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Old 25th Mar 2020, 13:49
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A check of my log reveals a few STN IT flights:

18.07.83 Stansted to Mahon on Dan Air BAC1-11-401AK G-AXCP
01.08.83 Mahon to Stansted on Dan Air B737-2L9 G-BKAP
02.09.84 Stansted to Palma on Aviaco DC-9 reg unknown
16.09.84 Palma to Stansted on Aviaco DC-9 reg unknown
27.08.92 Stansted to Kos on Air UK Leisure B737-4YO G-UKLA
04.09.92 Kos to Stansted on Air UK Leisure B737-4YO G-UKLA

In the late 90's I also used to connect through AMS a fair bit with KLM, with the STN flights always a KLM UK Fokker 100

My father did a fair bit of European business travel in the 80's, particularly to Holland, Belgium and the Rhinelands. I would often pick him up at STN arriving back from say AMS in an Air UK Shed. If a 23 arrival, I would sit in the car by the fence at Claypit Hill with my air band radio listening to his flight inbound (Zone 125.55 and Tower 118.15 in those days?). When I saw his Shed land, would drive back to the terminal, from which he would just be emerging. Into the car and home to Stansted village in 10 minutes for tea.....and they reckon the world has advanced?
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