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Previously
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Model |
Notes |
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Fouga
CM170 Magister |
Based
with the French Air Attache until late 1976 |
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Pembroke C1 WV740 in
60sqn colours, a regular visitor to Northolt for many years, illustrates
the standard colour scheme of the later years of it's service. This aircraft
is still flying in civil hands and is available for airshow display.
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The following
aircraft were at one time based with 207 Sqn:
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Model |
C/No |
Noted |
Notes |
| WV735 |
Pembroke
C1 |
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1976 |
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| XL929 |
Pembroke
C1 |
P.66/87 |
1976 |
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Two
Pembrokes, XF799 and XL954 were stored here in the early 1990's:
XL954
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18/05/90, became N4243C and departed to White Waltham 05/04/91.
XF799
arr
16/05/90, became N4372C and departed to White Waltham 06/04/91.
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XF799 mentioned above
wore a non-standard colour scheme
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Civil
Registered Aircraft
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The
following civil registered aircraft have been based at Northolt in recent
years, whether under MOD contract or owned by based personnel.
| Registration |
Type |
C/No |
Notes |
| G-ATFY |
Cessna
F.172G |
0199 |
Based
during the 1970's |
| G-BHNK |
Jodel
D120A |
243 |
Arr
21/10/80, last noted 5/5/81 |
G-BUFM
G-OAKA |
BAe31
Jetstream |
640 |
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*** This
aircraft operated regular MOD week-day charter flights from April 1995
to March 1998, firstly to Wildenrath and then to Gutersloh when the former
base closed, taking over a route that had previously been flown by 32sqn
Andovers until their retirement from service. Very occasionally another
Jetstream aircraft was substituted due to heavy maintenace.
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Air
Swift operated Jetstream 31 G-BUFM first visited on 23/3/95 using c/s 'SWF408'
on what was presumably a proving flight. The main flights began on 3/4/95
when 'FM departed as 'SWF400'. They then operated regularly on weekdays
in the series 'SWF400-407', departing at 1700 local and returning around
0900 the next morning, each flight having it's number incremented by 1
until the '407 arrived on a Friday morning. The aircraft then either
stopped for the weekend, departed to Manchester for maintenance or to various
airfields to operate charters for it's operator over the weekend, returning
Monday PM in time to operate the '400. These positioning flights
used a flight number suffixed 'P'.
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On
the demise of Air Swift, Air Kilroe acquired the aircraft and the contract,
re-registering it G-OAKA over the weekend of 13/14th July 1996 returning
on 15th as 'AKL02P'. The '400' series flight number sequence
remained the same as before although the Air Kilroe 'AKL' prefix was assumed.
The flights continued until 27th March 1998 when 'KA arrived as 'AKL407'
and finally departed to Manchester as 'AKL05' after three years of regular
service.
The
service was apparently halted as it was seen by some as a 'duty free' run
for the privileged few.
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following table lists some of the other aircraft that have been based at
Northolt over the years, although full details are not known:
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0-51133
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Douglas
C-47
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early
1960's
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3rd
AF
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0-77214
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Douglas
C-47
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early
1960's
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3rd
AF
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0-48913
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Douglas
C-47
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early
1960's
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3rd
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