G-BYVW/VW (05/12)
Picture credit Richard Peckham
G-BYWA/WA (05/12)
Picture credit Richard Peckham
G-BYWD/WD (05/12)
Picture credit Richard Peckham
634 Volunteer Gliding Squadron - Vigilant T.1 - c/s "VGLxxx"
ZH209/UQ (04/12)
Picture credit Paul Hughes
ZJ962/SK (04/12)
Picture credit Richard Peckham
Defence Support Group - Large Aircraft Business Unit
Located in "Twin Peaks" (moved from the "SuperHangar" late 2010), carries out VC-10 deep maintenance. Closed March 2012.
Movements from/to Brize Norton are (Serial, Type, Arrived, Callsign - Departed, Callsign):
XV107/X C.1K 19/10/09 Ascot 870 - 08/03/10 Ascot 876
XV102/T C.1K 05/11/09 Ascot 846 - 23/02/10 Ascot 878
XV101/S C.1K 23/02/10 Ascot 878 - 03/03/10 Ascot 839
ZA148/G K.3 26/02/10 Tartan 51 - 13/04/10 Ascot 876
XR808/- C.1K 02/03/10 Ascot 878 - 05/08/10 Ascot 875
XV104/U C.1K 06/04/10 Ascot 845 - 20/07/10 Ascot 878
ZA147/F K.3 05/07/10 Ascot 871 - 07/12/10 Ascot 847
ZA150/J K.3 15/07/10 Tartan 44 - 24/08/10 Ascot 855
ZD241/N K.4 13/08/10 Ascot 852 - 23/08/10 Ascot 863
XV106/W C.1K 20/08/10 Ascot 861 - 13/12/10 Ascot 847
XV101/S C.1K 10/12/10 Ascot 872 - 31/01/11 Ascot 853
XV108/Y C.1K 24/01/11 Ascot 875 - 05/04/11 Ascot 878
ZD241/N K.4 07/03/11 Ascot 873 - 13/06/11 Ascot 878
ZA149/H K.3 26/05/11 Ascot 873 - 19/07/11 Ascot 842
ZA148/G K.3 18/07/11 Ascot 869 - 03/10/11 Ascot 845
ZA147/F K.3 29/07/11 Ascot 859 - 30/08/11 Ascot 851
XR808/R C.1K 09/09/11 Ascot 845 - 09/11/11 Ascot 845
ZA150/J K.3 02/11/11 Ascot 851 - 19/01/12 Ascot 878
XV106/W C.1K 03/11/11 Ascot 876 - 05/12/11 Ascot 845
ZA147/F K.3 16/01/12 Ascot 843 - 23/02/12 Ascot 876 ..the last VC-10, and probably the last military a/c to be serviced at St.Athan
71 (Inspection & Repair) Squadron, 42 (Expeditionary Support) Wing
Did have some airframes for structural repair training, but probably no longer. The unit is planned to move to Wittering in April 2013.
XX254 Hawk T.1 cockpit (10/08)
163205 AV-8B cockpit (10/08)
South & East Wales Police Air Support Unit
http://twitter.com/helicops
Based in the SouthWest corner of the airfield is their Bond-operated helicopter, Eurocopter EC.135T2 G-WONN "Police 32"
Picture credit StuC
Hunter Flying Ltd
http://www.hunterflyingltd.co.uk/
Moved in from Exeter in December 2011. Based in the two hangars nearest St.Athan village.
801 Hunter T.66B centre fuselage section ..may have arrived c.01/12
G-BNPH/WV740 Pembroke C.1 (05/12) ..arrived 04/05/12
Picture credit StuC
G-BVGH/XL573 Hunter T.7 ( 04/12 ) ..arrived 15/12/11
Picture credit Paul Hughes
G-BWFT/XL602 Hunter T.8M ( 04/12 ) ..arrived by road 16/01/12
Picture credit James Thomas
G-BXAV Yakovlev Yak-52 ( 04/12 ) ..arrived 19/01/12
Picture credit James Thomas
G-BXFI/WV372/R Hunter T.7 ( 04/12 ) ..arrived 27/01/12
Picture credit James Thomas
G-BYCT L-29 Delfin (04/12) ..arrived by road 22/02/12
Picture credit StuC (at North Weald)
Now in its new colour scheme 20/05/12, Picture credit Keith Morgan
G-BZNT L-29 Delfin (04/12) ..arrived by road 16/02/12
Picture credit James Thomas
G-BZSE/WV322/Y Hunter T.8B (04/12) ..arrived by road 21/03/12
Picture credit StuC (at Waddington 07/10)
G-CERK Van's RV-9A (04/12) ..arrived 02/02/12
Picture credit Mark Pearce
G-DELF L-29 Delfin (04/12) ..arrived by road 17/02/12
Picture credit James Thomas
Now in its new colour scheme 20/05/12, Picture credit Keith Morgan
G-DLFN L-29 Delfin (05/12) ..arrived by road 24/05/12
Picture credit James Thomas
G-EGHH/J-4083 Hunter F.58 (04/12) ..arrived by road 07/03/12
Picture credit James Thomas
G-GAII/XE685/VL-861 Hunter GA.11 (04/12) ..arrived 27/01/12
Picture credit James Thomas
G-KAEW/XL500 Gannet AEW.3 (04/12) ..arrived by road 04/02/12
Picture credit StuC
G-OUGH/JA-74/62-IV Yakovlev Yak-52 ( 02/12 ) ..arrived 16/01/12
Picture credit James Thomas
G-PRII/XG194/N Hunter PR.11 (04/12) ..arrived 15/12/11
Picture credit Paul Hughes
G-PSST Hunter F.58A (04/12) ..arrived 15/12/11
Picture credit Paul Hughes
G-YAKC Yakovlev Yak-52 (04/12)
Picture credit Keith Morgan
G-YAKE Yakovlev Yak-52 ( 02/12 ) ..arrived 01/12 ex G-BVVA re-reg 04/05/12
Picture credit James Thomas
G-YAKF Yakovlev Yak-52 (02/12) ..arrived 01/12
Picture credit James Thomas
G-YFUT Yakovlev Yak-52 (02/12) ..arrived 19/01/12
Picture credit James Thomas
RA-01611 L-29 Delfin (04/12) ..arrived 12/04/12 by road
Picture credit James Thomas
N2401Z PA-23-250 Aztec F (04/12)
Picture credit Keith Morgan
Airliners
VP-BLG B.737-528 (25233) Donavia arr 24/03/12 as DNV9801 from Rostov-on-Don for parting out by eCube Solutions LLP
Picture credit StuC
VP-BLF B.737-528 (25232) Donavia arr 31/03/12 as DNV9801 from Rostov-on-Don for parting out by eCube Solutions LLP
Picture credit StuC
OE-LNM B.737-6Z9 (30138) Austrian Airlines arr 05/04/12 from Vienna as AUA1471 for parting out by eCube Solutions LLP
Picture credit StuC
OE-LNL B.737-6Z9 (30137) Austrian Airlines arr 15/05/12 from Vienna as AUA1471 for parting out by eCube Solutions LLP
Picture credit Richard Peckham
Others
Stored next to the old Harrier running pad is the fuselage of a Eurofighter. This is non-flying Major Test Item JP098, used for wing attachment box trials by EADS Munich. It arrived at St.Athan in late 2003 and was at first stored by the Battle Damage Repair Training School before passing to the NDT School. Last noted 11/11, gone by 15/12/11.
Picture credit Richard E Flagg
Harrier GR.3 XZ993 (ex JARTS). Privately owned and thought to be hangared Southside. Last noted 08/09
Picture credit Richard E Flagg
Noted for the first time in April 2011, parked in the UWAS hangar, was Bulldog T.1 G-CBAN/XX668/I. This is registered to an owner with a Bristol address but the Certificate of Airworthiness expired on 21/05/10. We have not recorded it arriving or flying from here.
Picture credit Richard Peckham
