1961 ICAO Decodes
Can anyone help me please with decodes for the following ICAO locations as in use in 1961 :
EGHB EGGR EGGT EGQR - I think was Arbroath NAS ? EGXA - was this Northolt then ? LFOD - was this Deauville ? LFQL LFMH - currently St. Etienne but may have changed ? LYZA - now Zagreb, but was this the same in 1961 ? Many thanks to anyone who can assist. |
This site gives EGHB as 'Maypole', a private strip. The other British locations are not in that list.
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I have EGXA listed as Manby near Louth in an early Pooley's Flight Guide. I think Northolt has been EGWU as long as I can remember.
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From a very ancient UK En Route Supplement...
EGGR Blackpool EGGT Newcastle - Woolsington EGQR confirmed as Arbroath NAS EGXA confirmed as Manby No luck with the others... |
1961 ICAO Decodes
Thanks for that - EGXA as Manby makes sense now - whoever was writing the EGKK logs that day had obviously forgotten the code !
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EGHB was the old designator for Exeter.
Agree with the other "EG" designators. Ciarain. |
1961 ICAO Airport Codes
Many thanks for your various responses - very helpful.
I've just found one more "unknown" : EGYZ. Would appreciate further input if possible ! |
EGYZ - Wymeswold
No luck here with your French locators....the attic archives only go back to 1978 for mainland Europe. |
1961 ICAO Locators
Many thanks for the steer on Wymeswold - I did actually go there once in the mid 60's when it was operated by Fields [ I think ? ] but can't remember much about what I saw !
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I saw an immaculate African reg DC-6
Nyer nyerny ner ner! Sir George Cayley |
And I saw a Hudson (CF-CRJ) plus Marathon CF-NUH and an Iranian AF C-47!
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LFOD was Deauville
LFQL Lille LYZA Zagreb Who can remember prior to 1958, when the whole ICAO system of 4 letter codes for airfields was revamped GALA H'row FFLT Le Touquet FFMK Calais ONOS Ostend ONBR Brussels PAAM Amsterdam GADQ Southend?? to name a few I remember from ATC Southend when I first started work there |
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