Cardiff International Airport Update

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G-DELF Aero L-29A St Athan 22/05/13 sold and departed 23/05/13 to Hungary in a revised scheme​

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Arriving in March 2013 from South Africa via Felixstowe docks for long term rebuild in the UK were:

ZS-APD de Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth (8163)
ZS-ROY de Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth (8117)
ZS-UKX Bellanca 14-13-3 (1633)
all three are stored in containers

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de Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth & Bellanca 14-13-3
 

Wednesday 26/01/2022​


Cardiff IAP ..runway in use 30

ArrivedDepartedFrom/ToFlt No(s) Callsign(s)Type Identity Comments
08:5008:50Bournemouth/Bournemouth BLD23Blackadder 23 BE76G-BZNNTraining
10:5010:50Oxford/Oxford OXF16Oxford 16PA34G-OXFATraining
11:5714:03Valley-Pembrey/Pembrey-Valley VYT28VYT 28HAWKZK011
13:4614:19Liverpool/BirminghamBEE45T/46T Jersey 45T/46T DH8DG-JECXTraining
14:3015:02Belfast/BristolN498YYC525N498YY
14:5714:57Bournemouth/BournemouthGCTSHDA40G-CTSHTraining
15:2015:38Gloucester/GloucesterAOS02Aeros 02DA42G-SUEMTraining
16:4817:04Oxford/OxfordLDG16Edge 16DA42G-XDEATraining
18:0518:37Gloucester/GloucesterAOS54Aeros 54P28AG-CJLITraining
 
Going to take you back in time to 2014............

St.Athan residents 2014​


The following were present in 2014. Those without a departure date were still here on 31/12/14.

University of Wales Air Squadron - callsign "UAWxx"

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G-BYVW/VW Grob G.115E Tutor

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Royal Air Force/Marshall Aerospace

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Operation formed in 2013 to store/dispose of the remaining C-130K Hercules C.1/3 fleet and associated spares/GSE.
Based in the "Superhangar".

XV177 Hercules C.3 ..arrived 29/10/13 as "Reynard 1"

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Last Lockheed C-130K Hercules Aircraft Fly into Retirement​


This photo is of XV177 the last ever departure of RAF C-130K Hercules aircraft from RAF Brize Norton, as they flew into retirement.

The Lockheed C-130K Hercules tactical transport aircraft, together with the C-130J variant, was the workhorse of the RAF’s Air Transport (AT) fleet and, until it's retirement on 29th October 2013, was based at RAF Brize Norton, in Oxfordshire, where it was operated by Nos. XXIV, 30 and 47 Squadrons.

The C-130K C1 and C3 aircraft were used primarily to carry troops, passengers or freight and were capable of carrying up to 128 passengers, or 20 tonnes of palletised freight or vehicles, for up to 2000nmls. The freight bay could accommodate a range of wheeled or tracked vehicles, or up to seven pallets of general freight. In the aeromedical evacuation role either 64 or 82 stretchers could be carried, depending on the mark of aircraft and the stretcher configuration.

Since 1967, this aircraft provided the UK with the ability to move equipment and personnel globally on both military and humanitarian operations. Its true strength, however, lay in its superb ability to operate at the tactical 'intra-theatre' level.

Water salutes have been used to mark the retirement of a senior pilot or air traffic controller, the first or last flight of an airline to an airport, the first or last flight of a type of aircraft, as a token of respect for the remains of soldiers killed in action, or other notable events.
 
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