From this month on my logs are more detailed so I'll be able to include flight numbers etc. for more visitors. The main event of the month was the Ireland-France rugby match on 19 March, and this produced a good variety of operators, most of which were not regularly seen at Dublin. Star item was the MEA Boeing 720B, some of that carrier's fleet being based at Paris during one of the many upheavals in Lebanon's recent history. Of the British charter carriers, Dan-Air appeared in some strength, with two Comets visiting in addition to BAC 1-11s. A soccer international against France at the end of the month saw several French visitors, with the Air France 747-100 a first visit of the type with that airline.
The two ex-French Skyraiders rank as the most interesting ever visitors to Dublin, as far as I am concerned. From memory, they pitched up on the Dublin frequency after diverting from Shannon in bad weather, and when they announced themselves to ATC as two Skyraiders I made an urgent visit to the airport to see them! Having come from Chateaudun, they spent a few weeks at Dublin before leaving for Iceland on the next stage of a transatlantic ferry flight.
On the 21st, Super King Air SE-GRR was already on charge to the Irish Department of Defence and later took up Air Corps serial 232.
1 March
G-AYRY HS125
2 March
OY-BIM Cessna 421B
3 March
HB-VEZ Falcon 20
9 March
N91935 A-1D Skyraider Arrived together as "Univair 702"
N91945 A-1D Skyraider
11 March
OY-ASP Learjet 25
12 March
F-BTOV V952 EAS
G-AXMG BAC1-11 Monarch (op. for Aer Lingus)
13 March
D-ANNO BAC 1-11-414EG Bavaria Fluggesellschaft (op. for Aer Lingus)
OH-LSA SE210 Finnair (op. for Aer Lingus)
SE-DAX DC-9 SAS
14 March
F-BYCB SE210
OO-TEF A300B1 TEA (op. for Aer Lingus)
165 N2501 Noratlas French AF
15 March
G-BART HS125
N910CL DC-8-63CF Capitol
17 March
G-BCYF Falcon 20
18 March
G-ATYW Beagle 206
G-BBAG L-1011 BE518/9
N8731 B707 TW8048 to SNN-PIT-AMA(Amarillo)
French Rugby traffic
F-BRGU SE210 Minerve
F-BRUC Baron
F-BSEL SE210 Euralair EL857
F-BTQN Beech 50 Twin Bonanza
F-BUTA F27 TAT IJ8945
F-BVPD SN601 Corvette
F-BVPH SN601 Corvette
F-BVPU SE210 Aero'tour
G-AWYS BAC 1-11 BCAL
G-AWYU BAC 1-11 BCAL
G-AWWZ BAC 1-11 Monarch OM562/3
F-GAMR DHC-6 Companie Aérienne du Languedoc
19 March
CN-RMB B707-351C AT5990
D-ABEI B737-130 LH076/7
French Rugby traffic
F-BJTH SE210 Air Charter, op. SF201A/202A
F-BPFO Baron
F-BPJV B727-214 Air Charter, op. SF165
F-BRUC Baron
F-BSMP ST.10 Diplomate
F-BSSL HS125-400B
F-BTME Beech 99 TAT
F-BTOV V952 EAS
F-BTYV Learjet 24D Uni-Air
F-BUFF SE210 Catair
F-BUFH SE210 Aerotour
F-BUTE F28-1000 TAT/Air France
F-BUTI F28-1000 TAT/Air France
F-BUTS King Air 90
F-BXAC Beech 58
F-BYAF F27 Air Rouergue, op. UZ4077
F-BXAJ V952 EAS
F-BXAZ PA-23-250
F-BXOB PA-28R Arrow
F-BXOG V952 EAS
F-BXOK Cessna 402B
G-BDAS BAC1-11 DA
OD-AGB B720B MEA op. for Air Charter as SF010
20 March
D-ABEQ B737-130 LH076/7
D-GOLD PA-34
EC-BMV DC-8-55F IB3741
G-AWZU Trident 3B BE op. as "Bealine 'ZU"
G-BCXR BAC 1-11 Monarch op. OM565 EHRD-EGKK
SE-DAL DC-9-41 SK537/8
French Rugby traffic
F-BUZC SE210 Minerve
F-BYCB SE210 Catair
F-BYCD SE210 Catair op. QV7840/1
G-APMG Comet 4B DA9575
G-ARJN Comet 4B DA9574
G-AXCP BAC-11 DA9264
G-AXJK BAC-11 BR8400/99
G-BDAT BAC1-11 DA9262
21 March
SE-GRR Beech 200 Irish Air Corps
22 March
EI-AWH Cessna 210
N90WT Cessna 206
9J-AEB B707 Zambia Airways, dep. as QZ8039
23 March
D-IABC Citation
G-BDUK RC690B
25 March
220 CM170 Magister Irish Air Corps
G-ASDC Carvair BAF
26 March
G-AZAG Bell 206
27 March
G-ARNC PA-22 Tri-Pacer (from/to Weston)
28 March
F-BPNT Nord 262 DGAC
30 March
EI-AWY Mu-2B-35
F-BJTG SE210 Air Charter
F-BJTH SE210 Air Charter
F-BKMC HS125
F-BOSY Beech 90
F-BPVP B747-128 AF4606/7
F-BUFH SE210 Aerotour
F-BUTV Beech 90
F-BVUY V952 EAS
SE-DAW DC-9 SK538
5N-AND B737 Nigeria Airways
31 March
PH-ILX Falcon 20 Philips
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