Detailed history and photos of helicopter Aerospatiale SA341D Gazelle HT.3 Serial 1914 Register G-CBSK ZB627 used by London Helicopter Centres ,Royal Air Force RAF Track service timeline and current status.

By Al Henderson

By Neil Randell

Aircraft History

Royal Air Force
ZB627
		RAF HT.3 built by Westland
		Jun02 to civ G-CBSK
1984-05	A	A EGOS	2 FTS 2 FTS / A by May 1984 2FTS
1985-07-13	A	B EGVA	IAT 1985 13-14 July at Fairford 2FTS
1987-09-02	A	C Aberffraw Common	Accident left hand side cockpit perspex destroyed in bird strike. Emergency landing at Aberffraw Common. Repaired. 2FTS
1991-07-25		D EGVO	with 7Sqn in green cammo at RAF Odiham during families day 7 Squadron

1992-11-06	A	D EGVO	noted at Odiham.
1993-06-05		E EGVN	noted at Brize in green camouflage paint scheme. 7 Squadron
1996-06-08		F EGXJ	as 2FTS /A at Cottesmore 2FTS

G-CBSK
London Helicopter Centres
		London Helicopter Centres Ltd Jun/Dec 2002
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		Knoland Aviation Dec02/Nov06
		Falcon Flying Group from Nov06, RAF livery
2009-02-27		G EGHO	at Thruxton

2014-06-07	A	noted at Throckmorton with Gazelle Squadron.
2014-07-11		B EGVA	11jul14 picture at RIAT 2014 with G-ZZLE RIAT 2014
2015-05-02	A	H EGUD	noted at a nightshoot at Abingdon in RAF training colours and marked ZB627.
2015-10-08		I EGWU	Nightshoot noted at RAF Northolt.
2016-02-21		J EGBP	as /ZB627 in red/white livery seen at Cotswold Airport (Kemble, Glos)
2016-03-05	A	K Bourne Park	noted at Bourne Park in RAF training colours marked as ZB627
2017-04-08	A	L EGVP	Gazelle 50th Anniversary Attended 50th anniversary fly-in at Middle Wallop, painted as ZB627 /A.
2017-06-17	A	M EGFI	noted visiting Weston, with 4 other Gazelles.
2018-06-23	A	N Weston Beach Gardens	2018 Weston Air Festival took part in 2018 Weston Air Festival
2020-07-15		over Bleadon, Somerset around Noon and now heading into North Devon
2022-07-03	A	O EGTH	noted at Old Warden
2024-06-09		P EGWC	with Gazelle Squadron noted at Cosford, returned to its overall olive drab paint scheme, with 7 Sq markings
2024-07-13		L EGVP	noted in olive drab overall colours with RAF 7 Sq markings at Middle Wallop

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G-CBSK ex ZB627 (UK)

Aerospatiale SA341D Gazelle HT.3

Aircraft History

ZB627

Royal Air Force

G-CBSK

London Helicopter Centres

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