Cotswold / Kemble

Kemble , Wiltshire , England

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Oaksey Park , England 4.9143EGTW
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Hullavington , England 16.8200EGDV
MoD Lyneham , England 18.6166EGDL
Fairford , England 19.0084EGVA



  Cotswold / Kemble


1938 to present

51° 40' 5.15'' N     2° 3' 24.98'' W
Kemble, Wiltshire, England
ICAO: EGBP IATA: GBA
Elevation: 435 feet


Home to RAF 5 MU (a storage unit) between Jun 1938 and Mar 1983. When the base was RAF Kemble, the ICAO code was EGDK.



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  List of units at Cotswold / Kemble




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  Cotswold / Kemble News


H145D3 Flight Simulator in the UK

H145D3 Flight Simulator in the UK

08-Jun-23 - Starspeed, a UK-based helicopter operator and part of the Luxaviation alliance, has selected the German company RS Flight Systems’ FTD3 F-light Line Device simulator for pilot and crew training on the Airbus H145D3 at Kemble Aerodrome in Gloucestershire, UK #simulator
United Kingdom 17th Guimbal G2 Cabri

United Kingdom 17th Guimbal G2 Cabri

14-Mar-16 - Cotswold Helicopter Centre delivered the 17th Guimbal G2 Cabri for the United Kingdom market, handing over the 4th to Helicentre Aviation
15th Guimbal G2 Cabri Arrived in the UK

15th Guimbal G2 Cabri Arrived in the UK

22-Feb-16 - The 15th Guimbal G2 Cabri for a UK customer has arrived in the UK after a delivery flight from the factory in France.
Starspeed Course on Automation

Starspeed Course on Automation

07-Dec-15 - New helicopters are exciting state-of-the-art aircraft, increasingly sophisticated, having a high level of automation. UK based Starspeed Ltd developed a new course, training pilots in this new technology.
Nova Systems to Share H135 with Starspeed

Nova Systems to Share H135 with Starspeed

17-Jul-15 - Based at Starspeed’s Gloucestershire Training facility at Kemble airport, the H135 (EC-135) helicopter will be used by Nova for equipment trials and by Starspeed for charter and training operations.



List of aircraft and events at Cotswold / Kemble


By Date | By Serial | By Model

DatesOrg/TypeUnit
1964-aug-22 Visiting72 Squadron /A HC.2 XR499

1973 RAF Sycamore 4 XG547

1974-dec RN HAS7 XK937

1982-sep-09 67 ARRS UH-1N 69-6606

2001 SA341G G-PAGS
2001-sep SA341G F-GIBU

2002-feb PreservedAerospace Bristol Type 173 XF785
2002-sep-01 HT.3 XX382 / M
2002-sep-01 Wasp G-KAWW / XT781

2003-jun-15 UK Air Ambulances MD902 G-EHMS
2003-jun-15 Wasp XT435 / 430
2003-jun-15 Wasp G-KAWW / XT781

2004-jun-19 CH-47C ZA680
2004-jun-19 RAF CH-47D ZA680
2004-jun-19 CH-47D ZA677
2004-jun-20 SE3130 G-BVSD / V-54
2004-jun-20 Wasp G-BYCX

2005-jun-17 RAF 412EP ZJ234 / S
2005-jun-19 AS350BB ZJ276
2005-jun-19 SE3130 G-BVSD / V-54

2006-jun-18 412EP ZJ708 / K
2006-jun-18 HAS.3 ZD257 / 672
2006-jun-18 HAS.3S ZF563 / 670
2006-jun-18 HM.1 ZH828 / CU
2006-jun-18 MD500E SE-HNZ
2006-jun-18 MD500E G-MRRR
2006-jun-24 206B-3 G-XBOX
2006-aug-20 SA341G G-GAZA

2007-jun-17 CH-47D ZA677 / AF
2007-jun-17 HAS.2 XZ254
2007-jun-17 RN HAS.3S ZF562
2007-jun-17 HC.3 ZJ120 / D
2007-jun-17 MD500E G-RISK
2007-jun-17 SE3130 G-BVSD / V-54

2008-jun RAF CH-47D ZA682
2008-jun-14 AAC AH.1 XX460
2008-jun-14 SA365N2 G-LCPL
2008-jun-15 412EP ZJ703
2008-jun-15 AS350BB ZJ255
2008-jun-15 RAF CH-47D ZA682
2008-jun-15 HAS.2 XZ250 / 635
2008-jun-15 MD500E G-RISK
2008-jun-15 MD500E G-MRRR
2008-jun-15 SE3130 G-BVSD / V-54

2009-jun-19 HAS.2 XZ730 / 632
2009-jun-20 Wasp G-BZPP / XT793/456
2009-jun-21 RAF 412EP ZJ237 / T
2009-jun-21 RAF AS350BB ZJ265 / 65
2009-jun-21 AW109E ZR322
2009-jun-21 RN HAS.3S ZF562 / 645
2009-jun-21 RAF HC.3 ZJ123 / G
2009-jun-21 RAVEN G-RAVN
2009-jun-21 WAH-64 ZJ222
2009-aug-02 SE3130 G-BVSD / V-54

2010-jun-18 HAS.2 XZ697
2010-jun-20 412EP ZJ707 / O
2010-jun-20 MK512 ZJ994 / AC
2010-oct-25 206L-3 G-ODCC

2011-apr-02 EC135P2+ G-KLNK
2011-may-10 A119 N119HH
2011-may-19 206B-3 N8040T
2011-jun-18 702 NAS /642 HAS.3 ZD257
2011-jun-18 HC.3 ZJ120 / D
2011-jun-19 412EP ZJ707 / O
2011-jun-19 HAS.2 XZ722
2011-jun-19 HAS.3 ZD257
2011-aug-03 AS355F G-BPRJ

2012-mar-01 Cabri G2 G-UIMB
2012-mar-05 AS355F G-WDKR

2013-feb-17 BETA II G-CBXN

2014-apr-13 SE3130 G-BVSD / V-54
2014-may-14 Cabri G2 G-UIMB

2015-mar-03 Cabri G2 G-FPEH
2015-apr-21 HT.3 G-BXTH

2016-feb-21 HT.3 G-CBSK
2016-apr A109E G-JRSL
2016-oct-12 430 N430V

2017-jul-27 AH.1 G-ZZEL

2018-mar-28 Starspeed Ltd EC145 M-ALFA
2018-apr-01 Starspeed Ltd EC145 M-ALFA

2020-may-16 MAAC /HLE06 EC135T2+ G-OMAA
2020-oct-14 MD500E G-TRUE
2020-oct-14 Heli Air Ltd RAVEN II G-RULE
2020-oct-15 AS355N 2-CINE

2022-dec-21 Babcock EC135T1 G-NHEM

2023-aug SAS MD902 G-COTH
2023-oct-18 UK Air Ambulances H145 G-LOYW



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