January 1981. First Scheduled Flights London - Dubai - London
23rd February 1981. The Gambia Atlantic Hotel Commemoration
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14th/15th January 1981. Gatwick - Dubai - Gatwick
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London (Gatwick) - Banjul
23rd February 1981. Sierra Leone First Day of Issue 'Lions and Cubs' Stamps
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Freetown - Banjul - London (Gatwick) and Gatwick - Geneva - Gatwick
17th-18th March 1981. First Scheduled Flight to Salvadore
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17th March 1981. London (Gatwick) - Salvadore
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18th March 1981. Salvadore - London (Gatwick)
25th March 1981. Golden Lion Children's Trust Special Flight from Glasgow; International Year of Disabled People
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Glasgow - London (Gatwick)
1st April 1981. Inauguration of Tartan Express Air Delivery Service
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London - Edinburgh
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London - Glasgow
4th April 1981. First Scheduled Flight to Tangier
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London (Gatwick) - Tangier
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Tangier - London (Gatwick)
6th April 1981. McDonnell Douglas DC10-30 G-BHDI Robert Bruce The Scottish Warrior
15th-16th April 1981. Delivery Flight of DC10-30 G-DCIO
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London (Gatwick) - St. Louis
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15th April 1981 Long Beach - Houston. 16th April 1981 Houston - Gatwick
28th April 1981. Golden Lion Children's Trust Special Flight for Children
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London (Gatwick) - Le Touquet
24th June 1981. First Day of Issue of National Trust for Scotland Stamp
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Houston - Bangor - Prestwick
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London (Gatwick) - Glasgow
3rd July 1981. St. Louis Fair 3rd - 5th July 1981
26th July 1981. Spacepex '81 Houston 25th/26th July 1981
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London (Gatwick) - St. Louis
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London (Gatwick) - Houston
1st August 1981. 10th Anniversary of Scheduled Services between London (Gatwick) and Casablanca
6th August 1981. Mcdonnell Douglas DC10-30 G-BEBL Sir Alexander Fleming The Scottish Challenger
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Gatwick - Tangier - Casablanca - Tangier - Gatwick
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London (Gatwick) - Lagos - Accra
17th September 1981. Golden Lion Children's Trust Special Flight for Children
21st October 1981. Golden Lion Children's Trust Special Flights for Children
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London (Gatwick) Le Touquet
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Gatwick - Shannon - Gatwick
October 1981. First Scheduled Flight to San Juan
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London (Gatwick) - San Juan
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San Juan - London (Gatwick)
November 1981. First Scheduled Flights between London (Gatwick), Douala and Lusaka
December 1981. Delivery Flight of BAC 1-11 201AC G-ASJC/N101EX to Pacific Express
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1st/2nd November 1981 Gatwick - Douala. 2nd November 1981 Douala - Lusaka
7th November 1981 Lusaka - Douala. 7th/8th November 1981 Doula - Gatwick
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10th/11th December 1981 Gatwick - Keflavik - Goose Bay - Bangor