Well we made it half way through January! Today's log includes a full one from this day in 1956, as today that day was a Sunday. The USAF visitors were not unusual, especially for a weekend when Northolt and Bovingdon were closed. As Rocky14 pointed out the Hermes did not have the best safety record with the independants. Airwork lost two in its first months of operations and Britavia fared little better. Sadly it was the era of making do. The Hermes was cheap, airlines preferred the DC-4 but no dollars were available for their purchase.
15/01/1950 G-ALUB HPR1 Marathon 101 departed on Australian sales tour
15/01/1956 56549 Douglas R5D-3 22203 US Navy VR-24 coded RD
15/01/1956 137284 Lockheed WV-2
? US Navy coded TH-7
15/01/1956 42-72566 Douglas SC-54 10670 USAF 67ARS Prestwick
15/01/1956 43-48062 Douglas C-47 13878 USAF 7500ABG Bovingdon
15/01/1956 43-48913 Douglas VC-47 14729 USAF MAAG London
15/01/1956 D-ABEL Vickers Viking 222 Lufttransport Union
15/01/1956 F-DABK Bristol 170 12773 Air Outre Mer to be restored as G-AIFM
15/01/1956 G-AHCV Douglas DC-3 12443 BEA
15/01/1956 G-AHPP Vickers Viking 157 ex BEA for conversion by Eagle
15/01/1956 G-AIKX Airspeed Consul 4354 All Power Transformers
15/01/1956 G-AIME Bristol 170 12795 Air Kruise
15/01/1956 G-AIVB Vickers Viking 215 Eagle
15/01/1956 G-AIVJ Vickers Viking 223 Overseas Avn
15/01/1956 G-AJBN Vickers Viking 240 Eagle
15/01/1956 G-AJXB DH Rapide 6530 Eagle
15/01/1956 G-AKTU Vickers Viking 211 Airwork
15/01/1956 G-ALBO Bristol Britannia 12873 Bristols
15/01/1956 G-ALDA HP Hermes HP.81/2 Airwork
15/01/1956 G-ALDI HP Hermes HP.81/10 Britavia
15/01/1956 G-ALDJ HP Hermes HP.81/11 Britavia
15/01/1956 G-ALDP HP Hermes HP.81/16 Britavia
15/01/1956 G-ALDU HP Hermes HP.81/21 Britavia
15/01/1956 G-ALXM Douglas DC-3 16465 BEA
15/01/1956 G-AMNR Vickers Viking 291 Independent Air Transport
15/01/1956 G-AMWA Bristol 170 13073 Silver City
15/01/1956 G-AMYB Douglas DC-3 16598 Eagle
15/01/1956 G-ANMJ DH Dove 4006 Ferranti Ltd
15/01/1956 G-ANWH Bristol 170 13212 Silver City
15/01/1956 G-ANWI Bristol 170 13213 Silver City
15/01/1956 NX739 Avro Lancaster B.VIII operated by Eagle on MoS photographic work
15/01/1956 T-45 Douglas C-54 7465 Argentine Airforce support aircraft for Viking ferry flights
15/01/1956 T-90 Vickers Viking 294 Argentine AF
15/01/1956 T-91 Vickers Viking 258 Argentine AF
15/01/1956 T-92 Vickers Viking 239 Argentine AF
15/01/1956 T-92 Vickers Viking 239 Argentine AF
15/01/1958 030/4X-FAK Douglas C-47 14350 Israeli Air Force
15/01/1960 141239 Lockheed P2V-7 726-7111 US Navy coded LG-9 VP-18
15/01/1960 G-APII Vickers Valetta C1 302 remains removed to Coleys yard
15/01/1960 G-APIJ Vickers Valetta C1 491 remains removed to Coleys yard
15/01/1960 N28 Douglas DC-3 10243 FAA Frankfurt
15/01/1960 SE-CFC Curtiss C-46 86 Transair Sweden.
Rob