BKS Associated Companies
FLEET HISTORY
BKS ENGINEERING/Survey
| Aircraft Type | Registration | Construction No | Purchased from | Date |
Sold to | Date |
Remarks |
| Anson 1 | G-ALUR | (ex MG471) | Crewsair | May 1952 | ? |
July 52 |
Only Aircraft in service with BKS during May/June 52 |
| Anson 1 | G-ALXB | (ex LV273) | RAF | as F-OAEK | 1955 |
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| Avro 652 Anson | G-ALIH | (ex NL229) | Crewsair | April 1954 | E.K.Cole |
Aug 54 |
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| Avro 652 Anson | G-ALXH | (ex W1731) | Mrs. D Whyham | 27/4/54 | Crashed Guisley near Leeds | 9/4/63 |
Rebuilt to Anson II from Anson I using parts from PH808. First flew as such 18/5/57. Used by BKS Air Survey. |
| Avro 652 Anson | G-AMBE | (ex EG228) | Transair | Aug 1953 | R.G.Oates |
7/10/58 |
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| AS65 Consul | G-AJXE | c/n 5164 | Ministry of Civil Aviation | 29/11/55 | T.D.Keegan | 30/10/56 | |
| AS65 Consul | G-AJXG | c/n 5166 | Ministry of Civil Aviation | 9/55 | Withdrawn from use | 1/60 | |
| Avro 19 Srs 2 | G-APHV | (ex VM360) | ? | 16/8/60 | Survey Flights | 1964 | Used by BKS Air Survey |
| Auster 5 | G-AKWS | 2525 | ? | 1953 | ? |
July 57 | Owned by A.J.Collins :- Trading as Interesting Aircraft Company |
| Auster 4 | G-ALYM | 849 | J A Longmoor | 5/3/54 | G.F.Fox | 1/2/57 | Operated as banner-tower by BKS 1954 to 56 |
| Auster 5 | G-ANFU | c/n 1748 | J A Longmore | 4/54 | Stan Stennet | Sept 1958 | |
| Auster 5 | G-ANEP | c/n 1368 | ? |
Feb 54 |
Destroyed by fire at Dusseldorf | 12/3/54 |
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| Auster 5D | G-ANHX | c/n 2064 Ex TW519 |
R K Dundas | 4/54 |
Glamorgan Aviation | 6/57 |
Now owned by D.J. Baker |
| DH104 Dove 2B | G-ANGE | c/n 04167 | ? |
? | ? |
? |
Crash landed on desert strip in Libya 26/2/64 (no longer in service with BKS ) |
| Piper L4H Cub | G-AIYX | c/n 10993 | ? |
May 53 |
Germany as D-EHAL | Jan 1956 |
Used by BKS Flying Group at Southend 1954. Commissioned during July 1955 to use a Coventry Victor Flying Neptune Flat Four engine for evaluation purposes |
| Fairchild Argus | G-AJRZ | c/n 722 | ? |
Dec 52 |
? |
Sept 55 |
Ex RAF 1947 (FZ782) Reported sold to Ireland in '55 but still at Southend in '59 |
| Gemini 1A | G-AKEG | c/n 6299 | Air Couriers | 7/56 | Balfour Marine Engineering | 1957 |
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| Gemini 1A | G-AMDE | c/n 145 | ? |
4/55 | Withdrawn from use | late '57. |
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| Percival P16 Q6 | G-AEYE | Q20 | ? |
1953 | ? |
Dec 54 | Company Hack |