Dublin Movements, January 1978
Trident G-ASWU was a recent addition to the British Airways fleet, having been operated by Cyprus Airways as 5B-DAD before the Turkish attack on Cyprus in 1974. It eventually became a virtually daily visitor to Dublin before being retired in 1981. The six general aviation visitors on 10 January transited in the early morning and left in darkness, all on delivery flights from the USA, which were a regular feature of life at that time (though Shannon was the usual transit point in Ireland). The two Dutch Bonanzas were part of an order by the Rijksluchtvaartschool for seventeen of this type, which was an aerobatics-capable variant. It is likely that poor weather in the west was the reason for these Dublin visitors, as well as for some transatlantic services omitting the compulsory Shannon stop and routeing direct to the US from Dublin. The Alyemda 707 on the 30/31st was operating an ad hoc cargo flight and was an extremely exotic visitor. I have not been able to find an on-line image of this machine, which goes to show its rarity as far as European airports were concerned.
1 January
D-ABEO B737-100 LH
2 January
EC-CFI B727 IB742A
G-AWZB Trident 3B BA
G-BBNO PA-23-250
G-BEMX Cessna 404
N404PA B707 Pan Am PA257
3 January
EI-ANV B707 Aer Lingus EI9107(to JFK direct)
HB-VDA Citation
PH-DNT DC-9 KLM KL1907/1897
4 January
D-CBVK SD330 DLT Short 2
D-CCHS Learjet 35
D-IHUS PA-23-250
G-ASZJ Skyvan Shorts Short 1/3
G-AWRO Beagle 206
205 Cessna 172 IAC
10 January
N27317 PA-31 (became G-BFBH)
N27493 PA-31 (became G-ECMA)
N27498 PA-31 (became G-BPAR)
OY-BTT PA-28-181
PH-BNC Beech F33C Bonanza for Rijksluchtvaartschool
PH-BND Beech F33C Bonanza for Rijksluchtvaartschool
14 January
CF-MIR PBY-5A
D-ABGE B737-230C
G-ASDC Carvair BAF
G-ATPE HS125
G-BATR PA-34
N18706 B707 TWA TW877 (to JFK direct)
15 January
D-ICUX Cessna 421C
9J-AEL B707 Zambia A/W QZ8098
16 January
N8300E JetStar 8 Emerson Electric
17 January
G-AXNB B737 Britannia BY663B
18 January
N4290X Gulfstream II
PH-PLE Cessna 31058-6972 C-137B USAF/89 MAW S86972
19 January
G-BEBB Herald BAF VF8160
OY-ATA Beech 100
20 January
G-AROI Dove Fairflight FC303
G-AZVS HS125
G-BMCA Beech 200
OY-SAH SE210 Sterling NB2912/2912E
21 January
G-BDRC Viscount 724 Alidair Scotland
22 January
D-ABIU B727-30 LH
EC-CTT DC-9 AO1757
24 January
G-CBBI HS125-700B RM411
F-BTML Falcon 20
28 January
9J-ADY B707 Zambia AW
29 January
EC-CAK B727 IB741/2
G-AZLS Viscount BD907
30 January
7O-ABY B707-351C Alyemda - Democratic Yemen Airlines
31 January
C-GNID PA-31 Kenting Surveys
G-AXNB B737 Britannia
G-AYFM HS125
On this date I also recorded temporary or long-term residents of the North Parking Area, viz:
CF-MIR PBY-5A Geoterrex - temp based.
N7777G L-749A Constellation wfu/stored
C6-BDG B707-321 ex-Bahamas World - stored
VP-BDF B707-321 ex-Bahamas World - wfu
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