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hiller UH-12E Raven

in united kingdom Fleet Air Arm


Del'd: 21 - 1962 to 1976


   
   

History of this Model in this Organisation:

Known as Hiller HT.2 in Royal Navy service. Most served with 705 Squadron at RNAS Culdrose.
On retirement from the FAA, 14 airframes were sold to commerical operators, of which 6 went to South Africa. Has perfomed best in the crop-spraying role.

Units with this Model in this Organisation:

YearsUnitsbold : Current Base of the Unit
1964/65845 squadronRNAS Culdrose
SG Sembawang
1964706 squadronPortland
RNAS Culdrose
1962/74705 squadronRNAS Culdrose

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Roles of this Model in this Organisation:

Roles
trainer - basic




Construction Numbers of this Model in this Organisation: Help Us    

C/NModBuiltID     In this OrganisationIn other Org

    2199 1962     XS159: Delivered by sea to RNAY Fleetlands 16 Aug 1962. To ZS-HFU 30 Sep 1976. Cancelled 14 Apr 1992. To SX-HCV.
    2208 1962     XS160: De-registered as G-BDOH 7 May 1991. To Germany (marks unknown).
    2216 1962     XS161: To AP-AWQ (1987 ?).
    2253 1962     XS162: 705 Sq/547 by 1967.
    2254 1962     XS163: Saw front line service briefly for 3 weeks in Jun 1964 with 847 Squadron, provided from the Royal Navy pool of airframes.
    2255 1962     XS164: Served briefly with 706 Sq B Flight, before being transferred to 845 Sq/X when it arrived in the Far East in 1964. Usually based at Sibu (WBGS) in Brunei, it crashed into a river in Sarawak in Apr 1965 while with 845 Sq and was w/o.
    2261 1962     XS165: To G-BEFX. Became SX-HEC.
    2262 1962     XS166: To G-BDOI 20 Jan 1976, cancelled 15 Feb 1993. Became HA-MIJ.
    2263 1962     XS167: To ZS-HGW 1 Mar 1977.
    2264 1962     XS168: 845 Sq/Y by Apr 1964. To ZS-HFV 30 Sep 1976.
    2270 1962     XS169: To G-BEFY 5 Oct 1976, cancelled 14 Apr 1992. To SX-HCV.
    2271 1962     XS170: To ZS-HFY.
    2272 1962     XS171:
    2273 1962     XS172: To G-BDRY.
    2280 1963     XS701: Delivered by sea to RNAY Fleetlands. To ZS-HFW, subsequently exported from South Africa (destination / date ?).
    2289 1963     XS702: Delivered by sea to RNAY Fleetlands.
    2290 1963     XS703: Delivered by sea to RNAY Fleetlands. To G-BDFO, de-registered 20 Nov 1990.
    2291 1963     XS704: Delivered by sea to RNAY Fleetlands.
    2292 1963     XS705: Delivered by sea to RNAY Fleetlands. To G-BDYY, to EI-BCA, to G-BDYY cancelled 7 Apr 1987. Became SX-HCD.
    2299 1963     XS700: Delivered by sea to RNAY Fleetlands. To ZS-HFX 30 Sep 1976.
    2300 1963     XS706: Delivered by sea to RNAY Fleetlands. To G-BEDK 5 Aug 1976, registration cancelled 6 Mar 1999.
    21 C/N found in this Organisation




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