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Scramble 468
accident near Musa Qala (Afghanistan) on 4 September
2008. It was transported back to Great Britain where, after
damage assessment, it was placed in storage at Wattisham. In
November 2017, the fuselage was transported to 1710NAS at
Portsmouth where it is used for ground instruction purposes.
Gazelle AH1
XW865 SAA ex MPSU 1119 feb18
ZA766 7Regt Conv Flt ex MPSU 1808 mar18
ZB667 std EGOS ex std MPSU 1941 feb18
ZB669 SAA ex MPSU 1950 mar18
ZB679 SAA. ex 7Regt Conv Flt 1982 feb18
ZB692 SAA ex 7Regt Conv Flt 2007 mar18
Squirrel HT2
ZJ243 std EGHH ex 670sq/43 2945 mar18
ZJ244 std EGHH ex 670sq/44 3026 mar18
ZJ245 std EGHH ex 670sq/45 3028 mar18
ZJ249 std EGHH ex 670sq/49 3040 mar18
ZJ250 std EGHH ex 670sq/50 3047 apr18
ZJ253 std EGHH ex 670sq/53 3052 mar18
ZJ254 std EGHH ex 670sq/54 3055 mar18
On 21 March 2018, ZJ252/52 left AAC Middle Wallop for
Newquay-Cornwall Airfield, leaving only ZJ246/46 and
ZJ248/48 remaining with 670sq.
Wildcat AH1
ZZ383 1Regt ex WST 502 feb18
ZZ388 1Regt ex WCM 486 feb18
ZZ391 1Regt ex Leonardo 489 jan18
ZZ392 1Regt ex WST 490 feb18
ZZ393 1Regt ex WCM 491 feb18
ZZ398 1Regt ex WST 471 feb18
ZZ400 std EGVP ex DCTT 462 jan18
ZZ406 1Regt corr not WST 476 feb18
ZZ521 1Regt ex WCM 528 feb18
ZZ526 1Regt ex WCM 533 mar18
Squirrel HT2
ZJ243/43 670sq ex DHFS/43 2945 feb18
Fleet Air Arm (NY)
On 29 March 2018, a ceremony was held as RNAS Culdrose
during which 829NAS was de-activated. The squadron was
absorbed into 814NAS which took over the duties, staff and
equipment of 829NAS.
Hawk T1W
XX239/- 736NAS ex 100sq/CI 312075 mar18
Merlin HM2
ZH837 EGDM ex MDMF 50074 feb18
ZH840 MDMF ex 820NAS 50085 feb18
ZH842 824NAS ex QinetiQ 50091 feb18
ZH856 820NAS ex MDMF 50147 jan18
ZH857 MDMF ex 824NAS 50151 feb18
ZH860 814NAS ex 820NAS 50164 feb18
ZH864 EGDM ex MDMF 50179 feb18Reportedly, ZH837 and ZH864 are undergoing modifications
by QinetiQ.
Merlin HC3
ZJ119/C 845NAS ex 846NAS/C 50075 feb18
ZJ123/G 846NAS ex 845NAS/G 50129 feb18
ZJ124 Leonardo ex 845NAS/H 50133 jan18
ZJ128 Leonardo ex 846NAS/M 50153 nov17
Merlin HC3i
ZJ130/O 846NAS ex MDMF 50169 feb18
ZJ132 MDMF ex 846NAS/Q 50177 feb18
Merlin HC4
ZJ120/D Leonardo ex QinetiQ/D 50083 nov17
Sea King ASaC7
XV656 std Gosport ex 849NAS/185 WA644 feb18
XV697 std Gosport ex 849NAS/(1)81 WA668 jan18
Wildcat AH1
ZZ386 847NAS ex WCM 505 feb18
ZZ408 847NAS ex Leonardo 478 jan18
Wildcat HMA2
ZZ413 825NAS ex Leonardo 483 mar18Ministry of Defence (MoD)
MAR reports a name change in their March 2018 edition. The
aircraft and helicopters at QinetiQ Boscombe Down now fall
under the QinetiQ Air Fleet (QAF). This includes the aircraft
assigned to the Empire Test Pilot School (ETPS).
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G-ETPG QAF del 28feb18 8476 feb18United Kingdom Military Flying Training System (UK MFTS)
As expected a lot of changes took place recently within the
United Kingdom military flying training organization. Over
the last years several new aircraft and helicopters were
delivered. Of course this also resulted in various others being
retired or returned to the civil aviation register. Especially the
month of March saw a lot of changes since Ascent and Affinity
officially assumed training responsibility for respectively
helicopter and fixed wing pilots as of 1 April 2018.
UK MFTS Background & Structure