This was to be a month of several interesting visitors, arising from continuing Aer Lingus industrial action and also a major airlift later in the month by the USAF of Irish troops and equipment to Lebanon for UN duties. USAF visitors were very rare in this era, so the sight of multiple C-5 Galaxies, several C-130s and C-141 Starlifters certainly made a change from the normal activity. On the 22nd, C-5A 69-0008 was the first of its type to visit. Inex-Adria commenced a charter series on the 13th and I don't recall any previous visits by this operator; they went on to be a summer regular for several years thereafter.
1 May
CF-YED DC-3 (C-47) Northway Aviation
F-BUTF Aztec
G-ARBY Viscount 708 Alidair
Scotland op EI230/1
G-BCRM Citation
N329PA B727-21 Pan Am
N655PA B747-121 Pan Am, to Orly
OY-APH B737 Maersk op EI624 (to CPH)
2 May
N733PA B747-121 Pan
Am, to Orly
106 Nord 262 FM0386
3 May
CM-10 Falcon 20 c/s “Belgian AF 31”
G-BFEE Baron To EINN
OE-IRA B707-138B Montana, OF301F
4 May
CF-YED DC-3 Northway Aviation
D-EHEL PA-28-180
D-EKKT Cessna 210J
D-IDPW Cessna 310
F-BRPQ Cessna 337
F-BVUY V.952 Vanguard EAS c/s EY4125/6
G-BETT PA-34-200
G-OLLY PA-31-350
G-AWMS HS125
N359PA B727-21 Pan Am op EI523/2524
N906CL DC-8-31 Capitol c/s CL905
5 May
N733PA B747-121 Pan Am
N897PA B707-321B Pan Am
6 May
EI-AWY Mu-2J
N885PA B707-321B Pan Am
7 May
C-FNOR Gulfstream II
D-AHLP B727-14 Hapag-Lloyd op EI2698
EC-CAI B727-256 Iberia; IB741; new livery
F-BYAI F27-100 Uni-Air
G-BDAT BAC 1-11-500 Dan-Air op EI272/3
N406PA B707-321B Pan Am
N731A JetStar 731
N754PA B747-121 Pan Am
OO-TEH B737 TEA c/s HE737
8 May
EI-AWM BN-2A Islander Aer Arann
EI-AYN BN-2A Islander Aer Arann
EI-BBR BN-2A Islander Aer Arann
G-ASIR Beech D95A Travel Air
G--ASSP PA-30
G-BEMW PA-28
9 May
G-BFAR Citation
OY-ANM Cessna 421B F
203 (328-EL) N2501F Noratlas French AF
9J-AEL B707 Zambia A/w
10 May
D-IABC Citation ABS Pumpenfabrik
EI-AOS Cessna 310 Joyce Aviation
EI-BDI Bolkow 105
11 May
152687 Douglas C-118A US Navy Keflavik
D-CADB Falcon 10 Daimler-Benz
D-IDAS Cessna 421B
D-IHEY Citation
D-IKFJ Citation MBB
G-APEK V953F BA Cargo
G-BBRO HS.125 McAlpine c/s RM122
G-BFJL PA-23-250
OH-FFA Falcon 20
SE-DEA Learjet 35
13 May
F-BPMC HS125
F-BSBU Falcon 10
G-AZNO Cessna 182 to Weston
G-BFPI HS125-7 RM141/144
PH-MAO DC-9-33R Martinair; EI6492 to Faro
14 May
152687 C-118A US Navy, to BIKF
EI-ARN Wren 460 Irish Parachute Club
G-BBLU PA-34
G-BDTV Mooney 20F
G-BEUR Cessna 172
15 May
G-AYKA Baron
N728GL Learjet 35A
N72588 Beech Travel Air
16 May
F-BYAP F27
17 May
EI-BBL RC.690
N49MZ Merlin IIIB
18 May
G-AWSU F8L Falco
G-FAST Cessna 337
N778TW B707 TW876 (also on 19/5)
PH-NZL S-61N KLM Helikopters
20 May
G-BEJZ Aerostar
HB-VEG Falcon 10
YU-AJP DC-9 Inex-Adria: JP654/5
YU-AJV Tu-134A Aviogenex: JJ154
21 May
68-10946 C-130E USAF: OLD735
C-GQBG B707-123B Quebecair: QB968
D-CJET HS125
N495PA B707 Pan Am
22 May
69-0008 C-5A Galaxy USAF
D-CCHS Learjet 35
G-AXPU HS125 RM192
HB-GDV King Air 90
HB-IFL DC-9-32 Swissair: SR2034
PH-MAO DC-9 Martinair: op EI6537/8
23 May
66-0147 C-141A USAF c/s MAC147A
69-0003 C-5A USAF
69-0015 C-5A USAF
EI-BDW PA-31
EI-BER B707-331C Aer Lingus (ex-N5771T)
EI-BET Cessna 337
G-BBDU PA-31
N801WA DC-8-63CF World AW
SE-DBT DC-9-41 SAS SK7565
25 May
65-9411 C-141A USAF
EI-BCI Britannia for Aer Turas
OE-IRA B707-138B Montana: op EI7673/164
26 May
70-1260 C-130E USAF: ASK12B/C
D-ECYZ Rallye
D-EGTH Cessna 172
EI-BAA/BBH/BCI Britannias
F-BVPG Corvette
G-AYPC Queen Air
G-MARK Cessna 337
HB-IFL DC-9 SR2035
N896PA B707 Pan Am
OH-PCX PA-28R Arrow
27 May
D-ABGI B727-230 LH079
29 May
G-ASWX PA-28
G-BAFU PA-28
OY-ASI King Air 90
31 May
F-BUYB Cessna 421
G-BBRO HS125 RM282
G-BCYF Falcon 20
G-BFPI HS125 RM279
N401PA B707 Pan Am
OO-PEV Hughes 269D
