         FAA

N90WT     Cessna 206                      Welltrade

N896PA     B707                               Pan Am

OO-EDB     Cessna 414

 

8 June

67-0174     C-5A                                 USAF

69-0003     C-5A                                 USAF

70-0448     C-5A                                 USAF

G-ASIR     Beech 95 Travel Air

9 June

66-8307     C-5A                                 USAF

G-BFEM     Cessna 421C

OO-TEJ     B737                                 TEA op EI6534/5

10 June

69-0003     C-5A                                 USAF

69-0024     C-5A                                 USAF

11 June

D-IHEY     Citation

G-ANAF     DC-3                                 Air Atlantique

G-BBDH     Cessna 172

YR-BCL     BAC 1-11-500                 Tarom  RO775/6

12 June

66-0161     C-141A Starlifter             USAF

EC-CDC     DC-8-33                         TAE c/s JK861/860

EI-AYS        PA-22 Tri-Pacer

G-BETV     HS125                             RM385

TF-VLC     Boeing 720B                     Eagle Air

 

13 June

D-IAHC     King Air 90

G-BJCB     HS125  

G-MDRB    PA-31-350

N408PA     B707                               Pan Am

N771MA     MU-2J

TF-VLB     B720B                             Eagle Air c/s VL720F to Luton

TF-VLC     B720B                             Eagle Air c/s VL607 to BIKF

14 June

EI-BEW     Beech 55 Baron

G-ANXB    Heron 1B                        NP950

G-ASDC   Carvair                             BAF

G-ASSM    HS125

N23W       Gulfstream II

N227G      Gulfstream II

N8729       B707                                TW877

OO-TEJ     B737                                TEA op. EI150/153/158

SE-GON    Cessna 172

15 June

F-BVUY     V952 Vanguard                 EAS

F-BXAJ      V952 Vanguard                 EAS

F-BXOG     V952 Vanguard                 EAS

G-BAPE     Viscount                           Intra         JY636 to LGW

16 June

EI-BAW     PA-23 Apache

G-ANCF    Britannia 308F                 Invicta (dep. 17/6 as IM841)

G-BENJ     Rockwell 112B

N896PA     B707                             Pan Am

OE-GMA     Learjet 

OO-FLI       PA-28

VR-BFX      Learjet 35                     Olympic Maritime

 

18 June 

EI-BEV     Bell 206

F-BXAJ      V952 Vanguard                 EAS c/s EY2342/3

G-ANAF   DC-3

G-ARVM    VC10                           BA (training)

N453PA     B707                            Pan Am

N895PA     B707                             Pan Am

 

19 June

G-AXMG     BAC 1-11-500             Monarch  OM518/9

G-BCRM     Citation

N904CL     DC-8-33                     Capitol

20 June

D-EOVY     Cessna 172

HB-VDA     Citation

N401PA    B707                            Pan Am

N408PA    B707                            Pan Am

22 June

G-AWDI    PA-23-250

G-BBZI     PA-31

G-BFKJ    PA-31-310

OY-BCN     PA-28

N227G     Gulfstream II

216         CM170 Magister

23 June

F-BLHX     Nord 262                 DGAC

F-BPNT     Nord 262                 DGAC

G-BENE     Cessna 402B

HB-VEM     Learjet 35               c/s FR101

N495PA     B707                        Pan Am

N897PA     B707                        Pan Am

OY-SAG     Caravelle 12             Sterling c/s NB441

25 June

N101TV      DC-10-30CF         TIA

YR-BCI     BAC 1-11-500         TAROM c/s RO779

26 June

EC-CDC     DC-8                    TAE c/s JK886/860/861/887

G-BAPE    Viscount                Intra c/s JY635

N64           Sabreliner             FAA

N885PA     B707                     Pan Am

PH-ATV     PA-30

27 June

F-BSUX     Learjet

N418PA     B707                     Pan Am

28 June

EC-ASN     DC-8-52               Aviaco; AO4420/7401 (to JFK)

G-APRL     Argosy 101           ABC; AK232/3

N3DS         King Air 90

N404PA     B707                    Pan Am

N455PA     B707                    Pan Am

N885PA     B707                    Pan Am

OY-SAF     Caravelle 12        Sterling; NB547/8

29 June

G-AXTL     PA-28

G-BAPG     Viscount             Intra; JY635/6 

G-BBBD     PA-23-250

G-BDKV     PA-28R

HB-CNG    Cessna 210

N404PA     B707                     Pan Am

OH-LYD     DC-9-14              Finnair; op for Kar-Air; KR175/6

30 June

EC-CFI     B727                     IB1742/741A

F-BVRZ    V952                     EAS; EY4125/6

G-AVGA    PA-24-260

G-AYRT    Cessna 172

G-VRES    Beech 200           Vernair

HB-PBX    PA-28R

N404PA    B707                     Pan Am

N434PA    B707                     Pan Am

N720G      Gulfstream I

PH-ATV    PA-30