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Cardiff International Airport Update
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Going to take you back in time to 2012............
St.Athan residents 2012
The following were present in 2012. Those without a departure date were still here on 31/12/12.
University of Wales Air Squadron - callsign "UAWxx "
G-BYVW/VW Grob G.115E Tutor
G-BYWA/WA Grob G.115E Tutor
G-BYWD/WD Grob G.115E Tutor
634 Volunteer Gliding Squadron - callsign "VGLxxx "
ZH209/UQ Grob Vigilant T.1
ZJ962/SK Grob Vigilant T.1
South & East Wales Police Air Support Unit - callsign "Police 32 "
G-WONN Eurocopter EC.135T2
South & East Wales ASU EC135T2+ G-WONN St Athan 31/03/12
71 (Inspection & Repair) Squadron, 42 (Expeditionary Support) Wing
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Did have Hawk cockpit XX254 and AV-8B cockpit 163205 for structural repair training, both last noted 10/08 and probably long gone. The unit is planned to move to Wittering in 2014.
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XZ183 Lynx AH.7 ..first noted 03/13 but "
been here for about 6 years "
Horizon Aircraft Services (formally Hunter Flying Ltd)
Moved in from Exeter in December 2011 and are based in one of the hangars nearest St.Athan village.
They provide hangarage and maintenance support to the
Red Star Rebels and based private a/c and carry out long/short term maintenance/restoration work.
Renamed in 10/13.
The following are aircraft on restoration, maintenance and storage only.
801 Hawker Hunter T.66B centre fuselage only ..arrived c.01/12 ..stored
801 Hunter T.66B Fuselage, Hunter Flying 01/10/12
G-BKGM /
HB275 /
KP110 Beech D18S (Expediter 3NM) ..arrived 11/12/12 for maintenance/repaint by HFL
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G-BMFG Dornier Do-27A-4 ..arrived 20/08/12 from Seething for maintenance by HFL ..departed 02/11/12 to Hawarden
G-BNPH /
WV740 Percival Pembroke C.1 ..arrived 04/05/12
G-BRFC /
WP321 Percival Sea Prince T.1 ..arrived 28/05/12 by road for restoration
G-BVEZ /
XM479 BAC Jet Provost T.3A ..arrived 15/10/12 for maintenance by HFL
G-BWFT /
XL602 /
VL Hawker Hunter T.8M ..sectioned fuselage/wings, arrived by road 16/01/12, stored
G-BWGL /
N-321 Hunter T.8C ..visited 07/02/12 to 01/06/12
G-BXFI /
WV372 /
R Hawker Hunter T.7 ..arrived 27/01/12 ..departed 26/07/12 to North Weald
G-BZSE /
WV322 /
Y Hawker Hunter T.8B ..arrived by road 21/03/12 ..departed 14/11/12 by road to North Weald
G-CBAN /
XX668 /
I Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1 ..first noted 04/11 in UWAS hangar. CofA expired 21/05/10 with a Bristol owner. Moved to HFL 08/12 for restoration.
G-CERK Van's RV-9A ..arrived 02/02/12 from Cardiff ..departed 24/07/12 to Swansea
G-DACA /
WF118/569 Percival P.57 Sea Prince T.1 ..arrived by road from Charlwood 05/09/12
G-EGHH /
J-4083 Hawker Hunter F.58 ..arrived by road 07/03/12, stored
G-FFOX /
WV318 Hunter T.7B ..present for maint 27/10/12 to 15/12/12
G-GAII /
XE685 /
VL-861 Hawker Hunter GA.11 ..arrived 27/01/12 ..departed 25/05/12 to HHA at Scampton
G-KAEW /
XL500 Fairey Gannet AEW.3 ..arrived by road 04/02/12, under restoration to fly
XL500 G-KAEW Gannet AEW.3 Hunter Flying 23/07/12
G-OUGH /
JA-74 /
62-IV Yakovlev Yak-52 ..arrived 16/01/12
G-STNR Yakovlev Yak-52 ..arrived ??/12, restored by HFL ..departed to Swansea, date uknown
G-YAKC Yakovlev Yak-52 ..arrived early 2012
G-YAKC Yakovlev Yak-52 Hunter Flying 21/04/12
G-YAKE Yakovlev Yak-52 ..arrived 01/12 ex
G-BVVA , re-reg 04/05/12
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