Paris Airshow 1973

[keithh]

I recently had a chance to have a couple of beers with my old school mate Graham,(of admin fame!), and he asked me if I could find the log from our trip to Paris in 1973 as he had lost some old logs. Rather than PM him, I thought that I would post it on here in case any members might be interested so here goes.
We arrived at Luton to log the following
2/6/73
I-VICT P68 Victor
G-AWWL HS125
G-ASWT Aero 145
G-ATGJ Dove
G-AZKM B720B
G-AZNX B720B
G-AYFN Vanguard
Soon it was time to board our aircraft, Monarch Britannia G-AOVG, for our flight to Orly.
Orly
CN-CCG B727
F-BPJV B727
N695WA B727
TU-TAL DC10
Le Bourget 
N2A Goodyear Airship
5-204 F27
F-WUAB A300
N748WA B747
I-AGUQ Agusta  A109
F-BCEV Caudron
F-BUJC Rallye 
F-BUJB Rallye 
F-BULB Rallye
F-BSBT Rallye
F-BULL Rallye
CCCP 87659 Yak 40
CCCP 77102 Tu144
5R-MHC King Air
HB-LGL P68 Victor
I-SIGN P68 Victor
I-PROM Procaer F15
F-WSQV Robin Tiara
G-BALF Robin DR 400 (sure I've seen this mentioned on this forum before!)
F-BTZR Robin HR 100
F-WUQB Robin HR 200
F-WSQS Robin HR 200
F-BTLJ Wassmer 52
F-BUNE Rallye
F-BULF Rallye
F-BULJ Rallye
I-SINY Siai S208
I-SJAW Siai S205
F-BULY Rallye
F-BULD Rallye
I-VIZO Caproni Vizzola Calif
D-EIDD Fuji Subaru
N331PN Navajo P
N7680L Navajo
N55025 Cherokee 180
F-BTYS Bonanza
G-BAPS Campbell Cougar
F-BUEU Cessna 172
F-BUED Cessna 172
F-WLIN Cessna 337
F-BUBY Cessna 150
N4333G McCulloch Autogyro
OH-AKA Lake Amphibian
YR-ELT IAR Allouette 3
YR-ISB IAR 24
YR-BNG Islander
F-ZBAY Canadair CL 215
F-BUFK Cessna 310
F-WLIP Cessna 337
N21131 Cessna 172
N5085Q Cessna 402
YR-MDA IAR 26 
N10632 Cessna 177
F-BSEG Agusta Bell 206
F-WTMB Mercure
OK-SKC LET Turbolet
F-WRNZ Corvette
F-WUAS Corvette
F-WSOU Falcon 10
F-WAMD Falcon 30
CF-CST Twin Otter
I-CBIE Pegaso 
F-BTLZ Wassmer
F-BTLE Wassmer
G-AZWZ McCulloch Autogyro
I-AGUN AB 206
I-AGUP AB206
I-AGUZ AB206
I-SJAP Siai SF 260
F-BUIL Enstrom F28
N579CC Citation
D-BABC VFW 614
SE-FLM Aero Commander 112
F-BTDS Cessna 340
D-EALM Aquator P300
D-HDAX Bo105
HB-FGE Pilatus Porter
D-CORY Hansa Jet
D-HHTM Skytrac
G-BATZ Islander
N9161N Shrike Commander
D-EHXG Aero Commander 112
F-WSOY Fournier RF 8
G-BAWF BAC Strikemaster
F-BUDD CAP10
F-WTSA Concorde
N9224N Shrike Commander
F-OCNS Puma
FWKQA Puma
CCCP26188 Kamov Ka28
CCCP27208 Mil Mi8
G-VTOL Harrier
N5B Citation
PH-ZBF Fokker F28
I-AGUL Agusta A109
4X-CJK Westwind
Orly
F-BSUX Beech 99
N28888 B747
ET-AAH B720
F-BTDV Beech 99
F-BTOB Caravelle
F-WUFQ Transall
F-BPNH Fokker F27
F-BTOC Caravelle
VP-BDF B707
F-BUFF Caravelle
F-BTOP Beech Duke
F-WKQD Puma
F-BRUD Allouette 3
OH-LYC DC 9
SU-AVY IL 62
F-BTOE Caravelle
7T-VEB B727
F-BTOD Caravelle
F-BRSP PA23 Aztec
OO-CMB DC8
F-BOLF DC8
CCCP86685 IL 62
It was time to return to Luton where the only thing logged was,
G-AXOY Vanguard
Not a bad haul for a day trip and it was great to fly in a Brit. Hope this helps Graham

[graham]

That's fantastic Keith and what a great surprise!! Many thanks indeed, and I remember that trip as if it were yesterday.

[lordevanelpuss]

Was that the one with the unfortunate 'Concordski' accident?
Not wishing to make any light of the incident if it was.
I do wish we had Russian involvement at Farnborough in those days. I must admit to enjoying the 'Blackbird' at the following year's Farnborough though.
Re G-BALF. I know I've mentioned it as a Popham sighting somewhere recently. I think that being a Paris salon exhibit knocks that into a cocked hat, much as it pains me to say it!!
Well done sir!

[graham]

BALFy does get around a bit M'Lud, she sometimes buzzes Devizes..... The TU-144 crash was the day after we visited

[davidallum]

100% certain that I was on this trip as well Graham.

[graham]

I'm 100% certain you were too Dave.

[keithh]

The Tu 144 definitely crashed the following day. I also flew Monarch to Paris four years later on Boeing 720B G-BCBA, flying to Beauvais and onwards by bus. I'm sure some of you guys were with me then too.

[zoot horn rollo]

I went to Paris for the 73 show. We routed
Day 1 Edinburgh-Salmesbury-Birmingham-Oxford-LHR
Day 2 Fairoaks - Redhill-LGW-
Day 3 Calais- plus various small light fields.
Day 4 LBG.
Day 5 Orly, Toussus, Guyancourt, St Cyr.
Day 6 Reims, Kokside, Grimbergan, Brussels
Day 7 Antwerp, Southend, Woodbridge, Bentwaters, Mildenhall, Lakenheath, Alconbury, Wyton and home..

The highlight was the visit to Kokside where the Belgian AF had masses of F-84 and C-119 in storage. What made it even sweeter was we met an Edinburgh spotter in the Brussels youth hostel who had seen only 5 of the 49 F-84s. He had to go back after his visit to LBG wand then his motor bike broke down. How we laughed...

[graham]

Just re visiting this oldish thread and hadn't realised until just now that G-BALF was at the 73 Paris Show, so I looked in my old CAMs and found BALF in the 74 edition , listed as still owned by Avions Robin at that time. By 76 she was owned by the Headcorn Flying School, in the 77 CAM she was owned by F A Spear at Panshangar where she stayed until 94 when she was acquired by C G Gray. By 95 she was owned by a N A Smith until 2002 when she was acquired by our very own White Bear Mr G Wasey.