44 years ago today for all that can go back in time was the big footie game at Hampden park between St.Etienne & Bayern Munich for the European cup final and in the lead up to the match saw probably the highest movement into GLA for that decade. The worlds media arrived in droves along with thousands of fans from both Germany and France. I remember the Air France 747 as well as lots of private charters but the log is well gone.
Interested to hear if other members have memories from this time?
Viscount03..
Memory lane-12/5/76
Re: Memory lane-12/5/76
Yes, remember it well. Once all the normal aircraft stands were fully occupied including BA cargo and Servicair cargo, arriving charters mostly B732’s would taxi to the BA hangar apron, a couple of busses would appear to collect fans at the bottom of the onboard air stairs to take them to the terminal, a quick refuel, engines restarted, a marshaller with his yellow batons would Marshall the aircraft out to taxi for take off and another would arrive. After the match it was even more chaotic as I seem to remember that coaches bringing the fans to the airport would come down Campsie drive and the passengers would be escorted through the hangar to aircraft awaiting in the hangar apron. Busy, busy, busy.
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Re: Memory lane-12/5/76
Was still at school, about half the class 'dogged it' and the word on the street was that the best chance of seeing almost everything was the following plan of battle :
1. Get to Abbotsinch early in the morning
2. Bus to Paisley then train to Prestwick around 10am
3. Back to Glasgow about 5pm to see all parked up for during the game.
Lovely!
1. Get to Abbotsinch early in the morning
2. Bus to Paisley then train to Prestwick around 10am
3. Back to Glasgow about 5pm to see all parked up for during the game.
Lovely!
Re: Memory lane-12/5/76
I updated the report in SCAN ahead of the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen - my research included a visit the The Mitchell Library where the airfield log books for both Glasgow & Prestwick can be accessed
I reproduce it in full . . . .
THE EUROPEAN CUP FINAL Wednesday May 12th 1976 BAYERN MUNICH v ST ETIENNE
Sandy Benzies, in his editorial for the June 1976 issue of Scottish Air News, wrote 'let's hope it's not another 16 years before Glasgow stages a major football match' (referencing the famous Real Madrid v Eintracht Frankfurt match in 1960 attended by a record crowd of 127,000). Unfortunately, his hope has been delayed by a mere ten years before the now restructured Champions League Final returns to Hampden Park on May 15th this year. The scenes at Prestwick and Glasgow airports in particular twenty six years ago back in May 1976 are still vivid in the memories of those who visited the airports - arrivals throughout the day, dozens of coaches waiting to uplift the visiting supporters, and aircraft parked in all corners of the airfields.
In anticipation of this year's event (as we go to press, the match will be between Manchester United or Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid or Barcelona so with the odds favouring Manchester United v Real Madrid we may not been in for as much varied traffic as anticipated), we turn the clock back to 1976 in this special feature including airlines long since out of business and aircraft now reduced to scrap (an Se210 is a Caravelle for all our younger readers!).
At Prestwick, the day began just after 0500 with the first of a 'wave' of Dan-Air arrivals, two of the aircraft positioning back to France for another sector as did a number of other aircraft later that morning including a Bavaria BAC1-11 which returned to Germany. A Trans Europa Caravelle positioned down from Glasgow to relieve the pressure there on parking. There was a steady stream of arrivals throughout the day building up to a peak between 1530 and 1730. The majority of the day-stopping aircraft were taxied over to the north side although a shortage of aircraft steps, refuelling facilities and tow trucks created a chaotic situation and some lengthy delays as the fans returned home after the match.
At Glasgow, the day also began just after 0500 however the flow of arrivals was marked by three distinct peaks - 1130 to 1230, 1430 to 1530, and 1630 to 1730. Aircraft were parked on the short runway and on the taxiway between runways 10 and 06 (05 today) while a dozen or so light aircraft were parked either in or close to the hangars to free up apron space. The sight of three B747s on the ground at the one time has, I believe but I stand to be corrected, only happened on one other occasion since 1976. While over a thousand came on the B747s, another sixty or so travelled 'in style' on two Intra Airways Dakotas.
Although not on the same scale as Prestwick and Glasgow, a number of aircraft used Edinburgh.
Management at The British Airports Authority, who back in 1976 owned all three airports, concluded that for any future event on this scale all aircraft would drop their passengers at Glasgow, position to Prestwick for parking, then reposition back to Glasgow after the match to collect their passengers. Since then traffic volumes have increased but so have the facilities. It has been reported that Glasgow Airport is planning for 50 airline rotations and up to 70 executive aircraft. With a Spanish team certain to make the final then their supporters will come to Glasgow while, assuming they reach the final, Bayer Leverkusen supporters would be routed to Edinburgh to keep the air traffic flows up the west and east coasts respectively. It is likely that aircraft will make more round trips than before with the movements extending over Tuesday to Thursday.
The movements over the period May 10th to May 13th 1976 are presented in our usual format although flight numbers have been dropped to save space. 'Lyon' covers both Satolas (LFLL) and Bron (LFLY) as both were used with the air traffic logs appearing to be inconsistent. A number of errors seemed to have crept into the previous data (SCAN 1976 pages JU111 to JU114) so there are a few changes and additions, in particular to the Dan-Air Comet and Trans European B707 movements at Prestwick and to a number of arrival and departure airports at Glasgow. All the significant changes are highlighted with **.
PRESTWICK
Monday 10/05/76
G-BAFZ B727 Dan-Air 2109/2138 Lyon-Manchester
Wednesday 12/05/76
G-BAEF B727 Dan-Air 0509/0604 Clermont-Ferrand-Gatwick
G-AXYD BAC1-11 Dan-Air 0540/0649 Pau-Limoges
G-AROV Comet 4B Dan-Air 0603/0708 Nimes-Manchester
G-AWWX BAC1-11 Dan-Air 0700/0818 Bordeaux-Poitiers
G-AYSL B707 Dan-Air 0752/0338 ns f/t Lyon
OO-TEG A300 Trans European 0758/0913 f/t Le Bourget
OO-TEB B720 Trans European 0807/0838 ns f/t Lyon
G-AZNX B720 Monarch 0850/1014 f/t Marseille
G-APMG Comet 4B Dan-Air 0909/1103 Lyon-Montpellier
G-BCXR BAC1-11 Monarch 0922/0409 ns f/t Le Bourget
F-BTDY Ce421B 1017/1203 ns f/t Calais
F-BTTE Mercure Air Inter 1024/1133 f/t Orly
D-AMUC BAC1-11 Bavaria 1031/1107 Munich-Stuttgart
G-BCWA BAC1-11 Dan-Air 1036/1121 Montpellier-Gatwick
D-ABOC B707 Condor 1047/0459 ns f/t Frankfurt
N4901C DC8 Capitol 1052/0406 ns f/t Le Bourget
D-ABTI B727 Condor 1101/0442 ns f/t Frankfurt
F-BXSK PA31T 1105/2350 f/t Le Bourget
F-BUTN BN2A 1126/1248 ns f/t Dinard
D-ABVI B727 Condor 1158/0415 ns f/t Frankfurt
EC-BRX Se210 Air Europa 1202/0732 ns f/t Glasgow
G-AXYD BAC1-11 Dan-Air 1204/0430 ns f/t Limoges
D-AMAM BAC1-11 Germanair 1211/0303 ns f/t Frankfurt
OO-TED B707 Trans European 1217/0253 ns f/t Lille **
D-ILKU Be90 1234/1143 ns f/t Hamburg
G-AWWX BAC1-11 Dan-Air 1247/1446 Poitiers-Gatwick
F-BXCZ Cerva 43 1252/0213 ns f/t Le Bourget
G-APFO B707 British Airtours 1304/0734 ns f/t Lyon
G-AZED BAC1-11 Dan-Air 1318/0336 ns f/t Nice
D-IAGL Ce421B 1325/0217 ns Essen-Dusseldorf
OO-VFG DC6B Delta Air Transport 1327/0155 ns f/t Dinard
F-BUZC Se210 Minerve 1331/0146 ns f/t Le Bourget
G-APYD Comet 4B Dan-Air 1334/1450 Lyon-Birmingham
PH-TRU Se210 Transavia 1346/1436 St Etienne-Dinard
OO-TEG A300 Trans European 1348/0320 ns f/t Le Bourget
F-BXIZ CeF172M 1351/1301 ns f/t Valenciennes
PH-TVD B737 Transavia 1406/0823 ns f/t St Etienne
F-BHSF B707 Air France 1412/0113 ns f/t Lyon
F-BUFH Se210 AeroTour 1431/0207 ns f/t Le Bourget
G-APFI B707 British Airtours 1434/0758 ns f/t Cologne
PH-TVE B737 Transavia 1440/0803 ns f/t St Etienne
G-AXJM BAC1-11 British Caledonian 1444/0722 ns f/t Charles de Gaulle
OD-ADJ B747 Middle East 1455/0748 ns f/t Lyon
OO-TEC B707 Trans European 1456/1627 Le Bourget-Tarbes **
D-ABKK B727 Condor 1506/0619 ns f/t Munich
EC-CUM Se210 TAE 1521/0230 ns f/t Clermont-Ferrand
D-ANUE BAC1-11 Bavaria 1522/0741 ns Munich-Stuttgart
G-BDAN B727 Dan-Air 1525/0658 ns f/t Munich
D-ABYF B747 Condor 1531/0644 ns f/t Munich
G-APME Comet 4B Dan-Air 1538/0313 ns f/t Nimes
G-AZNX B720 Monarch 1542/0433 ns f/t Marseille
EC-CGN DC9 Aviaco 1545/0812 ns f/t St Etienne
OO-VGK DC6B Delta Air Transport 1601/0237 ns f/t Lille
D-ALFA BAC1-11 Bavaria 1602/0624 ns Frankfurt-Munich
D-GAWP PA34 1607/1042 ns Brussels-Dusseldorf
D-AMUC BAC1-11 Bavaria 1612/0614 ns Stuttgart-Frankfurt
F-BNKH Se210 Air Inter 1614/0713 ns f/t Orly
D-AMAX A300 Germanair 1617/0554 ns f/t Munich
G-BCWG BAC1-11 Monarch 1621/0801 ns f/t Le Bourget
N54649 DC10 UTA 1626/0547 ns Grenoble-Lyon
OD-AFQ B720 Middle East 1631/0616 ns f/t Lyon
G-APYC Comet 4B Dan-Air 1633/0504 ns Beauvais-Lyon **
EC-BTE CV990 Spantax 1635/0632 ns f/t Lyon
F-BVPU Se210 AeroTour 1642/0256 ns f/t St Etienne
G-AWDG B707 Laker 1651/0612 ns f/t Le Bourget
G-APMG Comet 4B Dan-Air 1654/0502 ns Montpellier-Lyon
D-ABAP Se210 LTU 1701/0638 ns f/t Dusseldorf
D-ABAW Se210 LTU 1704/0120 ns f/t Cologne
EC-BZP CV990 Spantax 1707/0628 ns f/t Lyon
D-AISY BAC1-11 Bavaria 1710/0738 ns f/t Munich
PH-TVH B737 Transavia 1720/0210 ns f/t Toulouse
G-ARIR Viscount Dan-Air 1724/0039 ns f/t Beauvais
F-BXPT Lear Jet 1730/0222 ns f/t Le Bourget
G-ATPJ BAC1-11 Dan-Air 1728/0452 ns f/t Perpignan
EC-CCN DC8 TAE 1734/0158 ns f/t Lyon
G-AYVS Comet 4C Dan-Air 1741/0351 ns Lyon-Pau
D-INCC Ce500 1744/2315 Dusseldorf-Cologne
PH-DEG DC8 KLM 1755/0440 ns f/t Lyon
D-IBUK AC680 1823/0121 ns Norwich-Dusseldorf
PH-TRU Se210 Transavia 2254/0242 ns Amsterdam-Nice
D-AMAT BAC1-11 Bavaria 2301/0520 ns Hamburg-Munich
G-BAEF B727 Dan-Air 2328/0150 ns Gatwick-Clermont-Ferrand
G-AROV Comet 4B Dan-Air 2332/0139 ns Manchester-Lyon
F-BTTC Mercure Air Inter 2337/0809 ns f/t Orly
Thursday 13/05/76
OO-TEC B707 Trans European 0020/0508 Brussels-Le Bourget **
D-ANNO BAC1-11 Bavaria 0026/0453 f/t Munich
G-ARJK Comet 4C Dan-Air 0028/0234 Gatwick-Bordeaux **
G-BDAT BAC1-11 Dan-Air 0057/0641 Luton-Montpellier
D-COLL Falcon 20 0224/0431 Manchester-Marl Loemuhle
G-BAFZ B727 Dan-Air 0301/0637 Manchester-Le Bourget
G-APMB Comet 4B Dan-Air 0334/0715 Manchester-Poitiers **
G-APYC Comet 4B Dan-Air ????/0926 Lyon-Beauvais **
OO-TEG A300 Trans European 0754/0900 f/t Le Bourget
G-APME Comet 4B Dan-Air 0806/0944 Nimes-Montpellier
G-AYVS Comet 4C Dan-Air 0901/1050 Pau-Nimes
G-AZNX B720 Monarch 1008/1105 f/t Marseille
G-APMG Comet 4B Dan-Air 1037/1205 f/t Lyon
G-AROV? Comet 4B Dan-Air ????/1211 Lyon-Nimes **
Approximately 11,000 passengers flew in and out of Prestwick.
GLASGOW
Monday 10/05/76
D-AMUC BAC1-11 Bavaria 1835/1919 f/t Munich
F-BHRG Se210 Air France 2121/2238 St Etienne-Charles de Gaulle **
Tuesday 11/05/76
HB-IDB DC8 SATA 1156/1307 Lyon-Grenoble **
F-BVTG PA23 1422/2354 ns f/t Le Bourget
F-BVRZ Vanguard EAS 1540/1655 St Etienne-Le Bourget (3 engine ferry) **
F-BXOG Vanguard EAS 1618/1732 f/t St Etienne **
G-AVRM B737 Britannia 1754/1832 St Etienne-Luton **
Wednesday 12/05/76
G-AXNA B737 Britannia 0511/0539 Lyon-Birmingham
G-AXNC B737 Britannia 0610/0639 Lyon-Luton
F-BJTO Se210 Air Charter 0924/1003 ns f/t Orly
F-BVUY Vanguard EAS 1002/1049 Marseille-Le Bourget
HB-IFO DC9 Swissair 1005/1040 Grenoble-Zurich **
F-BPJV B727 Air Charter 1013/0444 ns f/t Orly
F-BXOG Vanguard EAS 1037/0124 ns f/t St Etienne
EC-BRX Se210 Air Europa 1102/1148 St Etienne-Prestwick **
G-AWYS BAC1-11 British Caledonian 1115/1229 Marseille-Lyon
PH-DNI DC9 KLM 1118/0207 ns f/t Lyon
F-BXSF Be90 1119/0056 ns f/t Tours
F-BVAF PA31P 1135/0033 ns f/t Le Bourget
G-APWH Herald Air UK 1142/0916 ns f/t Le Touquet
F-BNOL D35 1145/1012 ns Le Touquet-Beauvais
F-BVRZ Vanguard EAS 1130/0155 ns f/t Lyon
D-ABAF VFW614 TAT 1150/1646 ns Dinard-Tours **
HB-ICQ Se210 SATA 1152/0110 ns f/t St Etienne
G-AWWD B707 British Caledonian 1156/0254 ns f/t Lyon
PH-DCK DC8-53 KLM 1158/0439 ns f/t Pau **
F-BVEZ Be90 1205/0040 ns f/t St Etienne
HB-IDH DC8-62 Balair 1207/0437 ns f/t Basle
HB-ICO Se210 SATA 1215/0327 ns f/t St Etienne
D-AMAY A300 Germanair 1224/0333 ns f/t Lyon
HB-IDB DC8-53 SATA 1232/0151 ns f/t Grenoble **
F-BXMM PA31 1236/0042 ns f/t Le Bourget
F-BVPA SN601 1243/0036 ns f/t Le Bourget
F-BVUC PA23 1246/0905 ns Manchester-Nancy
HB-ICN Se210 SATA 1256/0425 ns f/t St Etienne
F-BXAG Falcon 10 1339/0939 ns Strasbourg-Manchester
F-BYCA Se210 Catair 1348/0132 ns f/t Le Bourget
F-BTGL Be90 1353/0020 ns f/t Le Bourget
G-AVMW BAC1-11 British Airways 1401/0214 ns f/t Charles de Gaulle **
G-AYOP BAC1-11 British Caledonian 1404/0210 ns f/t Charles de Gaulle **
F-BUFD Be36 1415/1310 ns Luton-Deauville
TF-FLA DC8-63 Loftleidir 1421/0554 ns f/t Luxembourg
OY-SBW Se210 Sterling 1423/0356 ns f/t Le Bourget
OO-SRE Se210 Catair 1450/0340 ns f/t Le Bourget
F-BHRX Se210 Air France 1457/0026 ns f/t Charles de Gaulle **
N3992C Ce402B 1508/0010 ns f/t Dusseldorf
F-BTYV LJ24 1515/2332 f/t Le Bourget
G-BDAT BAC1-11 Dan-Air 1518/1558 St Etienne-Gatwick **
HB-IBS DC6B Balair 1521/1642 Basle-Bologna **
PH-DEH DC8-63 KLM 1532/0112 ns f/t Lyon
F-BYCB Se210 Catair 1535/0227 ns f/t Le Bourget
N8630 DC8 Loftleidir 1539/0538 ns f/t Luxembourg
F-BPVF B747 Air France 1544/0104 ns Orly-Charles de Gaulle **
F-BVEC LJ24 1600/2328 f/t Lyon
G-AMPO DC3 Intra 1605/1715 Bournemouth-Carlisle
D-IAMU Ce421B 1612/0120 ns f/t Manchester
G-AMPY DC3 Intra 1619/1723 Bournemouth-Carlisle
F-BSIM HS125 1625/0018 ns f/t Lyon
F-BPJU B727 Air Charter 1628/0416 ns f/t Orly
F-BVUY Vanguard EAS 1633/0203 ns f/t Le Bourget
F-BHRY Se210 Air France 1636/0016 ns f/t St Etienne **
F-BOXV Falcon 20 1639/2257 f/t Le Bourget
G-AVFH Trident 2E British Airways 1645/0236 ns f/t Marseille
F-BPJT B727 Air France 1708/0336 ns f/t Lyon
PH-BUI B747 KLM 1717/0144 ns f/t Lyon
F-BTOK Be90 1727/0233 ns f/t Le Touquet
F-BJTH Se210 Air Charter 1733/0116 ns f/t Orly
F-BPVL B747 Air France 1736/0247 ns f/t Lyon
G-AWYS BAC1-11 British Caledonian 1740/0228 ns f/t Lyon
D-COLL Falcon 20 1742/1812 Dusseldorf-Manchester
F-BTMM PA31 1749/0030 ns Toussus-Le Bourget
F-BXOK Ce402B 1755/1228 ns f/t Jersey
F-BVPH SN601 1805/0002 ns f/t Le Bourget
HB-IDZ DC8-63 Balair 1807/0520 ns f/t Basle **
F-BPFY PA31 1820/0243 ns f/t Toussus
F-BUOC PA32 1843/0715 ns Le Touquet-Toussus
F-BTOV Vanguard EAS 1848/0342 ns Le Bourget-Marseille
D-ICOC Ce340 1903/1234 ns f/t Essen
F-BJTP Se210 Air France 1910/0450 ns f/t Orly **
F-BCJJ PA32 1950/1307 ns Manchester-Deauville
G-AVRN B737 Britannia 2340/0122 ns Gatwick-Lyon **
Thursday 13/05/76
HB-IDP DC9 Balair 0013/0322 Zurich-Grenoble
G-AVRO B737 Britannia 0028/0141Manchester-Lyon
HB-IBS DC6B Balair 0351/0518 f/t Basle
HB-ICQ Se210 SATA 0545/0644 f/t St Etienne
G-AYOP BAC1-11 British Caledonian 0621/1147 Charles de Gaulle-St Etienne **
G-AWYS BAC1-11 British Caledonian 0703/0903 Lyon-Marseille
F-BPJK B727 Air France 0733/0856 f/t Orly **
G-AMPO DC3 Intra 0743/0825 Carlisle-Dinard **
EC-BRX Se210 Air Europa 0749/0923 Prestwick-St Etienne **
G-AVRL B737 Britannia 0932/1034 Luton-St Etienne **
G-AMPY DC3 Intra 1016/1113 Carlisle-Dinard **
F-BVUY Vanguard EAS 1410/1516 Le Bourget-St Etienne **
F-BVRZ Vanguard EAS 1443/1743 Lyon-St Etienne **
Approximately 9,000 passengers flew in and out of Glasgow
EDINBURGH
Tuesday 11/05/76
HB-ICQ Se210 SATA 1202/1319 f/t St Etienne
G-AVRM B737 Britannia 1207/1329 Luton-St Etienne
F-BUYZ Be90 1213/0808 ns f/t Le Bourget
Wednesday 12/05/76
D-AMAX A300 Germanair 0937/1048 f/t Munich
D-ALFA BAC1-11 Bavaria 1034/1106 Munich-Frankfurt
G-BCWE Herald British Air Ferries 1122/0850 ns f/t Le Touquet
OO-LFZ LJ25 1138/1520 f/t Brussels
F-BVTC PA31T 1205/1025 ns f/t Brest
G-ASHZ Carvair British Air Ferries 1246/1014 ns f/t Le Touquet
F-BOHZ PA31 1236/1008 ns f/t Brest
F-BUIJ PA34 1254/1247 14th Le Touquet-Toussus
OO-JPC PA28 1342/0914 ns Brussels-Ostend
OO-SDG B737 Sabena 1357/0827 ns f/t Lyon
OO-SRB Se210 Sabena 1441/0838 ns f/t Lyon
D-IDDD LJ24 1450/1314 ns f/t Dusseldorf
F-BUNG MS894 1539/1247 ns Leeds Bradford-Le Bourget
D-INUR Ce421A 1600/0845 ns Ostend-Augsburg
F-BSRK PA23 1720/2353 f/t Le Bourget
F-BCYT DC3 1826/1033 ns Gatwick-Caen
Thursday 13/05/76
F-BNPE AC680 1049/1931 f/t Le Bourget
HB-IDB DC8 SATA 1056/1223 Grenoble-Lyon
D-AMUC BAC1-11 Bavaria 1606/1926 Amsterdam-Munich
D-AMAX A300 Germanair 1653/1836 f/t Munich
I reproduce it in full . . . .
THE EUROPEAN CUP FINAL Wednesday May 12th 1976 BAYERN MUNICH v ST ETIENNE
Sandy Benzies, in his editorial for the June 1976 issue of Scottish Air News, wrote 'let's hope it's not another 16 years before Glasgow stages a major football match' (referencing the famous Real Madrid v Eintracht Frankfurt match in 1960 attended by a record crowd of 127,000). Unfortunately, his hope has been delayed by a mere ten years before the now restructured Champions League Final returns to Hampden Park on May 15th this year. The scenes at Prestwick and Glasgow airports in particular twenty six years ago back in May 1976 are still vivid in the memories of those who visited the airports - arrivals throughout the day, dozens of coaches waiting to uplift the visiting supporters, and aircraft parked in all corners of the airfields.
In anticipation of this year's event (as we go to press, the match will be between Manchester United or Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid or Barcelona so with the odds favouring Manchester United v Real Madrid we may not been in for as much varied traffic as anticipated), we turn the clock back to 1976 in this special feature including airlines long since out of business and aircraft now reduced to scrap (an Se210 is a Caravelle for all our younger readers!).
At Prestwick, the day began just after 0500 with the first of a 'wave' of Dan-Air arrivals, two of the aircraft positioning back to France for another sector as did a number of other aircraft later that morning including a Bavaria BAC1-11 which returned to Germany. A Trans Europa Caravelle positioned down from Glasgow to relieve the pressure there on parking. There was a steady stream of arrivals throughout the day building up to a peak between 1530 and 1730. The majority of the day-stopping aircraft were taxied over to the north side although a shortage of aircraft steps, refuelling facilities and tow trucks created a chaotic situation and some lengthy delays as the fans returned home after the match.
At Glasgow, the day also began just after 0500 however the flow of arrivals was marked by three distinct peaks - 1130 to 1230, 1430 to 1530, and 1630 to 1730. Aircraft were parked on the short runway and on the taxiway between runways 10 and 06 (05 today) while a dozen or so light aircraft were parked either in or close to the hangars to free up apron space. The sight of three B747s on the ground at the one time has, I believe but I stand to be corrected, only happened on one other occasion since 1976. While over a thousand came on the B747s, another sixty or so travelled 'in style' on two Intra Airways Dakotas.
Although not on the same scale as Prestwick and Glasgow, a number of aircraft used Edinburgh.
Management at The British Airports Authority, who back in 1976 owned all three airports, concluded that for any future event on this scale all aircraft would drop their passengers at Glasgow, position to Prestwick for parking, then reposition back to Glasgow after the match to collect their passengers. Since then traffic volumes have increased but so have the facilities. It has been reported that Glasgow Airport is planning for 50 airline rotations and up to 70 executive aircraft. With a Spanish team certain to make the final then their supporters will come to Glasgow while, assuming they reach the final, Bayer Leverkusen supporters would be routed to Edinburgh to keep the air traffic flows up the west and east coasts respectively. It is likely that aircraft will make more round trips than before with the movements extending over Tuesday to Thursday.
The movements over the period May 10th to May 13th 1976 are presented in our usual format although flight numbers have been dropped to save space. 'Lyon' covers both Satolas (LFLL) and Bron (LFLY) as both were used with the air traffic logs appearing to be inconsistent. A number of errors seemed to have crept into the previous data (SCAN 1976 pages JU111 to JU114) so there are a few changes and additions, in particular to the Dan-Air Comet and Trans European B707 movements at Prestwick and to a number of arrival and departure airports at Glasgow. All the significant changes are highlighted with **.
PRESTWICK
Monday 10/05/76
G-BAFZ B727 Dan-Air 2109/2138 Lyon-Manchester
Wednesday 12/05/76
G-BAEF B727 Dan-Air 0509/0604 Clermont-Ferrand-Gatwick
G-AXYD BAC1-11 Dan-Air 0540/0649 Pau-Limoges
G-AROV Comet 4B Dan-Air 0603/0708 Nimes-Manchester
G-AWWX BAC1-11 Dan-Air 0700/0818 Bordeaux-Poitiers
G-AYSL B707 Dan-Air 0752/0338 ns f/t Lyon
OO-TEG A300 Trans European 0758/0913 f/t Le Bourget
OO-TEB B720 Trans European 0807/0838 ns f/t Lyon
G-AZNX B720 Monarch 0850/1014 f/t Marseille
G-APMG Comet 4B Dan-Air 0909/1103 Lyon-Montpellier
G-BCXR BAC1-11 Monarch 0922/0409 ns f/t Le Bourget
F-BTDY Ce421B 1017/1203 ns f/t Calais
F-BTTE Mercure Air Inter 1024/1133 f/t Orly
D-AMUC BAC1-11 Bavaria 1031/1107 Munich-Stuttgart
G-BCWA BAC1-11 Dan-Air 1036/1121 Montpellier-Gatwick
D-ABOC B707 Condor 1047/0459 ns f/t Frankfurt
N4901C DC8 Capitol 1052/0406 ns f/t Le Bourget
D-ABTI B727 Condor 1101/0442 ns f/t Frankfurt
F-BXSK PA31T 1105/2350 f/t Le Bourget
F-BUTN BN2A 1126/1248 ns f/t Dinard
D-ABVI B727 Condor 1158/0415 ns f/t Frankfurt
EC-BRX Se210 Air Europa 1202/0732 ns f/t Glasgow
G-AXYD BAC1-11 Dan-Air 1204/0430 ns f/t Limoges
D-AMAM BAC1-11 Germanair 1211/0303 ns f/t Frankfurt
OO-TED B707 Trans European 1217/0253 ns f/t Lille **
D-ILKU Be90 1234/1143 ns f/t Hamburg
G-AWWX BAC1-11 Dan-Air 1247/1446 Poitiers-Gatwick
F-BXCZ Cerva 43 1252/0213 ns f/t Le Bourget
G-APFO B707 British Airtours 1304/0734 ns f/t Lyon
G-AZED BAC1-11 Dan-Air 1318/0336 ns f/t Nice
D-IAGL Ce421B 1325/0217 ns Essen-Dusseldorf
OO-VFG DC6B Delta Air Transport 1327/0155 ns f/t Dinard
F-BUZC Se210 Minerve 1331/0146 ns f/t Le Bourget
G-APYD Comet 4B Dan-Air 1334/1450 Lyon-Birmingham
PH-TRU Se210 Transavia 1346/1436 St Etienne-Dinard
OO-TEG A300 Trans European 1348/0320 ns f/t Le Bourget
F-BXIZ CeF172M 1351/1301 ns f/t Valenciennes
PH-TVD B737 Transavia 1406/0823 ns f/t St Etienne
F-BHSF B707 Air France 1412/0113 ns f/t Lyon
F-BUFH Se210 AeroTour 1431/0207 ns f/t Le Bourget
G-APFI B707 British Airtours 1434/0758 ns f/t Cologne
PH-TVE B737 Transavia 1440/0803 ns f/t St Etienne
G-AXJM BAC1-11 British Caledonian 1444/0722 ns f/t Charles de Gaulle
OD-ADJ B747 Middle East 1455/0748 ns f/t Lyon
OO-TEC B707 Trans European 1456/1627 Le Bourget-Tarbes **
D-ABKK B727 Condor 1506/0619 ns f/t Munich
EC-CUM Se210 TAE 1521/0230 ns f/t Clermont-Ferrand
D-ANUE BAC1-11 Bavaria 1522/0741 ns Munich-Stuttgart
G-BDAN B727 Dan-Air 1525/0658 ns f/t Munich
D-ABYF B747 Condor 1531/0644 ns f/t Munich
G-APME Comet 4B Dan-Air 1538/0313 ns f/t Nimes
G-AZNX B720 Monarch 1542/0433 ns f/t Marseille
EC-CGN DC9 Aviaco 1545/0812 ns f/t St Etienne
OO-VGK DC6B Delta Air Transport 1601/0237 ns f/t Lille
D-ALFA BAC1-11 Bavaria 1602/0624 ns Frankfurt-Munich
D-GAWP PA34 1607/1042 ns Brussels-Dusseldorf
D-AMUC BAC1-11 Bavaria 1612/0614 ns Stuttgart-Frankfurt
F-BNKH Se210 Air Inter 1614/0713 ns f/t Orly
D-AMAX A300 Germanair 1617/0554 ns f/t Munich
G-BCWG BAC1-11 Monarch 1621/0801 ns f/t Le Bourget
N54649 DC10 UTA 1626/0547 ns Grenoble-Lyon
OD-AFQ B720 Middle East 1631/0616 ns f/t Lyon
G-APYC Comet 4B Dan-Air 1633/0504 ns Beauvais-Lyon **
EC-BTE CV990 Spantax 1635/0632 ns f/t Lyon
F-BVPU Se210 AeroTour 1642/0256 ns f/t St Etienne
G-AWDG B707 Laker 1651/0612 ns f/t Le Bourget
G-APMG Comet 4B Dan-Air 1654/0502 ns Montpellier-Lyon
D-ABAP Se210 LTU 1701/0638 ns f/t Dusseldorf
D-ABAW Se210 LTU 1704/0120 ns f/t Cologne
EC-BZP CV990 Spantax 1707/0628 ns f/t Lyon
D-AISY BAC1-11 Bavaria 1710/0738 ns f/t Munich
PH-TVH B737 Transavia 1720/0210 ns f/t Toulouse
G-ARIR Viscount Dan-Air 1724/0039 ns f/t Beauvais
F-BXPT Lear Jet 1730/0222 ns f/t Le Bourget
G-ATPJ BAC1-11 Dan-Air 1728/0452 ns f/t Perpignan
EC-CCN DC8 TAE 1734/0158 ns f/t Lyon
G-AYVS Comet 4C Dan-Air 1741/0351 ns Lyon-Pau
D-INCC Ce500 1744/2315 Dusseldorf-Cologne
PH-DEG DC8 KLM 1755/0440 ns f/t Lyon
D-IBUK AC680 1823/0121 ns Norwich-Dusseldorf
PH-TRU Se210 Transavia 2254/0242 ns Amsterdam-Nice
D-AMAT BAC1-11 Bavaria 2301/0520 ns Hamburg-Munich
G-BAEF B727 Dan-Air 2328/0150 ns Gatwick-Clermont-Ferrand
G-AROV Comet 4B Dan-Air 2332/0139 ns Manchester-Lyon
F-BTTC Mercure Air Inter 2337/0809 ns f/t Orly
Thursday 13/05/76
OO-TEC B707 Trans European 0020/0508 Brussels-Le Bourget **
D-ANNO BAC1-11 Bavaria 0026/0453 f/t Munich
G-ARJK Comet 4C Dan-Air 0028/0234 Gatwick-Bordeaux **
G-BDAT BAC1-11 Dan-Air 0057/0641 Luton-Montpellier
D-COLL Falcon 20 0224/0431 Manchester-Marl Loemuhle
G-BAFZ B727 Dan-Air 0301/0637 Manchester-Le Bourget
G-APMB Comet 4B Dan-Air 0334/0715 Manchester-Poitiers **
G-APYC Comet 4B Dan-Air ????/0926 Lyon-Beauvais **
OO-TEG A300 Trans European 0754/0900 f/t Le Bourget
G-APME Comet 4B Dan-Air 0806/0944 Nimes-Montpellier
G-AYVS Comet 4C Dan-Air 0901/1050 Pau-Nimes
G-AZNX B720 Monarch 1008/1105 f/t Marseille
G-APMG Comet 4B Dan-Air 1037/1205 f/t Lyon
G-AROV? Comet 4B Dan-Air ????/1211 Lyon-Nimes **
Approximately 11,000 passengers flew in and out of Prestwick.
GLASGOW
Monday 10/05/76
D-AMUC BAC1-11 Bavaria 1835/1919 f/t Munich
F-BHRG Se210 Air France 2121/2238 St Etienne-Charles de Gaulle **
Tuesday 11/05/76
HB-IDB DC8 SATA 1156/1307 Lyon-Grenoble **
F-BVTG PA23 1422/2354 ns f/t Le Bourget
F-BVRZ Vanguard EAS 1540/1655 St Etienne-Le Bourget (3 engine ferry) **
F-BXOG Vanguard EAS 1618/1732 f/t St Etienne **
G-AVRM B737 Britannia 1754/1832 St Etienne-Luton **
Wednesday 12/05/76
G-AXNA B737 Britannia 0511/0539 Lyon-Birmingham
G-AXNC B737 Britannia 0610/0639 Lyon-Luton
F-BJTO Se210 Air Charter 0924/1003 ns f/t Orly
F-BVUY Vanguard EAS 1002/1049 Marseille-Le Bourget
HB-IFO DC9 Swissair 1005/1040 Grenoble-Zurich **
F-BPJV B727 Air Charter 1013/0444 ns f/t Orly
F-BXOG Vanguard EAS 1037/0124 ns f/t St Etienne
EC-BRX Se210 Air Europa 1102/1148 St Etienne-Prestwick **
G-AWYS BAC1-11 British Caledonian 1115/1229 Marseille-Lyon
PH-DNI DC9 KLM 1118/0207 ns f/t Lyon
F-BXSF Be90 1119/0056 ns f/t Tours
F-BVAF PA31P 1135/0033 ns f/t Le Bourget
G-APWH Herald Air UK 1142/0916 ns f/t Le Touquet
F-BNOL D35 1145/1012 ns Le Touquet-Beauvais
F-BVRZ Vanguard EAS 1130/0155 ns f/t Lyon
D-ABAF VFW614 TAT 1150/1646 ns Dinard-Tours **
HB-ICQ Se210 SATA 1152/0110 ns f/t St Etienne
G-AWWD B707 British Caledonian 1156/0254 ns f/t Lyon
PH-DCK DC8-53 KLM 1158/0439 ns f/t Pau **
F-BVEZ Be90 1205/0040 ns f/t St Etienne
HB-IDH DC8-62 Balair 1207/0437 ns f/t Basle
HB-ICO Se210 SATA 1215/0327 ns f/t St Etienne
D-AMAY A300 Germanair 1224/0333 ns f/t Lyon
HB-IDB DC8-53 SATA 1232/0151 ns f/t Grenoble **
F-BXMM PA31 1236/0042 ns f/t Le Bourget
F-BVPA SN601 1243/0036 ns f/t Le Bourget
F-BVUC PA23 1246/0905 ns Manchester-Nancy
HB-ICN Se210 SATA 1256/0425 ns f/t St Etienne
F-BXAG Falcon 10 1339/0939 ns Strasbourg-Manchester
F-BYCA Se210 Catair 1348/0132 ns f/t Le Bourget
F-BTGL Be90 1353/0020 ns f/t Le Bourget
G-AVMW BAC1-11 British Airways 1401/0214 ns f/t Charles de Gaulle **
G-AYOP BAC1-11 British Caledonian 1404/0210 ns f/t Charles de Gaulle **
F-BUFD Be36 1415/1310 ns Luton-Deauville
TF-FLA DC8-63 Loftleidir 1421/0554 ns f/t Luxembourg
OY-SBW Se210 Sterling 1423/0356 ns f/t Le Bourget
OO-SRE Se210 Catair 1450/0340 ns f/t Le Bourget
F-BHRX Se210 Air France 1457/0026 ns f/t Charles de Gaulle **
N3992C Ce402B 1508/0010 ns f/t Dusseldorf
F-BTYV LJ24 1515/2332 f/t Le Bourget
G-BDAT BAC1-11 Dan-Air 1518/1558 St Etienne-Gatwick **
HB-IBS DC6B Balair 1521/1642 Basle-Bologna **
PH-DEH DC8-63 KLM 1532/0112 ns f/t Lyon
F-BYCB Se210 Catair 1535/0227 ns f/t Le Bourget
N8630 DC8 Loftleidir 1539/0538 ns f/t Luxembourg
F-BPVF B747 Air France 1544/0104 ns Orly-Charles de Gaulle **
F-BVEC LJ24 1600/2328 f/t Lyon
G-AMPO DC3 Intra 1605/1715 Bournemouth-Carlisle
D-IAMU Ce421B 1612/0120 ns f/t Manchester
G-AMPY DC3 Intra 1619/1723 Bournemouth-Carlisle
F-BSIM HS125 1625/0018 ns f/t Lyon
F-BPJU B727 Air Charter 1628/0416 ns f/t Orly
F-BVUY Vanguard EAS 1633/0203 ns f/t Le Bourget
F-BHRY Se210 Air France 1636/0016 ns f/t St Etienne **
F-BOXV Falcon 20 1639/2257 f/t Le Bourget
G-AVFH Trident 2E British Airways 1645/0236 ns f/t Marseille
F-BPJT B727 Air France 1708/0336 ns f/t Lyon
PH-BUI B747 KLM 1717/0144 ns f/t Lyon
F-BTOK Be90 1727/0233 ns f/t Le Touquet
F-BJTH Se210 Air Charter 1733/0116 ns f/t Orly
F-BPVL B747 Air France 1736/0247 ns f/t Lyon
G-AWYS BAC1-11 British Caledonian 1740/0228 ns f/t Lyon
D-COLL Falcon 20 1742/1812 Dusseldorf-Manchester
F-BTMM PA31 1749/0030 ns Toussus-Le Bourget
F-BXOK Ce402B 1755/1228 ns f/t Jersey
F-BVPH SN601 1805/0002 ns f/t Le Bourget
HB-IDZ DC8-63 Balair 1807/0520 ns f/t Basle **
F-BPFY PA31 1820/0243 ns f/t Toussus
F-BUOC PA32 1843/0715 ns Le Touquet-Toussus
F-BTOV Vanguard EAS 1848/0342 ns Le Bourget-Marseille
D-ICOC Ce340 1903/1234 ns f/t Essen
F-BJTP Se210 Air France 1910/0450 ns f/t Orly **
F-BCJJ PA32 1950/1307 ns Manchester-Deauville
G-AVRN B737 Britannia 2340/0122 ns Gatwick-Lyon **
Thursday 13/05/76
HB-IDP DC9 Balair 0013/0322 Zurich-Grenoble
G-AVRO B737 Britannia 0028/0141Manchester-Lyon
HB-IBS DC6B Balair 0351/0518 f/t Basle
HB-ICQ Se210 SATA 0545/0644 f/t St Etienne
G-AYOP BAC1-11 British Caledonian 0621/1147 Charles de Gaulle-St Etienne **
G-AWYS BAC1-11 British Caledonian 0703/0903 Lyon-Marseille
F-BPJK B727 Air France 0733/0856 f/t Orly **
G-AMPO DC3 Intra 0743/0825 Carlisle-Dinard **
EC-BRX Se210 Air Europa 0749/0923 Prestwick-St Etienne **
G-AVRL B737 Britannia 0932/1034 Luton-St Etienne **
G-AMPY DC3 Intra 1016/1113 Carlisle-Dinard **
F-BVUY Vanguard EAS 1410/1516 Le Bourget-St Etienne **
F-BVRZ Vanguard EAS 1443/1743 Lyon-St Etienne **
Approximately 9,000 passengers flew in and out of Glasgow
EDINBURGH
Tuesday 11/05/76
HB-ICQ Se210 SATA 1202/1319 f/t St Etienne
G-AVRM B737 Britannia 1207/1329 Luton-St Etienne
F-BUYZ Be90 1213/0808 ns f/t Le Bourget
Wednesday 12/05/76
D-AMAX A300 Germanair 0937/1048 f/t Munich
D-ALFA BAC1-11 Bavaria 1034/1106 Munich-Frankfurt
G-BCWE Herald British Air Ferries 1122/0850 ns f/t Le Touquet
OO-LFZ LJ25 1138/1520 f/t Brussels
F-BVTC PA31T 1205/1025 ns f/t Brest
G-ASHZ Carvair British Air Ferries 1246/1014 ns f/t Le Touquet
F-BOHZ PA31 1236/1008 ns f/t Brest
F-BUIJ PA34 1254/1247 14th Le Touquet-Toussus
OO-JPC PA28 1342/0914 ns Brussels-Ostend
OO-SDG B737 Sabena 1357/0827 ns f/t Lyon
OO-SRB Se210 Sabena 1441/0838 ns f/t Lyon
D-IDDD LJ24 1450/1314 ns f/t Dusseldorf
F-BUNG MS894 1539/1247 ns Leeds Bradford-Le Bourget
D-INUR Ce421A 1600/0845 ns Ostend-Augsburg
F-BSRK PA23 1720/2353 f/t Le Bourget
F-BCYT DC3 1826/1033 ns Gatwick-Caen
Thursday 13/05/76
F-BNPE AC680 1049/1931 f/t Le Bourget
HB-IDB DC8 SATA 1056/1223 Grenoble-Lyon
D-AMUC BAC1-11 Bavaria 1606/1926 Amsterdam-Munich
D-AMAX A300 Germanair 1653/1836 f/t Munich
Re: Memory lane-12/5/76
That's a superb post Bearsden.I remember the day well as my old man finally relented and kept me of school for the day to watch all the inbound stuff.Living in Kirklandneuk at the time(Renfrew)we had views of the aircraft turning onto finals for RWY24 from the bedroom,the living room window offered excellent views on short finals.We were spoiled.
I think (memory playing tricks here) the Wednesday was the day the landing FI B727 commented that he thought he was arriving at the wrong airport!
There were aircraft parked everywhere.
I think (memory playing tricks here) the Wednesday was the day the landing FI B727 commented that he thought he was arriving at the wrong airport!
There were aircraft parked everywhere.
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Viscount03
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Re: Memory lane-12/5/76
Great to see the follow up posts and glad I'm not the only old foggie around lol.
I never managed to the airport myself, however I did catch a good part of the incoming flights living under the flightpath and happy to report I'm still under the flightpath today albeit at a different location.
Maybe in another 44 years, folk will look back on the lack of aircraft movement around but due to covid19 instead.
Viscount03..
I never managed to the airport myself, however I did catch a good part of the incoming flights living under the flightpath and happy to report I'm still under the flightpath today albeit at a different location.
Maybe in another 44 years, folk will look back on the lack of aircraft movement around but due to covid19 instead.
Viscount03..
Re: Memory lane-12/5/76
Great to see the reports.
I recall it was a logistical exercise to get from Glasgow to Prestwick and Edinburgh, then back to Glasgow all in the one day with the aim of missing as little as possible, but we did it.
Wonderful memories.
AS
I recall it was a logistical exercise to get from Glasgow to Prestwick and Edinburgh, then back to Glasgow all in the one day with the aim of missing as little as possible, but we did it.
Wonderful memories.
AS