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XV303 Lockheed Hercules C.3A (4271) ..arrived 22/10/13 as "Reynard 2" ..moved to Twin Peaks apron 09/15 for maintenance by Cascade Aviation ..re-registered C-FNUL 16/11/15 to I.M.P Group Ltd ..departed 22/11/15 to CYYT/St.Johns as UL303

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RAF Hercules XV303 and XV214 registered as C-FNUL & C-FNUM on November 20, 2015 departed as 'UL303' & 'UM214' to Canada and onward for Mexico.
 
Special Forces Support Group

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A unit of the British Armed Forces. The SFSG is the newest addition to the United Kingdom Special Forces. It was formed officially on 3 April 2006 to provide specialist infantry and other support to the Special Air Service, the Special Reconnaissance Regiment and the Special Boat Service on operations.

A tri-service unit, the major element of the SFSG is 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA), reinforced with a company strength group of the Royal Marines.

Specialists from the RAF Regiment also form part of the SFSG's strength.

The SFSG may provide extra firepower from land or air to fulfil their mission.

The SFSG also act as the hunter force during the SERE phase of the UKSF Selection; in addition, the SFSG also have a rotating company group trained in Counter Terrorism (CT) to support the on-call SAS or SBS squadrons on CT rotation.

The Ministry of Defence does not comment on special forces matters, therefore little verifiable information exists in the public domain.


VN-A190 Boeing 737-4H6 ..fuselage only arrived late May/early June 2013 from Kemble

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VN-A190 Boeing 737-400 fuselage ex Jetstar Pacific in use as a training aid at St Athan

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International Air Response 2015

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International Air Response (IAR) is a global provider of specialized aerial services. Founded in 1976, the company owns, maintains, and operates a large fleet of Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft. IAR provides safe, efficient, and effective emergency and non-emergency aerial services to a wide variety of government and private sector clients around the world.

IAR solutions include:
  • Aircraft Wet Lease (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, & Insurance)
  • Aircraft Dry Lease (Aircraft Only)
  • Personnel Support (Operations, Training, Flight Crew, & Maintenance Technicians)
  • Aircraft Support (Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul, Modification, & Upgrade)
International Air Response is licensed to operate globally with subsidiaries in Singapore, United Kingdom, and Australia. IAR is a registered US Federal Government contractor.

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Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) is a British firm specializing in managing oil spills. The company was founded in 1985 and employs about 300 people at nine locations. Shareholders are all major oil companies such as BHP Billiton, Chevron Corporation, Eni, ExxonMobil, Petronas, Saudi Aramco, Royal Dutch Shell, Statoil and Total.

N121TG Lockheed C-130A Hercules (3119) ..arrived 01/11/14 from Cardiff, on oil spill response duties.

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N121TG C-130A Hercules Cardiff Airport 17/09/15
 
Dragon Aircraft Engineering

Based in Hangar 385.

We don't know when the Company started or when the aircraft arrived.

The following were believed to be present in 09/14:

CS-ARI Robin HR.100-210 Safari ..fuselage
CS-DAI OGMA DHC-1 Chipmunk T.20 ..dismantled
CS-DAJ OGMA DHC-1 Chipmunk T.20 ..dismantled
(CS- ) ? DHC-1 Chipmunk ..grey primer, under restoration
G-AOS? de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 ..rear fuselage, silver
WB645/8218M de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 ..fuselage, no cockpit
unmarked DHC-1 Chipmunk ..grey primer
unmarked de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 ..red/white

Also thought to have been with the Company, arriving in March 2013 from South Africa via Felixstowe docks, were the remains of:
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 were stored in containers and have since departed.

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CS-DAI Feb 27, 2005 at Coimbra - LPCO, Portugal, ex Portuguese Air Force 1340.​

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Also thought to have been with the Company, arriving in March 2013 from South Africa via Felixstowe docks, were the remains of:
ZS-APD de Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth (8163)

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de Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth c/n 8163 ZS-APD. Fly-past at the Baragwanath Air Show on 18 October 1952. The show celebrated the 25th Anniversary of The Johannesburg Light Plane Club

Photograph: Sunday Times
Caption to the above image in the Sunday Times newspaper, 19 October 1952, reads:

Thrilled By Air Display. Road Traffic Controlled From the Air. A plane flies over a section of the crowd of 25,000 which saw one of the finest air displays ever held in the Union, when the Johannesburg Light Plane Club celebrated its 25th anniversary at Baragwanath airfield, near Johannesburg, yesterday. Crack aerobatic pilots thrilled the spectators with a magnificent exhibition of flying. Although the crowd was a record one, the traffic was well controlled from the air - the first time in South Africa such vehicle control methods were adopted.
 
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DH.87B Hornet Moth8117ZS-AKGDH.87B Hornet Moth c/n 8117 [CofA 5871 issued 14.4.37 To Mrs W Carrick]. Regd 30.11.37 to Mrs W Carrick. Impressed as SAAF 1591 3.40. To 15 AD [3.41]. To 4 AD 21.3.41-[9.44]. To 61 Squadron [11.44-4.45]. To 15 AD [5.45]. Sold 7.45. Regd ZS-AKG. Regn cld as sold Rhodesia 10.50. Regd VP-YIW 6.9.51. Regd (53) to SFE Marnie, Kumalo. Regd in South Africa as ZS-DIH 10.9.53 to L Geary & JH Aiken, Stamford Hill. Badly damaged on landing Durban 11.10.54. Regd 6.58 to DS McCall & AC Campbell, Pietersmaritzburg. Regd (8.68) to PR Viljoen, Roodebank. Regn cld 10.72. Regd ZS-ROY 3.73 to Roy J Watson, Baragwanath. On rebuild [93] by RA Meyer, Gallo Manor.

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Registration: ZS-DIH Construction Number: 8117 Model De Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth Operator: Private Airport: Johannesburg - Baragwanath (FASY), South Africa Date Taken: 1973
 
Horizon Aircraft Services (formally Hunter Flying Ltd)

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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 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 in 2015
 
ACCIDENT REPORT

DHC-1 Chipmunk 22A, G-ARMF, 19 June 1996

AAIB Bulletin No: 8/96 Ref: EW/G96/06/27 ​

Category: 1.3

Aircraft Type and Registration: DHC-1 Chipmunk 22A, G-ARMF

No & Type of Engines: 1 De Havilland Gipsy Major 10Mk2 piston engine

Year of Manufacture: 1951

Date & Time (UTC): 19 June 1996 at 1055 hrs

Location: Top Farm, Croydon, Royston, Hertfordshire

Type of Flight: Private

Persons on Board: Crew - 1

Passengers - 1

Injuries: Crew - Nil Passengers - Nil

Nature of Damage: Damage to both wings, left tail plane, rear fuselage, left main landing gear and tail wheel

Commander's Licence: Airline Transport Pilot's Licence

Commander's Age: 73 years

Commander's Flying Experience: 13,344 hours (of which 751were on type) Last 90 days - 2 hours Last 28 days - 1 hours

Information Source: Aircraft Accident Report Form submitted by the pilot

The aircraft was undertaking some local flying from Top Farm airstrip using the grass Runway 24, dimensions 900 x 24 metres.
A circuit was flown with a touch and go landing, followed by a climb to2,500 feet for a practice forced landing from overhead the airfield.
The pilot kept the approach deliberately high, side slipping off the excess height on final approach.
The touchdown was made slightly to the right of the runway centre line and the aircraft commenced a swing to the right.
The right wing contacted a crop of rape at the edge of the runway, causing the aircraft to ground loop into the crop.
The semi-span of the Chipmunk is 5.23 metres.
 
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Date:19-JUL-2015
Time:16:14
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Silhouette image of generic TOUR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different

AESL Airtourer 115/T2
Owner/operator:Private
Registration:G-AZRP
MSN:529
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage:Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Category:Accident
Location:Tower Farm, near Cathedine, Brecon Beacons, Powys, Wales -
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Phase:Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Shobdon, Leominster, Herefordshire (EGBS)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: AAIB
Narrative:

According to contemporary press reports:

"An 81-year-old man has been airlifted to hospital after a small aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in the Brecon Beacons in Powys.
Emergency services were called to the incident near Cathedine in the Brecon Beacons, Powys, at 16:13 BST on Sunday.
A Welsh Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the man was taken to Swansea's Morriston Hospital with minor injuries.

Mid and West Fire Service sent two crews from Brecon and one from Crickhowell to the scene.

The pilot was the only person on board the aircraft."
 
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UPDATE: Per the following summary from the official AAIB report into the accident

"The pilot reported that he completed normal pre-flight checks and departed from Shobdon in CAVOK conditions. Following some sight-seeing near Llangorse, he commenced a full-throttle climb towards 2,000 feet. Approaching that altitude, and without any warning or rough running, the engine stopped. Restart checks had no effect.

The low height, and the aircraft’s relatively poor glide performance, meant that the options available for a forced landing were limited to sloping fields of small acreage. The pilot attempted to execute a forced landing into the most suitable one, but the aircraft stalled from a low height, with the flaps up, into the field before the one he had chosen.

The aircraft sustained substantial damage in the impact, and was damaged beyond economic repair. The pilot suffered serious injuries. There was no fire. No cause of the engine failure was identified; 40 litres of fuel was drained from the intact fuel tank after the accident and checks of the spark plugs and magnetos found no faults. In the CAVOK conditions pertaining, flight at a higher altitude, and remaining within gliding range of fields suitable for a forced landing, could have improved the outcome of the engine failure".

Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Substantial" damage. As a result, the registration G-AZRP was cancelled by the CAA on 25-1-2016 as "destroyed"

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