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.
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
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
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