Gatwick 21/08

[dylanjg]

The 1028 Southampton Ctrl-Brighton to service was the first chariot of the day, on board an old 377 with no plugs! A 40 minute ride to Havant where I had a 20 min stopover before jumping on a newer 377 where I could finish charging my phone... and head for Gatwick!! Seen at Billingshurst on the way up was GLNAC AW139 on HLE21.

Got to Gatwick around 1300, here's what was noted. Overflifhts are those which include callsigns below.


ECMYB A319 VLG
UZMG A21N EZY
B6549 A332 CCA
TCLTI A21N THY
A7BAS B777 QTR
A6EED A388 UAE
LNNIE B738 NOZ
9HWAY A21N WZZ
ECKHN A320 VLG
9HWAB A21N WZZ
UZHJ A20N EZY
TCSME B738 SXS (Sun Express)
TFICC B39M ICE
EJCK A320 EZY
SERPS B738 NOZ
UZLL A20N EZY
9HSMG A330 Smartlynx ops for Air Transat
UZMF A21N EZY
OEIZQ A320 EZY
EJCE A320 EZY
OEIZQ A320 EZY
EJCH A320 EZY
LNENS B738 NOZ
9HSWM A320 ops BA Euroflyer
9HMLQ A320 ops TUI
EJCG A320 EZY
SXGRA A20N SEH SKY Express
UZMJ A320 EZY
SERTB B38M NOZ
OMGTJ B738 full TUI Cs
EJCI A320 EZY
UZMG A21N EZY
9HMLP A320 TOM ops
UZHR A320 EZY
UZMD A320 EZY
9ACTH A320 CTN
OEIJO A320 EZY
A6EOW A388 UAE
OEICM A320 EZY
SERPU B738 NOZ
UZMF A21N EZY
ECNVQ B738 AEA
SERTB B738 NOZ
EJCA A320 EZY
HBJXR A320 EZS
UZHK A20N
9HSWM A320 BA ops
9HAMJ A320 BA Ops
9HMLZ A320 BA Ops
EJCF A320 EZY
UZMC A21N EZY
UZME A21N EZY
DAIZD A320 DLH
TCMKB B38M CXC
ECNFJ A320 VLG
UZMB A320 EZY
TCLSF A21N THY
UJEB A320 EZY
SPESE B738 ENT
LYMLJ A320 ops for Sun express
UJEA A320 EZY
SERYC B38M NOZ
ECMQB A321 VLG
TCSEZ B738 SunEx
ECMFL A320 VLG
HALXW A321 WZZ
TCTJR B738 Corendon
SERPS B738 NOZ
OEIDX A320 EZY
A6EEC A388 UAE
EJCF A320 EZY
9HWDM A21N
OELSR A20N EZY
OEIZG A320 EZY
HALWN A320 WZZ
OEICM A320 EZY
ECMIR A319 VLG
ECMYB A320 VLG


HSTTA B777 THA911 1257 LHR-BKK
9HQBR B738 RYR4AA 1302 CIA-STN
VTANN B788 AIC128 1304 LHR-BOM
EIHGS B38M RYR8JK 1308 MLA-DUB
HZAK38 B777 SVA121 1342 RUH-LHR
HBJDF A20N SWR4UB 1343 LHR-ZRH
EIHGR B38M RYR7QD 1344 FCO-DUB
YUAPD A319 FSL42V 1358 LHR-BEG
TCLJR B77L THY6552 1359 ATL-IST
DAINO A320 DLH7LC 1414 LHR-MUC
DAING A320 DLH7H 1415 LHR-FRA
TCLTR A21N THY3VN 1423 LHR-IST
N874AN B789 AAL755 1431 CDG-PHL
9HQBD B738 RYR699H 1433 KIR-HHN
HBJDE A320 SWR9JA 1437 LHR-ZRH
SXNEA A20N AEE641 1437 BRS-ATH
DAGWZ A319 EWG30U 1450 LHR-STR
N843FD B77L FDX5038 1450 MEM-CGN
MDMBP LJ45 MDMBP 1500 FAB-WAW
GPCIZ PC12 GPCIZ 1507 DLE-? - Pin in the sky!
A6EVK A388 UAE2 1508 LHR-DXB
DAALN B77L BOX413 1518 ORD-FRA
4KBCV B744F AZG1232 1523 MIA-LUX
EIIGZ B38M RYR75SV 1535 BGY-STN
UZMI A21N EZY26ER 1541 JTR-BRS
9HIMP E35L AXY282S 1542 CEQ-LTN
9HQDU B738 RYR6571 1553 EMA-TSF
4XEDF B789 ELY316 1606 LHR-TLV
9HGKJ A320 TOM9JE 1613 CFU-DUB
DANEO A319CJ KAY57 1622
EIIHG B38M RYR83XP 1635 LBA-BVA
4KJJ888 G550 ESW654 1647 PMO-LTN
SXNAC A21N AEE3LG 1701 LHR-ATH
DAINY A20N DLH8H 1713 LHR-FRA
XAPTR GLF (Showing as CL30 with a pic of a Gulf!!!!!) XAPTR 1721 LIL-YQB
DALFK B77L GEC8225 1723 GDL-FRA
A6EOI A388 UAE79Y 1725 LHR-DXB
TCLOE A332 THY50G 1726 LHR-IST
9HVUH B38M RYR220V 1756 MXP-STN
N706GT B77L PAC243 1759 CVG-LEJ
SERPH B738 NOZ8KB 1801 OSL-OPO
FHZUB A220 AFR34TR 1821 MAN-CDG
HBJDF A20N SWR3YZ 1832 LHR-ZRH
9HVVC B38M RYR69VN 1853

I then got a notification saying my 2109 train has cancelled, current time being 1958 (11 mins before the now last train back to Southampton). A quick dash over to the train station, passed everyone rushing around and somehow managed to make the 2009 back to Southampton. Has taken me the entire journey (literally the next stop is home) to compile this list from multiple FR24 screenshot! 95 new trains today and at a guess 25 aircraft, a good day all in all.

Cheers for reading

Dylan

[howardlgw]

Dylan thanks for posting, I love a Gatwick report. Where did you view from ? Looking at your timings you were unlucky with the Nouvelair which was due in at 19.35 but was delayed to 21.19, it was a first visit by A320 TS-INK ex Saudia HZ-AS44.

Thanks again regards Howard.

[graham]

Great report Dylan, never knew you were into the trains too, that's where I started way back aged 10 or 11 before getting into aircraft when I was 12. Spent many a Saturday along the end of the platforms at Reading General, then we moved to a town in Wiltshire that didn't even have a station.

[dylanjg]

Aug 21, 2023 23:03:43 GMT howardlgw said:

Dylan thanks for posting, I love a Gatwick report. Where did you view from ? Looking at your timings you were unlucky with the Nouvelair which was due in at 19.35 but was delayed to 21.19, it was a first visit by A320 TS-INK ex Saudia HZ-AS44.

Thanks again regards Howard.

Hi Howard, thanks for the reply, I've visited Gatwick twice in the last week or so and both times viewed from the green train Bridge (public foot path) which is about a 5 minute walk from the south terminal, if you go into the car rental car park (Hertz?) And follow it to the back, the bridge will come into view through the trees. Cracking spot however can't see anything on the ground. A lot of the stuff takes off and comes back around anyway so don't miss much.

I saw the Nouvelair was due in, typical that it was put back that much! Cracking frame too as you say. Cheers mate

[dylanjg]

Aug 22, 2023 9:45:52 GMT graham said:

Great report Dylan, never knew you were into the trains too, that's where I started way back aged 10 or 11 before getting into aircraft when I was 12. Spent many a Saturday along the end of the platforms at Reading General, then we moved to a town in Wiltshire that didn't even have a station.

Hi Graham, the trains are a newer thing however always loved them (except when they get canx 🤣). Very lucky with my location having Eastleigh & the works 5 minutes up the road and of course only a couple hrs up to London, I thought why not start collecting them too! 😆. Cheers mate

[graham]

And why not? I remember Saturdays catching the train from Reading to Paddington, we'd buy what was then called a Red Rover ticket which gave you unlimited use of the Tube. We'd always work our way round the termini in a clockwise direction from Paddington - Euston - Kings Cross - St Pancras - Charing Cross - Marylebone - Liverpool St - Fenchurch St - Victoria - Waterloo. That might not be the right order but it was a long time ago. Time permitting, we'd sometimes do Stratford works, never once got stopped or asked what we were doing, can you imagine that these days? Great memories.

[dave]

hi,
i think its a natural progression, mine was car numbers!, trains, (that faded after about 7yrs started work in Crewe works, ah steamers, cabed a few there, and saw a good few scrapped too.) Then onto the airy thingys... which was a lot up market... i used to meet a oldish fella at Sywell at the LAA flyins he did bus numbers!, but collecting made my writing tidier, also more organised, and i saw the countryside, and it kept me off the streets, always look at Gatwick logs but have not been in years since the roof terrace closed, it was my favorite, as Forrest said "its like a box of chocolates etc. so thanks for the logs...
regards,
dave...

[billsamuels]

In all my days, I’ve NEVER made 60 at Gatwick….

That has to be a record!!

😉😂

Well done mate.

Bill

[graham]

I probably did Bill on my first visit from Reading on the train aged 12 or so. All those BEA Comets, BCAL B707s and what was to me the exotic US carriers like Overseas National and Trans International. On the subject of "oldish fellas", there was often a chap at Gatwick whose name if I recall was Arthur Wigman, I believe he lived at Woking and rode a Honda moped. Not wishing to cast aspersions, as he's probably passed by now but even at the tender age of 12 or 13, I was always under the impression that his tendencies were more geared to the male of the species rather than the female.

[billsamuels]

Aug 26, 2023 8:27:06 GMT graham said:

I probably did Bill on my first visit from Reading on the train aged 12 or so. All those BEA Comets, BCAL B707s and what was to me the exotic US carriers like Overseas National and Trans International. On the subject of "oldish fellas", there was often a chap at Gatwick whose name if I recall was Arthur Wigman, I believe he lived at Woking and rode a Honda moped. Not wishing to cast aspersions, as he's probably passed by now but even at the tender age of 12 or 13, I was always under the impression that his tendencies were more geared to the male of the species rather than the female.

Think there were one or two like that at London (Heathrow) Airport too. At the time I didn’t get near them but they were always a little bit suspect…

Bill

[dylanjg]

Aug 25, 2023 8:56:02 GMT billsamuels said:

In all my days, I’ve NEVER made 60 at Gatwick….

That has to be a record!!

😉😂

Well done mate.

Bill

Half of which flew over!! 😝😂