Airline Call Signs
"Lima" was the callsign of the BAC One-Eleven test pilots at Hurn. The number was individual to each pilot.
Chuck Thrower, Dinty Moores, Alan Smith, Dave Glazer, (or was it Peter Glazer?), are some who come to mind.
Chuck Thrower, Dinty Moores, Alan Smith, Dave Glazer, (or was it Peter Glazer?), are some who come to mind.
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Ref:- 3M Co Gulfstream 2's. N23M, N33M etc. These were regular in the UK for many years. I have a vague recollection that they used the callsign "Mining" followed by the first number of the registration i.e. Mining 2, Mining 3 etc. Anyone confirm (or otherwise). MTIA.
Yes, that's correct. 3M started out as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company.
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Ascot is used by All RAF transport aircraft when route flying.
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Thanks to all those who have replied with flight number/registration info. Also, now it's been mentioned, G-ASZC did call himself "Raffles Zulu Charlie", not sure when he switched to "Raffles One". Mr Raffles had an address in Manchester - did he fly south to get to work in London or was it definitely the other way as has been suggested?
Well off the beaten track now but another rather long shot request. Back in June 1968 the Ethiopian AF dropped into Luton with a C-54 serialled "727". I don't suppose anyone can help with their callsign? Picture (not one of mine) on the Luton History and Nostalgia thread.
Well off the beaten track now but another rather long shot request. Back in June 1968 the Ethiopian AF dropped into Luton with a C-54 serialled "727". I don't suppose anyone can help with their callsign? Picture (not one of mine) on the Luton History and Nostalgia thread.
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G-ASZC was cancelled as sold in Finland in '69 - might have been repaired after a wheels up or something.
"Lima" was the callsign of the BAC One-Eleven test pilots at Hurn. The number was individual to each pilot.
Chuck Thrower, Dinty Moores, Alan Smith, Dave Glazer, (or was it Peter Glazer?), are some who come to mind.
Chuck Thrower, Dinty Moores, Alan Smith, Dave Glazer, (or was it Peter Glazer?), are some who come to mind.
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(or was it Peter Glazier?)
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You are right...
Crackerjack! That brings back some memories.
What was it? A pencil for a correct answer and a cabbage if you got it wrong.
I was not sure If it was Dave or Peter as I was apprentice with the other Glazer.
So it was Dave the pilot and Peter the apprentice.
What was it? A pencil for a correct answer and a cabbage if you got it wrong.
I was not sure If it was Dave or Peter as I was apprentice with the other Glazer.
So it was Dave the pilot and Peter the apprentice.
Some crew would stick a note on the forward instrument panel with the flight number in large letters for all crew to see, viz. Speedbird 509. I was amused one day to see Birdseed 509 posted ! Don't recall anyone actually transmitting that.
An earlier post queried the call sign Clipper One, or Two. and a response was that Clipper Two was the Round the World service Westwards from USA. Not sure if all airlines followed the protocol, i.e. was it an ICAO thing ? but I recall flight numbers followed the principle " Evens go East " e.g. BA 510 went to New York and BA 509 came back.
An earlier post queried the call sign Clipper One, or Two. and a response was that Clipper Two was the Round the World service Westwards from USA. Not sure if all airlines followed the protocol, i.e. was it an ICAO thing ? but I recall flight numbers followed the principle " Evens go East " e.g. BA 510 went to New York and BA 509 came back.
I've just been looking at a spreadsheet I knocked up showing transtlantic flights in 1969. Its certainly true that flight numbers were more likely to follow the w/b odd principle in earlier years although this varied by airline. In the 70s odd numbers were mostly westbound but there were exceptions. W/b Europe - Anchorage were mostly even (but then TYO is eastbound). QF 530 operated LON - SYD w/b. AZ. LH & TP used even number w/b transatlantic. Today BA uses odd number for outbound long haul & even nos for outbound short haul & v.v. regardless of direction. As an aside I believe in the 80s you could identify the aircraft type on a Delta flight by the range its flight number was in.