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Abergavenny - The Byre, Hardwick
NP7 9AB  -  51.79614, -2.99045
Believed to be based at this private strip are G-CIMD Pioneer, G-DTOY C42, G-MATB Robin, G-OHJE Pioneer, G-RVIA RV-6 and G-XCIT Pioneer


Ammanford - 2475 Sqn ATC
Pen-y-Banc Road, SA18 3DY  -  51.78736719, -4.00342893
WH739 Canberra B.2 Nose
SOC 27/07/76 as scrapped at 19MU St Athan - f/n 02/86 l/n 03/25
WH739
Picture credit IanG


Cardiff City Heliport - EGFC
Foreshore Road, Cardiff Bay, CF10 4LZ  -  51.4675, -3.1375
Owned by Cardiff Council and operated since 01/07/18 by Wales Air Ambulance.
Cardiff Heliport Website
Regular visitors are the Wales Air Ambulance H145s G-WOBRG-WENU, G-WROL, G-WYDN and G-LOYW.
Based is A109 G-PXMI


Carew Cheriton Control Tower Group
Carew Cheriton, Pembrokeshire, SA70 8SX  -  51.6918, -4.8184
VM325 Avro Anson C.19
Under restoration. Arrived 23/08/05 l/n 12/23
VM325
Picture credit StuC


Cowbridge - Task Force Paintball
1.3 miles WNW of village off A48. CF71 7RQ  -  51.46965419, -3.47850975
XG592 Westland Whirlwind HAS.7
Departed Wales Aircraft Museum, Rhoose by 08/91 where it had arrived in 1978 from Wroughton. f/n 11/95, l/n 03/24
XG592
Picture credit IanG


Dafen, Llanelli
Ty Elusen, Ffordd Angel, Llanelli Gate, Dafen Llanelli, SA14 8LQ
Opened June 2016 as the new HQ of the Wales Air Ambulance. Helicopters operated under contract by Babcock MCS Onshore until late 2023 when contract taken over by Gama Aviation Plc.
Operate four Airbus Helicopters H145s and one reserve, G-WOBRG-WENU, G-WROL, G-WYDN and G-LOYW, based at Dafen, Cardiff Heliport, Welshpool and Caernarfon
G-GDAY Robinson R22 (0676) ex Aberglassney House & ICAT, Rhoose is mounted on a trailer and used as a travelling fund raiser. This was last reported at Welshpool in 09/22.
Also noted here in September 2019 was another promotional Robinson R22 pod, no registration visible or known.
R22
Picture credit Hugh Trainer


Haverfordwest - Welsh Spitfire Museum
7 Bridge St, Haverfordwest, SA61 2AL - Welsh Spitfire Museum Website
G-CFGA/JG668 Vickers Supermarine Spitfire VIII
Supermarine Spitfire LFVIIIc G-CFGA Haverfordwest 22-5-23
Picture credit Chris England


Haverfordwest Airport
Fishguard Rd, Haverfordwest, SA62 4BN - 51.83306, -4.96111
The following were recorded in March 2025, thanks to Alan Boyle.
G-AVJF Cessna F172H Fly Wales
G-BAYO Cessna 150L Fly Wales
G-BGVH Beech 76 Duchess
G-BKMT Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga S
G-BPWR Cessna R172K Hawk XP Fly Wales
G-BTCJ Luscombe 8AE Silvaire
G-CBBP Pegasus Quantum 15-912
G-CDTV Tecnam P2002EA Sierra
G-CECJ Aeromot AMT-200S Super Ximango
G-CECV Van's RV-7
G-CBPR Jabiru UL450
G-FANL Cessna R172K Hawk X Fly Wales
G-FLYK Beech B200 King Air Fly Wales
G-FLYW Beech B200 King Air Fly Wales
G-IANJ Cessna F150K Fly Wales
G-IBBY Jodel D.150 Mascaret
G-IOSI Jodel DR.1051
G-JCIH Van's RV-7A
G-JFRV Van's RV-7A
G-MTZB Thruster TST Mk.1
G-SCOP Socata TB9 Tampico
G-SENX Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II  - Not flown since 2011
G-WINN Stolp SA.300 Starduster Too
N100YY Cirrus SR20
N226WF Cessna F172H
N583CD Cirrus SR22 G2 GTS 


Llangeinor - IrvinGQ
4 miles N of Bridgend - CF32 8PL - 51.57751383, -3.56906253 
35515 SAAB J-35F Draken
Ex GIA at Stockholm-Arlanda. Arrived 17/06/04 via Immingham docks
SAAB J35F Draken 35515 Llangeinor 15-7-21
Picture credit Chris England


Nantgarw - National Museum of Wales Collections Centre
CF15 7QT - 51.56154, -3.26355 
XM300 Westland Wessex HAS.1
Arrived Wales Aircraft Museum, Rhoose from Farnborough 01/07/84, to Welsh Industrial & Maritime Museum, Cardiff Docks 1991, to Nantgarw when the Museum closed in 1998
XM300
Picture credit RichT


New Inn area, Pontypool
Owned by Mark Gauntlet at private location
QA-12 Hunter FGA.78 Cockpit
Ex Qatar AF. Scrapped Bournemouth 10/95, cockpit to Woking 96 and collected from there late 2001/early 2002 - l/n 04/22
XE985 de Havilland Vampire T.11 pod
Moved from Exeter 07/11


RAF Pembrey Sands Air Weapons Range
SA16 0HZ - 51.71292, -4.3102
XR523 Westland Wessex HC.2
Exercise trainer, f/n 04/16, l/n 03/25
XX958/BK SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1
Range target, arrived from Cosford 02/07/19, last noted 03/25
XV372 Sikorsky Sea King HAS.1
Fuselage, exercise trainer, f/n 04/16, l/n 03/25
XX966/JJ SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1A
Range target, arrived from Cosford 12/05/09 l/n 03/25


Pentyrch - Delta Force Paintball Cardiff
Tyla-Morris Farm, Pentyrch, Cardiff, CF15 9QN 
ZD565/IR-404 Westland Lynx HMA.8SRU
Arrived c01/18
ZD565
Picture credit John Bulpin


Pyle - JBT AeroTech
Village Farm Industrial Estate, Pyle, Bridgend, CF33 6NU - 51.52642, -3.68911
BAPC.552/EN398/JE-J Spitfire IX FSM
Unveiled 06/12/13
EN398
Picture credit Geoff Jones


Redberth - Apple Camping Site
Redberth, Pembrokeshire, SA70 8RX - Apple Camping Website
A6-EID Airbus A319-132 (1947)
fuselage sections arrived 2019 from St Athan
N25AG Lockheed Jetstar 2 (5202)
fuselage arrived 2016 from Kemble


Sennybridge Training Area
Active military range, Powys
VZ568 Gloster Meteor F.8
arrived 10/65, cockpit removed 03/19 to Halton for restoration, remainder l/n 10/24
Located at 52.036896, -3.608741 on Range F near the FIBUA area, viewable from 52.029313, -3.631934, looking over the "German Village"


Treforest - University of South Wales
Aerospace Centre, University of South Wales Treforest Campus, CF37 1DL - 51.588816,-3.328106
G-JXTC/PH-KJG BAE Jetstream 3108 (690)
Arrived 08/12/09 by road from Eindhoven l/n 11/15


Whitson, Newport - Upfield Farm
Farm strip - NP18 2PG - 51.55017,-2.93547
Not known if still active


Ystrad Mynach - Coleg y Cymoedd
Twyn Road, Ystrad Mynach, CF82 7XR - 51.634386, -3.241619
G-EFRY Light Aero Avid Flyer Aerobat
seen inside 11/16, no further reports


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