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time, one of the helicopters in storage at Bournemouth-Hurn
was registered again into the British Civil Aviation Authority
register.
The Griffin helicopters were mainly used by 60(R)sq at RAF
Shawbury, but at any given moment two or three examples
were assigned to the SARTU at RAF Valley. Initially the SARTU
operated under control of 60(R)sq, but it was re-numbered to
202(R)sq on 29 April 2016.
ZJ234 36144 ex C-FZLM, to G-BWZR (reg 06dec96/canx
24apr97), del 10apr97, used by 60(R)sq with code S, wfu 28mar18, std
Bournemouth-Hurn since 28mar18.
ZJ235 36151 ex C-FZNF, to G-BXBF (reg 28jan97/canx
22aug97), del 29apr97, used by 60(R)sq with code I, wfu 21mar18, std
Bournemouth-Hurn since 21mar18, to G-BXBF (reg 05apr18).
ZJ236 36145 ex C-FZLN, to G-BXBE (reg 28jan97/canx
28may97), del 16may97, used by 60(R)sq with code X, wful 26mar18, std
Bournemouth-Hurn since 26mar18.
ZJ237 36156 ex C-FZVV, to G-BXFF (reg 22apr97/canx
14jul97), del 04jul97, used by 60(R)sq with code T, wfu 26mar18, std
Bournemouth-Hurn since 26mar18.
ZJ238 36162 ex C-GAFF, to G-BXHC (reg 22may97/canx
05aug97), del 04jul97, used by 60(R)sq with code Y, wfu 26mar18, std
Bournemouth-Hurn since 26mar18.
ZJ239 36125 ex N6282C, C-FZXD, to G-BXFH (reg 23apr97/
canx 10sep97), del 20jan97, used by 60(R)sq with code R, wfu 19mar18,
transported by road from RAF Valley to Bournemouth-Hurn on 19mar18
and placed in storage.
ZJ240 36163 ex C-GAIE, to G-BXIR (reg 24jun97/canx
13oct97), del 05oct97, used by 60(R)sq with code U, wfu 20mar18, to
Cobham Helicopter Academy at Newquay-Cornwall Airport on 20mar18
ZJ241 36164 ex C-GAIG, to G-BXIS (reg 24jun97/canx
06nov97), del 03nov97, used by 60(R)sq with code L, w/o 09aug16 while
assigned to 202(R)sq at RAF Valley. Force landed on Yr Aran mountain top
in Snowdonia due to tail rotor failure. A single soldier was present on this
mountain top, while four military staff and a single civilian were on board of
the helicopters. All were able to evacuate to safety but the helicopter caught
fire and burned to destruction.
ZJ242 36095 ex N2291Q, XA-SYM, N2291Q, to G-BXDK (reg
17mar97/canx 04dec97), used by 60(R)sq with code E, wfu 20mar18, to
Cobham Helicopter Academy at Newquay-Cornwall Airport on 20mar18
ZJ707 36297 ex C-GADQ, N30338, to G-CBUB (reg 22jul02/
canx 01may03), del 01may03, used by 60(R)sq with code O, wfu 28mar18,
std Bournemouth-Hurn since 28mar18
ZJ708 36301 ex C-GLYY, to G-CBVP (reg 02sep02/canx
13may03), del 01may03, used by 60(R)sq with code K, wfu 28mar18, std
Bournemouth-Hurn since 28mar18.
Hawk T1
It goes beyond the scope of this article to list all Hawk T1
aircraft used by the RAF, or even the ones used over time by
4FTS at RAF Valley. The final squadron to use this version
of the Hawk in the Advance Fast Jet training role was 208(R)
sq. This unit was disbanded on 22 May 2016. This ended the
usage of the Hawk T1 in this role.
Jetstream T2
In total sixteen Jetstream T2 aircraft were used by the British
military. Given the scope of this article, we will list the details
and fate of the final eight aircraft remaining on strength with
750NAS at RNAS Culdrose during the last years of service.
XX476 216 Used by 750NAS with code CU-561 from 12dec78
until 15mar11, wfu 15mar11, std RNAS Culdrose until sold and shipped to
Hermeskeil (Germany) where it arrived on 21jun11.
XX478 261 Used by 750NAS with code CU-564 from 16feb79
until 15mar11, wfu 15mar11, std RNAS Culdrose until sold to Everett Aero
Ltd and shipped to Sproughton on 03jun11, i/a Woodlands Campus, Solihull
College at Solihull since 22sep15.
XX481 251 Used by 750NAS with code CU-560 from 26oct78
until 15mar11, wfu 15mar11, std RNAS Culdrose until sold to Everett Aero
Ltd and shipped to Sproughton on 24may11, shipped to Piet Smedts at
Baarlo (The Netherlands) in feb15.
XX484 266 Used by 750NAS with code CU-566 from 03apr79
until 15mar11, wfu 15mar11, std RNAS Culdrose until sold to Everett Aero
Ltd and shipped to Bentwaters in jun11, shipped to Italy in sep11 for usage
as i/a with San Carlo IT at Quinzano (Verona).
XX486 265 Used by 750NAS with code CU-569 from 05jun79
until 15mar11, wfu 15mar11, std RNAS Culdrose until sold to Everett Aero
Ltd and shipped to Sproughton on 16may11, transported to their Bentwaters
location on 03dec13, exported to Vilnius (Lithuania) for usage as i/a.
XX487 269 Used by 750NAS with code CU-568 from 22may79
until 15mar11, wfu 15mar11, std RNAS Culdrose until shipped to Barry
Technical College at Cardiff for usage as i/a on 17jun11.
ZA110 248 Used by 750NAS with code CU-563 from 30apr82
until 29oct10, wfu 29oct10, std RNAS Culdrose until sold to Everett Aero
Ltd and shipped to Sproughton on 19may11, shipped to Aberdeen Airport
during the last months of ’12, used for fire service training purposes.
ZA111 211 Used by 750NAS with code CU-565 from 05oct82
until 15mar11, wfu 15mar11, i/a SFDO at RNAS Culdrose since mar11.
Tucano T1
This type is still on strength with 72sq (1FTS) at RAF Linton-
on-Ouse and it will remain so until the T-6C Texan II is taken
on charge by the RAF. The following aircraft were reported
operational since January 2018:
ZF135, ZF139, ZF140, ZF145, ZF171, ZF172, ZF204,
ZF239, ZF243, ZF244, ZF264, ZF289, ZF317, ZF342,
ZF348, ZF379, ZF407, ZF417, ZF485, ZF515.
Also still active should be the following aircraft. All were
Strange... If you apply a military serial and roundel on an aircraft it suddenly becomes interesting for a lot of spotters. Normally a military
spotter won’t photograph a Cessna 182 but give it serial PG-364 and add some Argentina markings and it will even be published in Scramble
Magazine. (Córdoba, 26 March 2018, Leonard van Teeffelen)
