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Highlights of 1972 - N305EA L1011 Eastern, PK-MVJ Vanguard Merpati, HH53 68-10360 diverted in with 68-10368 acting as a crew ferry a few days later, large numbers of diversions on the 31st December
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Jan 03 - EI-ARS C54, D-ALFA B1-11 Bavaria
Jan 08 - N14152 Piper PA27 Aztec, G-AZED B1-11 Dan Air
Jan 23 - N6898Y Piper PA27 Aztec
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Feb 01 - N921NA L382
Feb 07 - G-ARMX HS748 Dan Air
Feb 08 - G-ARMW HS748 Dan Air
Feb 12 - D-CFCF H25B
Feb 13 - LN-BWS PA30
Feb 21 - WL671 Varsity RAF
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Mar 02 - WJ886/23 Varsity RAF (ILS Run)
Mar 07 - OY-DKP H25B, D-ILKA BE90, OT-CEH Packet
Mar 08 - D-ADAM V800, N7789 GLF2, OY-STO F27
Mar 09 - N579PR Heron, 05387 Seminole
Mar 10 - WL671/20 Varsity RAF (ILS Run)
Mar 12 - XR380 Alouette Army
Mar 19 - G-AYFA Twin Pioneer 2
Mar 22 - K-10 / OT-CWE Douglas C47 Belguim AF
Mar 24 - XV301 C130K, G-AZMK Piper PA27 Aztec
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Apr 15 - PH-PBX F28, G-ANCD Britannia-
Apr 28 - 198 / 64-IZ N2501 Noratlas French AF, G-AXYJ HS125
Apr 28 - PK-MVJ Vanguard Merpati Nusantara Airlines (ex-G-APEF)
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May 02 - XR385 Alouette Army
May 09 -10954/BW-C C-130H Norwegian AF,YU-AHX TU134 Aviogenex
May 13 - OY-BCO Nord 262, XS641 Andover RAF
May 13 - 45472/64-PK DC6B French AF, SE-DAE SE210 SAS
May 16 - XP908, XR637 Scout's, EC-BZQ DC8 Air Spain
May 18 - OK-OAC IL18 CSA, YR-IMF IL18 Tarom
May 26 - G-AYLG HS125
May 27 - N466AS Beech 55
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| French AF DC6 45472 - photo Roy Kesterton |
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Jun 01 - XR232 Alouette Army
Jun 02 - XT764/PT Wessex Royal Navy
Jun 07 - XR386 Alouette Army, N4000X Gulf 2
Jun 11 - LN-SUX F28 Braathens, D-ALFA Bac111 Bavarian
Jun 11 - XM497 Britannia C1 RAF
Jun 15 - 68-10360 Sikorsky HH-53 diverted in from Valley with engine problem
Jun 18 - XV203 Hercules C1
Jun 21 - XP967 Alouette Army, D-ADAN V803 Viscount Air Commerz
Jun 23 - 68-10368 Sikorsky HH-53C arrived to escort 68-10360 back to Mildenhall
Jun 23 - D-IEWR Piper PA27 Aztec
Jun 24 - YU-AHY TU-134A Aviogenex, EC-BZQ DC8.21 Air Spain, also on 1/7
Jun 27 - XT634 Scout Army, XT197 Sioux Army, F-BPJF Beech 55 Baron, D-IAGL Cessna 421B
Jun 28 - XT632 Scout Army, G-AZSU HS748 Skyways
Jun 29 - XW206/CC, XW208/CE, XW209/CF, XW213/CK Puma's RAF, XP769 Beaver, 33303 C118
Jun 29 - XP908, XR632, XR634 Scout, XR105 Argosy
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Jul 01 - XN132 Alouette Army, XW207/CD, XW228 Puma's RAF, G-AXDH BN2 Islander, EC-BZQ DC8
Jul 01 - N329PA B727 PanAm, G-AZFS Beech 80 Queen Air
Jul 16 - LN-SUN F28
Jul 23 - 5N-AEM Piper PA27 Aztec
Jul 26 - XW614/N Scout AH1, XR597 Scout AH1
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Aug 15 - N305EA L1011 Tri Star
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Sep 25 - I-CART Lear Jet 24D, WF411/18 Varsity T1 ILS run
Sep 30 - 65-9922 UH-1D US Army
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Oct 01 - XW192 Sioux Army, EC-BZP Cv990 Spantax
Oct 15 - EC-BZO Cv990 Spantax
Oct 18 - XP820 Beaver RAF
Oct 20 - 66-16377 UH-1D US Army
Oct 25 - N802GA Gulf 2
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Nov 09 - EC-ARB DC8 Iberia
Nov 24 - WJ892/EE Varsity RAF ILS run
Nov 26 - HB-VCX Cessna 500 Citation
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| Heron G-ANUO - photo Terry Lee |
Dec 01 - CP-35/OT-CBO C-119G Packet Belguim AF, PH-MAT Fk28 Martinair, G-ANAP DH104 Dove CAA
Dec 03 - CF-QIE Beech E18S
Dec 05 - G-ARUM DH1404 Dove
Dec 07 - G-ATED UH12
Dec 08 - F-BRPK Falcon 20, XR386 Alouette Army, XV200 C130K RAF
Dec 09 - D-ILKA Beech 90
Dec 10 - XV290 C130K RAF, HB-VCB Falcon 20
Dec 12 - XW750 HS748 RAE
Dec 13 - G-AOVG Britannia Monarch, PH-MAR DC9 Martinair
Dec 14 - F-BHOG Beech 18, N726T Beech 80, XT195 Sioux Army, XS793 HS748 RAF
Dec 17 - G-AXNC B737 Britannia, G-APEG, G-APEK, G-APEO Vanguard's BEA, G-AYSI B707 Britannia
Dec 19 - OY-AKI Cessna 401, PH-LPS Falcon 20
Dec 20 - G-AWSY, G-AXNA, G-AZNZ B737's Britannia,G-AOHI, G-AOHH Viscount's BEA
Dec 20 - G-AZXM, G-AVFD, G-AVFI, G-ARPK, G-AWZC Trident's BEA, EI-ASA B737 Aer Lingus
Dec 21 - G-AZRY SC7 Skyvan
Dec 30 - G-AOJE Viscount BEA, G-ANUO DH114 Heron, G-AZNB Viscount BMA, G-AVRN B737 Britannia
Dec 31 - G-AWZA, G-AWZB, G-AWZC, G-AWZG, G-AWZP, G-AWZT, G-AWZV, G-AWZW, G-ARPD,
Dec 31 - G-ARPH, G-ARPN, G-ARPU, G-AVFE, G-AVFG, G-AVFH, G-AVFI, G-AVFL Trident's BEA,
Dec 31- G-APEH, G-APEN, G-APER, G-APEU Vanguard's BEA, G-AVRO, G-AWSY B737's Britannia,
Dec 31 - G-AYSI B707 Britannia, G-AZED, G-ATPJ Bac111's Dan Air, G-AOJC, G-AOJD Viscount's BEA,
Dec 31 - G-AOVG Britannia Monarch, G-AZNX B720 Monarch, G-AYZC Pa23,HB-IFK DC9 Swissair
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| Invicta International Vanguard G-AXOP photo John Banbrook |
Credit- to the "2R's" Roy & Roger & Simon Neville