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Saturday, February 7, 2009

Page 73 - Rhoose 1959 Jan-Mar

Cardiff Nostalgia January - March 1959
First arrivalfor 1959 was an Aer Lingus Dakota from DublinEI-AHGlanding at 12:15
First departurefor 1959 was the resident G-ANHXAuster 5D departing at 09:40

Cambrian Airways -The airline was grounded and not flying for the winter period. They did however, dispose of two of the de Havilland DH-114 Heron 2E aircraft G-AOGO which departed on delivery to Croydon for use with Morton Airlines on 7/1 followed by G-AORJ a week later

Residents noted in use during January 59 were -:
Reg Type First date Last Date Reg Type First Date Last Date
G-ANHX Auster 5D 1/1 31/1 G-AGVN Autocrat 4/1 28/1
G-ANFU Auster AOP.5 2/1 25/1 G-AOUY Tiger Moth 4/1 16/1

New airframes arriving to become new residents were -:
25/1 G-APLG Auster J/5 Aiglet Trainer L arrived from nearby Swansea. 
31/1 G-APJV de Havilland Thruxton Jackaroo which arrived from Thruxton at 13:35 with G-ANHX [crew ferry]

Movements for January 1959 were:

01/01/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
19/12


B47G G-AODI Parked on airfield

02/01/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
19/12 B47G G-AODI Parked on Airfield
16:13 16:45 MGXZ/Burnaston DC.3 G-ANTD "Derby Airlines"

03/01/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
19/12 B47G G-AODI Parked on airfield

04/01/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s)Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
11:39 12:22 f/t Plymouth Auster J/1N Alpha G-AJUL
19/12 B47G G-AODI Parked on airfield

05/01/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
19/12
B47G G-AODI Parked on airfield

06/0/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
19/12 B47G G-AODI Parked on airfield
10:11 11:29 Croyden/Brawdy
Heron 1B G-AOXL WD Brawdy
"Morton Airlines"
11:49 13:15 Bristol/Dublin

Carvair EI-AMP "Aer Lingus"
12:34 13:38 f/t Stanstead
Prince G-AMKX

07/01/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s)   Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
19/12 09:20 -/"the Keys Essex"
B47G G-AODI
11:12 12:18 f/t GAUO

Gemini G-AJFD
11:46 15:59 f/t Croyden
Dove 1B G-AKST

13:05 -/Croyden Heron 2E G-AOGO Formerly Cambrian Airways - on delivery to Morton Airlines

Heron 2E G-AORJ Formerly Cambrian Airways - Airtest

08/01/1959 
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
14:48 GAFA/- Dove  G-ALFU

09/01/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
8/1 10:22 -/GACA Dove  G-ALFU

10/01/1959 + 11/01/1959 + 12/01/1959 + 13/01/1959 + 14/01/1959 - No visitors
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments


15/01/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type IdentityComments
13:05 -/Croyden Heron 2E G-AOGO Formerly Cambrian Airways - on delivery to [Morton Airlines?]

16/01/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s)   Callsign(s) Type   Identity   Comments
13:02 14:36 f/t Hounslow Airfield Prince 4E G-AMKW
Due
Denham/PLS Ramsgate Widgeon Srs.2 G-ANLW overshoot only
Both the inbound and outbound legs for the Prince saw the aircraft calibrate the V.O.R at Strumble Head in West Wales. 

17/01/1959 + 18/01/1959 - No visitors
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s)   Callsign(s) Type   Identity   Comments


19/01/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s)   Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
17:47 Newcastle/- Prince 4E G-AJGT

20/01/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
19/1 16:46 -/Hatfield
Prince 4E G-AJGT

21/01/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
14:15 14:39 f/t Southend Dove 1 G-AOYC

22/01/1959 - no visitors
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments



23/01/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
11:49 13:59 f/t Thruxton Jackeroo G-APAJ
14:41 15:20 f/t Thruxton

Tiger Moth G-ACEZ
15:45 MDXI/-

Prentice G-AOLP

24/01/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
23/1
Prentice G-AOLP Parked on airfield
17:20
GAOA- Messenger 2A G-AILI
15:47 16:48 f/t GAHC
Dove 1 G-AOYC
14:05 17:39 GJMA - GAHC B.170 Freighter G-AMLJ "B.K.S Airlines"

25/01/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s)   Callsign(s) Type   Identity   Comments
23/1 12:00 -/GAFA

Prentice G-AOLP Ex n/stop
14:16
GAXD/-
Auster G-APLG New resident
24/1 17:30 -/GAOA
Messenger 2A G-AILI Ex n/stop

26/01/1959 + 27/01/1959 + 28/01/1959 + 29/01/1959 + 30/01/1959 - No visitors
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s)   Callsign(s) Type   Identity   Comments



31/01/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s)   Callsign(s) Type   Identity   Comments
12:51 14:13 GJHA-GADJ B.170 Freighter G-AMLJ "B.K.S Airlines"
13:35
GASX/-
Jackeroo G-APJV New resident

Aer Lingus Schedules DC.3
EI-ACD EI-ACE EI-ACG EI-ACK EI-AFA EI-AFC EI-AHG
1/2/4/5/9/15/16/19/217/3/8/10/21/23/2620/14/1/3/8/9/12/13/17/24/26/28

There were no Fk.27 flights during the month.

V.808
EI-AJI
30 F.Vf/t Dublin 11:39/12:30

Jersey Airlines schedules Heron
G-AORG G-AORH G-ANSZ G-ANLN G-ANWZ G-AOGO
1/3/5/8/10/14/15
/21/22/24/28
1/2/3/8/9/17
/18/19/26/27
 2/3/26
5/6/12/17/
19/20/23/24
9/10/12/13/20
/21/22/23/28
 7/

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Residents noted in use during February 59 were -:
Reg Type First date Last Date  Reg Type First Date Last Date
G-ANHX Auster 5D 2/2 28/2 G-AGVN Autocrat 2/2 28/2
G-AOLP Prentice T.1 - G-AOUY Tiger Moth -
G-ANFU Auster AOP.5 2/2 22/2 G-APLG Auster Aiglet 23/2 27/2
G-APJV Jackeroo 2/2 28/2



01/02/1959 - No visitors
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments



02/02/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
11:02 11:04 f/t GABA Aiglet G-AMTA

03/02/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
13:15 16:28 GAXD-MDXQ "Beano 02" Anson VM358

04/02/1959 
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
12:06 13:46 f/t GALK Auster  G-AGXT

05/02/1959 - No visitors
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments



06/02/1959 + 07/02/1959 + 08/02/1959 + 09/02/1959 - No visitors
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments


10/02/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
13:28 14:04 GAUP-GAUO Auster G-AJUO
13:53 16:18 GALW-GALA DC.3 G-ALWC "Fairey Aviation"

11/02/1959 + 12/01/1959 - No visitors
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s)   Callsign(s) Type   Identity   Comments



13/02/1959 
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type IdentityComments
16:10 GJEA/- DC.3 G-AMPO "Starways"

14/02/1959 
ArrivedDepartedFrom/ToFlt No(s)Callsign(s)TypeIdentityComments
12:3114:02GJEA/GAHCB.170G-AMLJ"B.K.S"

15/02/1959 + 16/02/1959 + 17/02/1959 + 18/02/1959 - No visitors
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments



19/02/1959 - Closed Fog
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments



20/02/1959 - No visitors
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments



21/02/1959 
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
14:15 14:39 f/t Southend Dove 1 G-AOYC

22/02/1959 + 23/02/1959 - No visitors
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments



24/02/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
11:24 11:31 GJBA-HDXY
Heron G-APHV "B.K.S Airlines"

25/02/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments





Heron G-ANCI Cambrian - Airtest 11:59-12:27

26/02/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
11:23 GAFA- Dove 6 G-ALFU
11:19 12:31 f/t GAOA C.46 N4086A "Smiths Aircraft Corporation"

27/02/1959- No visitors
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments


28/02/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
12:06 13:20 GJHA-GAHC B.170 G-AMLJ "B.K.S"
17:29 GADJ- Tiger Moth G-AHVU

Aer Lingus schedules DC.3
EI-ACD EI-ACE EI-ACG EI-ACK EI-AFA EI-AFC EI-AHG
16/21/24 6/11/12/13/
14/26/28 		5/7/20/23/27 3/ 4/10/21/24 3/10/25 2/10/25
There were no flights by either the Fk.27 or Viscount fleet during the month.

Jersey Airlines schedules
Heron
G-AORG G-AORH G-ANSZ G-ANLN G-ANWZ G-AOGO
10/11/12/13/24/
25/26/27 		2/3/4/9/11/12/13/14/
18/25/26/27/28 		2/3/4/6/7/
21/23/24 		5/6/7/9/10/16/20/28 16 -
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Other residents noted in use during March 59 were -:
A new resident arrived on 3/3 with Prentice G-AOLP arriving from Filton whilst following it in on 29/3 was G-APPK Chipmunk

Reg Type First date Last Date  Reg Type First Date Last Date
G-ANHX Auster 5D - - G-AGVN Autocrat 4/3 31/3
G-AOLP Prentice T.1 23/3 31/3 G-AOUY Tiger Moth 25/3 30/3
G-ANFU Auster AOP.5 12/3 31/3 G-APLG Auster Aiglet 8/3 19/3
G-APJV Jackeroo 4/3 31/3 G-AOPL Prentice 3/3 29/3
G-APPK Chipmunk 29/3 31/3

Over at Cambrian there was quite an amount of activity-:

Reg Type First date Other Notes
G-AHCZ DC.3
2/3
Arrived from Heathrow at 17:07
 First service with Cambrian on 3/3 routing for Bournemouth at 10:48 return ex Jersey at 16:28
G-AJCL Dragon Rapide  5/3 Air-test First Record of frame at EGFF
G-ANCI Heron 5/3 Departed on delivery to Southend at 13:46 for future use with North/South Airlines 
G-AJCL Dragon Rapide 7/3 Operated a service to Scilly Isles
G-AMFV DC.3
16/3
Arrived from Heathrow at 17:17
 First service with Cambrian on 23/3routing for Paris Le Bourget via Bristol/Bournemouth at 10:09 and return ex Bristol Whitchurch at 18:10
G-AJCL Dragon Rapide 18/3 Operated "CS" schedule to Scilly Isles
G-AMJX DC.3
20/3
Arrived from Heathrow at 17:13
 First service with Cambrian on24/3routing for Amsterdam at 15:23 returned on 25/3 at 13:42
G-AJCL Dragon Rapide 21/3 Operated to Liverpool and Staverton and then returned ex Liverpool

Visitors recorded during the month were-:

01/03/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
14:15 15:47 f/t Birmingham Tiger Moth G-AOIM

02/03/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
17:25 Bedford/- Dragon Rapide G-AIDL

03/03/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
2/3 09:24 -/EGTS Dragon Rapide G-AIDL
13:04 Filton/- Prentice G-AOPL arr for resident
13:55 16:58 f/t Stanstead Dove 6 G-ALFU "M.O.A"

04/03/1959 + 05/03/1959 + 06/03/1959 - No visitors
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments



07/03/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
11:49 12:59 Belfast/Southend B.170 G-AMLJ "B.K.S"

08/03/1959 - No visitors
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments





09/03/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
12:17 15:47 f/t Burnaston Dragon Rapide G-AIDL

10/03/1959 + 11/03/1959 - No visitors
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments



12/03/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) TypeIdentity Comments
11:42 13:58 Burnaston/Birmingham Auster G-APFW

13/03/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
12:50 13:24 Unknown/Exeter DC.3 G-AOZV

14/03/1959 - No visitors
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
11:41 12:58 Belfast-Unknown B.170 G-AMLJ "B.K.S"

15/03/1959 - No visitors
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s)   Callsign(s) Type   Identity   Comments



16/03/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s)   Callsign(s) Type   Identity   Comments
11:50 15:15 f/t EGID Consul G-AIAX

17/03/1959 - No visitors
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s)   Callsign(s) Type   Identity   Comments


18/03/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s)   Callsign(s) Type   Identity   Comments
11:08 11:58 Bournemouth/Exeter Prince G-AMKY "M.O.A"
14:57 15:15 Exeter/Stanstead Prince G-AMKY "M.O.A"

19/03/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s)   Callsign(s) Type   Identity   Comments
07:02 07:23 Exeter/Birmingham DC.3 G-AOGZ "Op by Derby Airlines"
19:14 19:27 Birmingham/Exeter DC.3 G-AOGZ "Op by Derby Airlines"
09:46 10:17 f/t Rochester Pa.23 G-APLJ

20/03/1959 - No visitors
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s)   Callsign(s) Type   Identity   Comments



21/03/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s)   Callsign(s) Type   Identity   Comments
11:51 13:04 Belfast-Southend B.170 G-AMLJ "B.K.S"

22/03/1959 - No visitors
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments



23/03/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
15:02 16:50 f/t EGLD Gemini G-AKDJ F.V

24/03/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
14:57 17:26 EHRD-EGTJ
B.170 G-AMLJ "Op by B.K.S Airlines"

25/03/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
11:10 11:29 Exeter/Weston SM
Messenger G-AKBM
13:32 16:15 f/t Oxford

Auster G-AOCU
15:36 16:!5 f/t Bristol

Auster G-AHCN

26/03/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
13:24 17:34 Coventry/Swansea Auster G-AHCG

27/03/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
13:56
Oslo Fornebu/- DC.3 LN-IAS "Fred Olsen Airlines"
18:42 White Waltham/- Tiger Moth G-AHVU

28/03/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
27/3 15:41 -/Oslo Fornebu DC.3 LN-IAS
27/3 -/- Tiger Moth G-AHVU Parked on airfield
11:14 14:36 f/t Elstree Dragon Rapide G-ALBA "Brittanic Avn"

29/03/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) TypeIdentityComments
28/3
Tiger Moth G-AHVU
Parked on airfield
+ local flying during day

30/03/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s)   Callsign(s) Type   Identity   Comments
16:23 Jersey/- Chipmunk Mk.22 G-APPK
28/3 12:53 -/Unknown Tiger Moth G-AHVU

31/03/1959
Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments
30/3 Chipmunk T.10 G-APPK Parked on airfield
12:49 13:29 -/Bristol Auster G-AHAM F.V


Aer Lingus schedules
DC.3
EI-ACD EI-ACE EI-ACG EI-ACH EI-ACK EI-AFA EI-AFC EI-AHG
7/20/ 24/30/31 2/3/4
5/9/11/13/
14/19
 - 3/6/17/24/31
10/12/16/
17/18/21/23/
25/31
 10/12/15

Fk.27
EI-AKA EI-AKB EI-AKC EI-AKD EI-AKE EI-AKF EI-AKG
- - 26/ 14/F.Vf/t EIDW 10:35-19:43/27/ 22/F.V f/t EIDW 16:42-17:31 /21/28 - -

V.808
EI-AKK EI-AJK EI-AJI
12F.Vf/t Dublin 15:20/16:21 15/ F.V 13:46-14:45 -

Jersey Airlines schedules
Heron
G-AORG G-AORH G-ANSZ G-ANLN G-ANWZ G-AOGO G-ALZL
3/4/8/9/
12/14/16/ 		6/7/8/9/
10/14/17/
18/21 		5/6/7/
14/17		 4/5/11/
18/19/21 		- - 3/F.V EGGL-EGJJ 12:26-12:49
/12/19/20/
The Jersey Airlines services finished operating on 21/3 with G-AORH departing to Manchester and G-ANLN to Jersey.


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