Del'd: 30 - 1973 to 1997

Aerospatiale SA341D Gazelle HT.3
in
united kingdom Royal Air Force








List of Aircraft


C/NBuiltID     In this OrgIn other Org
1024 1973 XW852 hcc.4 RAF HT.3 built by Westland; 1979 CFS/E; conv HHC.4 for 32 squadron; to 9331M, ...
1050 1973 XW855 RAF Gazelle HT.3 built by Westland; assigned to CFS/RAF Ternhill; 1976 conv to ...
1089 1973 XW858 C RAF HT.3; to civ G-DMSS
- G-DMSS: ex RAF XW858
- G-ONNE: March 2012 based at Steeple Bumpstead Essex - private s...
noted at Duxford, still in RAF training colour schme an...
noted at Thruxton in white paint scheme with black / wh...
noted at North Weald
noted at Duxford
1104 1973 XW862 D RAF HT.3
MW Helicopters G-CBKC: MW Helicopters at Stapleford Tawney -Oct04
noted at Stapleford, in dark blue and silver flash colo...
- G-CBKC: private UK Oct04-Jun10
- G-EZZL: Regal Group UK from Jun10
noted at Sywell, in dark blue colour scheme with silver...
1120 w/o 2015 1973 XW866 E RAF HT.3; to civ G-BXTH
- G-BXTH: ex RAF XW866; Flightline Ltd at Southend-On-Sea 1998-20...
Sep12 believe it is owned by a Farmer in the Dumfries a...
noted at Cardiff.
noted at Kemble.
Mannifest Live Ltd from Aug14
noted hangared at Blackpool.
at Blackpool
w/o 16jul15 crashed Abbeyshrule, Ireland
1146 1973 XW870 9299M F RAF type:HT.3; 2008-2011 XW870/F (9299M) Manston Fire School (FSCTE)
1191 w/o 2008 1974 XW898 G RAF Gazelle HT3; to civ G-CBXT
- G-CBXT: pictured (pic2) at Weston-Super-Mare Helidays 2008
w/o 01nov08 near Langley Hill Farm, Winchcombe, Glouce...
1199 1974 XW902 H RAF Gazelle HT.3 built by Westland.; 1994 18Sqn./H; 1995 18Sqn./H
- G-CGJY: private, Feb10-Dec13
- G-RBIL: private, from Dec13
noted at Church Fenton, in white / silver / dark blue ...
noted at Jersey.
noted at Birmingham.
01apr17 flown over Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK
01feb18 landed on private helipad, Hebden Bridge
17jul18 07:40 Hs spotted head south over Honley and Hol...
Headed up to Aberdeen and returning south again
8:56 AM flew over Southam Warks
North Wingfield. Flew Southwards mid morning, returned ...
noted at Duxford
noted at Denham
Swinton Park Hotel, North Yorkshire
Landed in the Ambleside/Rydal area
landed and took off an hour later from Springhead AFC c...
Flew over Shelf and Hipperholme near Halifax. Hovered o...
1213 1974 XW906 J RAF HT.3
- G-CMFK: ex XW906; reg to the Gazelle Squadron
1228 w/o 2001 1974 XW910 K RAF HT.3; to civ G-BXZE
- G-BXZE: ex RAF XW910; w/o 03sep01
1244 w/o 1983 1974 XX374 L RAF HT.3; 1979 as L in Central Flying School (CFS) RAF Shawbury; 2FTS w/o 20apr8...
1272 1974 XX382 M present at 1984 Air Show
steven atherton G-BZYB: now in private hands was ex RAF XX382 mike
reg to Aerocars Ltd, Hungerford.
re-reg to Gazelle Flying Group, Tadcaster.
noted at Halfpenny Green.
- UR-CSAG: ex G-BZYB
noted in red / silver colours at Berdyansk.
cancelled from Ukrainian register.
1314 w/o 1981 1975 XX396 N noted at Greenham Common Airshow.
1344 1975 XX406 P RAF HT3 built by Westland; 1997 2FTS /P; 19?? wfu/stored; 2002 to civ G-CBSH
London Helicopter G-CBSH: ex RAF XX406; 2002 as G-CBSH; 2004 to ALLTASK Ltd
from 2004 ALLTASK Ltd
effectively in open storage at Rochester, still wearing...
noted at Bourne Park in RAF training colour scheme.
1727 1978 XZ930 Q RAF HT.3 noted in store at RNAY Wroughton
Royal Navy XZ930: 2000 to HMS Sultan, Gosport for ground instruction; 25m...
25Jul13 seen back at HMS Sultan on trailer
at RAF Coningsby during the Close Air Support exercise
pictured (pic2) guarding the Vulcan Gate at HMS Sultan
1728 1978 XZ931 R RAF HT.3; 1980 CFS/L; 2001 wfu
- N931XZ: Rotor Leasing at Las Vegas, NV Dec01-Dec13
noted at Grand Prairie, in RAF training colour scheme.
private at La Quinta, CA Dec13-May15
noted in Durban, SA, still wearing US reg.
- ZU-HGZ: South Africa from May15
reg to Sapphire Blue Trading (Pty) Ltd.
noted at Virginia heliport.
Oct19 private at Ultimate heliport in Midrand, South Af...
1734 1978 XZ932 S RAF HT.3 noted in store at RNAY Wroughton
- 3D-HGW: Swaziland, to G-CBJZ
MW Helicopters G-CBJZ: MW Helicopters Ltd at Stapleford Aerodrome Feb02-Apr03
- G-CBJZ: Golden Europe Jet Deluxe Club Ltd at Stuttgart, Germany...
noted at Sion, in dark blue/black colours with gold hig...
noted at Lelystad, in gloss black with gold highlights ...
noted at Hamburg.
noted at Hamburg
noted at Erfurt, on what looks like a busy day for this...
noted departing Damyns Hall for Lydd
1735 1978 XZ933 RAF HT.3 built by Westland f/f 16jun78, d/d 17jul78
- G-CGJZ: private from Feb10
1736 1978 XZ934 RAF HT.3; noted in store at RNAY Wroughton
London Helicopter Centres G-CBSI: London Helicopter Centres Ltd Jun02-May03
- G-CBSI: private from May03
noted at Northrepps, still in RAF marks of white / grey...
noted at Nutfield, in white / grey with blue cheek line...
noted at a nightshoot at Abingdon.
noted at Bourne Park.
noted at Northrepps
pictured with Gazelle Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton durin...
09sep16 at a private house in Nuffield Marsh Lane betwe...
noted at Old Warden Fly Navy 2017 event.
noted visiting Weston with 4 other Gazelles.
, in the static display at RNAS Yeovilton 2019
Derbyshire, Over Ilkeston, no transponder
noted at Sandown, still in RAF colours
Great Lines, Chatham. On display at Great Lines militar...
1742 1978 XZ935 hcc.4 RAF HT.3; 1984 HCC.4 type for 32 squadron; as 9332M G.I. DCAE Cosford by 2004 s...
Ministry of Defence (MoD) XZ935: to DCAE Arborfield
At SAAE (DCAE) Arborfield, UK by
noted at DSEME Lyneham, with gearbox and main rotor hea...
noted minus engine and main rotors at DSEME Lyneham
sold to Witham Autos
- G-CMFO: ex XZ935; reg to the Gazelle Squadron Display Team
1743 w/o 2014 1978 XZ936 Gazelle HT.3 built by Westland; to MoD Empire Test Pilots School (ETPS) at RAF...
Ministry of Defence (MoD) XZ936: 13-14 July at Fairford
pictured at RNAS Portland
ETPS (Empire Test Pilots School); jul91 still ETPS
13+14jun92 ETPS
ETPS./6 homebase
noted on Salisbury Plain in Raspberry Ripple colour sch...
ETPS at Boscombe Down
QinetiQ XZ936: noted on Salisbury Plain
Jun11 still with ETPS at MoD Boscombe Down
w/o after tail was cut off by main rotors, during engi...
1746 1978 XZ937 ht.3 Not used by RN. Conv to Gazelle HT.3 and del to RAF.
Royal Navy XZ937: RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland f/f 18aug78, d/d 25se...
noted in store at RNAY Wroughton
MW Helicopters G-CBKA: MW Helicopters Feb02-Oct07
- G-CBKA: private from Oct07
noted at Breighton, in overall blue colour scheme.
with the gazelle display team at Pembrey Airfield
noted landing at Mildenhall.
noted departing Long Marston. Also noted at Duxford in ...
noted at Pattles Grove Farm, Suffolk
noted landing at Honington.
noted in morning landing at Benson.
noted at Duxford
noted landing at Elstree.
noted landing at Shobdon.
over flight Royston Herts North Hertfordshire
noted in pearlescent purple finish at Shobdon
1791 w/o 1980 1979 ZA801 I RAF HT.3 built by Westland; CFS RAF Shawbury; w/o crashed at Chetwynd airfield ...
1792 1979 ZA802 W RAF HT.3; 1984 CFS/W; to civ G-CBSJ
- G-CBSJ: ex RAF ZA802; to G-HOBZ
- G-HOBZ: ex G-CBSJ
to London Helicopter Centres, Redhill.
re-reg to S E Hobbs (UK) Ltd, London
noted in RAF training colours minus titling, at Alicant...
- G-VOIP: ex G-HOBZ; to private owner, Southampton.
re-reg to private owner, Banchory.
noted at Lydd.
noted at Alicante.
noted at Bourne Park in gloss purple paint finish.
noted at Perth.
noted at Bourne Park
re-reg to private owner, Brentwood.
re-reg to private owner, London.
re-reg to C3 Property Consulting LLP, Hartlepool
noted at Nottingham heliport in gloss purple overall co...
noted in metallic purple colours at Wellesbourne
noted at Breighton
1793 1979 ZA803 X RAF HT.3 built by Westland, to civ 9Q-CMF
- 9Q-CMF: Congo DR, ex RAF ZA803
noted as an Air Ambulance at Temploux.
- ZU-RMJ: ex 9Q-CMF; reg to Sheziphase P/L.
1794 1979 ZA804 RAF; 2FTS at Airforce days 1993 Eindhoven
1905 1982 ZB625 N RAF HT.3
Westland ZB625: 1st Gazelle of a second batch built at Oldmixon. ff Apr...
QinetiQ ZB625: QinetiQ by 2010
noted at Deptford Down with QinetiQ titles.
Ministry of Defence (MoD) ZB625: MoD ETPS at Boscombe Down by 2011
primarily used by the ETPS.
noted at Liskeard.
- G-TSTR: The Gazelle Squadron Display Team Ltd Jun19-Oct20
Nova Aerospace Ltd from Oct20
noted at Thruxton, marked as ZB625 in dark blue paint s...
pictured at RIAT 2022

1906 w/o 2002 1982 ZB626 L RAF HT.3; to civ G-BZDW
- G-BZDW: ex RAF ZB626; to 3D-HVW
back from 3D-HVW; w/o 26nov02
- 3D-HVW: ex G-BZDW
noted at Stapleford.
noted at Duxford.
1914 1982 ZB627 A RAF HT.3 built by Westland
London Helicopter Centres G-CBSK: London Helicopter Centres Ltd Jun/Dec 2002
- G-CBSK: Knoland Aviation Dec02/Nov06
Falcon Flying Group from Nov06, RAF livery
pictured (pic3) at Thruxton
noted at Throckmorton with Gazelle Squadron.
11jul14 picture at RIAT 2014 with G-ZZLE
noted at a nightshoot at Abingdon in RAF training colou...
noted at RAF Northolt.
as /ZB627 in red/white livery seen at Cotswold Airport...
noted at Bourne Park in RAF training colours marked as ...
Attended 50th anniversary fly-in at Middle Wallop, pain...
noted visiting Weston, with 4 other Gazelles.
took part in 2018 Weston Air Festival
over Bleadon, Somerset around Noon and now heading into...
noted at Old Warden
1915 w/o 1993 1982 ZB628 V 2 FTS / V by May 1984
2010 w/o 2003 1982 ZB629 hcc.4 RAF HT.3; 1984 HCC.4 type with 32 squadron
London Helicopter Centres G-CBZL: London Helicopters Centres Jan/May 2003
- G-CBZL: Armstrong Aviation from May03
w/o 22nov03 after hitting a power cable at a private la...

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