| By Mr Cranfield |
| Civilian owned AS355-F1 operated under contract to the RAF, to replace the VIP-configured Gazelle HCC.4 for communications and VIP transport duties. Its twin engines give it flexibility in routing over urban areas that the single-engined Gazelle had to avoid. There were also commonalities with the Squirrel, already in service.  |
Units | |
| Years | Units | bold : Current base of the Unit |
| 1996/06 | 32 (The Royal) Squadron | RAF Northolt |
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| C/N | Mod | Built | ID In this Organisation | In other Org | |
 | 5327 | as355f1 | 1985 | ZH141: RAF AS355-F1 but ownership retained by OSS/McAlpine Helicop+ |  G-BMCY: McAlpine Aug85-May86 - G-RMGN: May86-Jan93 - G-OILX: Firstearl Ltd Jan93-Feb99, to RAF G-OILX: PremiAir, ex-RAF ZH141, 13feb06 and operated as such wi+ G-VONG: Von Essen Aviation Ltd 04May06 G-VONG: 28sep08 pictured (pic2) at Blackbushe. Dauphin G-DAUF o+ - G-VONG: Airbourne Solutions Nov12-Jul17 Hoban Ltd from Jul17 04aug18 at Knoll House Hotel Studland Dorset |
| 5325 | as355f1 | 1985 | ZJ139: Twin Squirrel HCC.1 ZJ139 from Mar96 but ownership retained + | G-BLRI: McAlpine Aug/Oct 1985 G-NUTZ: Oct85-Mar96, lsd to Lake-Air Ltd, Powersense Ltd and Co+ G-BLRI: Premiair Apr/May 2006 G-BLRI: Von Essen Aviation May06-Jan07 G-VONK: Von Essen Aviation Jan07-Dec11 - G-VONK: Airbourne Solutions from Dec11 | |
| 5303 | as355f | 1983 | ZJ140: AS355-F1. ex G-BKUL (Jul 1983) to G-BWHH (Jan 1984) to G-FFH+ | - G-GWHH: Wimpey Homes Holdings Ltd Jan84-Jan94 - G-FFHI: Ford Farm Helicopters Jan94-Feb96 G-FFHI: McAlpine Feb/Mar 1996, conv to AS355F1 type G-BKUL: Premiair Apr/May 2006 G-VONH: Von Essen Aviation May06-Feb12 G-VONH: Premiair Feb/Nov 2012 G-VONH: London Helicopters Centres Ltd Nov12-Feb14, to Belgium - G-VONH: Apr13-Apr14, sold Eurocopter AS355F-1 1983 - Single Pil+ |
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