GATWICK ROUNDUP 24-12-12

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John Dyer Posted: Mon, Dec 24 2012 7:36 PM

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VISITORS
No newcomers today so far. CRJ8 P4-GJL (8053 ex N854SA) of Global Jet Austria was due to position in from Farnborough at 18.00 on its first visit, but as of 19.30 had failed to appear
Only one Norwegian Air Shuttle flight today as 24th December is the main day for festivities in that country rather than 25th December. Enter Air B734 SP-ENB is due to make its second visit later this evening.

FLEET NEWS
Afriqiyah A/W A320 5A-ONN (5414) was delivered from Toulouse to Benghazi today.

ROUTE NEWS
None today.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
As expected, CL605 G-LCDH (5904 ex C-GOVJ) was registered to TAG Aviation on 20/12. Citation 525 G-CJAD (0435) was cancelled on 20/12 as transferred to Germany.

Thanks to Ken Ede for spotting that I managed to miss French A/F C160 R89, which visited as recently as 21/05/12 from my list of remaining prop aircraft yesterday.
Ian Terry has some observations on the Noratlases
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172 N2501 (172) French A/F 06/06/64
GB+234 N2501 (D???) WGAF 06/05/65 (BUT tower log & WLAG quote GA+234)
Earlier dates
GA+101 on 06/05/65
GA+105 on 16/11/60
Ian also queries whether GB+120 on 11/07/60 should be GA+120 (though the former was from the tower log).
Thanks to Geoff Felgate for a correction to the c/n for 4X-FAV, which is D083 & not D071.
Paul Smith has also kindly sent the following:
An earlier date for Argosy G-AZHL is 28/11/71
Add:
G-BBXJ Herald (196) BIA 21/06/74
OY-BDD Nord 262 (21) Cimber Air 27/08/76
67 Nord 262 (67) French A/F 22/09/75
72 Nord 262 (72) French Navy 30/04/71

Due tomorrow:
SX-DVV A320 on AEE6LW (first visit)
YR-DPH Ce560XLS eta 10.30

An early posting this evening as I am off out shortly to join in the festivities & it only remains to say -

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!

CREDITS
Ken Ede, Ian Terry, Geoff Felgate, Simon Shoubridge, Dean Gibbs, Paul Smith, Malcolm Baldry, Mr Anon, Jethro, Skyliner, ATDB, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present & Future & anybody else that I have forgotten.

Happy spotting!
John (& my cat Mad Max)  
http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/blogs/john_dyer/default.aspx

MOVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
AIRLINERS
AEA1013 B738 EC-JAP (also AEA1015)
AEE6LW A321 SX-DVP
AMC116 A319 9H-AEG
AUI501 B738 UR-PSC
AWE732 A333 N276AY
BAW9259 A318 G-EUNB
BER8596 A320 D-ABNB (second visit)
BWA902 B763 N378AX
CTN494H A319 9A-CTI
EIN02H A319 EI-EPS (also EIN024/028)
EIN23A A320 EI-DEO
EIN232 A320 EI-DVH (also EIN236/912)
EIN242 A320 EI-DEL (also EIN244)
EIN248 eta 22.10 (probably B738 EI-DVH)
ENT3556 eta 21.56 (due to be B734 SP-ENB, second visit)
EXS6395 B733 G-CELF
EZS345M A320 HB-JZR (also EZS505V)
EZS967N A319 HB-JZS
MAC2105 A320 CN-NMF (also MAC2101)
NAX51M B738 LN-NIA
RYR2MK B738 EI-DWY
RYR6MN B738 EI-DAR (also RYR5YX)
TAP334 A319 CS-TTC
TAP342 A319 CS-TTK
TAP344 A319 CS-TTO
THY1981 A321 TC-JRZ
THY1997 A321 TC-JRS
TOM079 B763 CS-TFS
TSC722 A332 C-GTSI
UAE9 B773 A6-ECX
UAE11 B773 A6-EGQ
UAE15 B773 A6-ECN
 
GA & OTHER MOVEMENTS
None today