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 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. The Short 330 on 25 July was for painting into Golden West Airlines colours; it would be delivered as N332GW. While I have it recorded with UK B-class marks, it was officially G-BFSW.  
 
As can be seen, Nord 262s were increasingly displacing the stalwart Noratlas as French 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

25 July
G-ARJS    PA-23 Apache
G-ASZJ    Skyvan                    SHORT1
G-CDBI     PA-23-250
G-CLAN    PA-31-350              BCAL; BR047
G-14-3019 Short 330              SHORT2
HB-VCI     Learjet
 
26 July
232        PA-31-310                Aeronavale c/s FYEFU 
G-BALH Robin DR400/140B
N6361X Cessna 402B 
 
27 July 
EI-BFC    B737-2H4               GPA (to Nigeria AW)
 
28 July 
D-ECBG    PA-28-180
EI-BFF      Beech 23
G-SCOT    PA-331-350          BCAL; BR048
HB-VEM    Learjet 35A           FR111
LN-SUD    B737-205              Braathens; BU413/520E
N896PA    B707                     Pan Am 
 
29 July
G-ATIG      Herald                  Brymon; op EI2158
G-BCVI    Cessna 172
G-BFJR    Cessna 337
G-BFLJ    PA-31-350 
G-BFPC    AA-5
YU-AJW    Tu-134A                Aviogenex; JJ154 
 
30 July 
G-ROWL    AA-5B 
N102TV    DC-10-30CF            TV102 
N885PA    B707                        Pan Am 
N896PA    B707                        Pan Am 
 
31 July
D-CDAX    Learjet 35               to EINN

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Dublin Movements, April 1978

-
Industrial action by Aer Lingus clerical workers continued and this brought a variety of carriers in to maintain at least a limited schedule. There were of course many charter companies in existence and it was not yet summer, so there was capacity available, I expect. As can be seen, Dan-Air Comets appeared on several occasions and I don’t think the type was seen much more at Dublin, after this flurry of activity. G-BDIU and G-BDIV were former RAF Comet 4Cs and as such were probably a good purchase by Dan-Air, as they had no doubt been well looked-after in their military days. The French Noratlas was visiting on one of their sporadic navigation training flights; 170 was broken up after retirement but its cut-down fuselage pod survived in private hands for many years in Les Regnacs, near Bergerac, in France. 1 April      D-ABEC          B737-130             ...
Read more

Dublin movements, December 1975

-
Not too much of great note this month, though there were a few non-standard visitors, particularly around Christmas time.  The TAROM Il-18s were most likely carrying ships’ crews. Aero 145 G-ATBH was a regular visitor and a smart example of this sleek Czechoslovak-built taildragger. 1 December EI- ASH            Boeing 737-248        Aer Lingus – noted crew-training in this garish livery which it sported for quite a while after lease to Transair Canada   SE-DBT         DC-9-41                     SAS 5 December N780TW         B707-331B                TWA 6 December D-ABES         B737-130 ...
Read more

Dublin movements, May 1975

-
4 May I-DABA           Caravelle        Alitalia, operating for SAM Photo in 1979 8 May EI- ASL            B737-248C    Aer Lingus (just delivered) G-AOHK         Viscount         British Airways G-AOYP         Viscount         British Airways G-AOYS         Viscount         British Airways G-APEG         V953F Merchantman British Airways Cargo – BE3332/3335 Great photo at LHR G-ARPL         Trident 1C      British Airways G-AZRD         Cessna 401B G-AZVS     ...
Read more