Del'd: 21 - 1962 to 1976

Hiller UH-12E Raven
in
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm






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.



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  Units


YearsUnitsBase
1964/65845 NASRNAS Culdrose
MY Nanga Gaat closed 1966
SG Sembawang
1964706 NASPortland Heliport
RNAS Culdrose
1962/75705 NASRNAS Culdrose



List of Aircraft


C/NBuiltID     In this OrgIn other Org
2199 1962 XS159 Delivered by sea to RNAY Fleetlands 16 Aug 1962. 705Sq/531 by Oct 1962, 706Sq/Y ...
2208 w/o 1991 1962 XS160 RN Hiller HT.2 type; 1975 to G-BDOH
- G-BDOH: from Dec75 to May91, ex XS160
- D-HTIM: w/o 15jun91 at Minheim, Germany
2216 1962 XS161 To AP-AWQ (1987 ?).
2253 w/o 1974 1962 XS162 705 NAS / 534 by Nov 1962, 705 NAS / 547 by 1967.
2254 1962 XS163 Saw front line service briefly for 3 weeks in Jun 1964 with 847 Squadron, provid...
2255 w/o 1965 1962 XS164 Served briefly with 706Sq B Flight, before being transferred to 845Sq/X when it ...
2261 w/o 1991 1962 XS165 RN Hiller HT.2 type; 1976 to G-BEFX
- G-BEFX: 1978-1987; ex XS165, to SX-HEC
- SX-HEC: ex G-BEFX, to SX-HEC
w/o 09sep91 in Greece
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 RNAY Fleetlands by Nov 1962; 705 Sq /540 by Feb 1963; NASU Culdrose (storage) ...
- ZS-HFV: To ZS-HFV 30 Sep 1976.
2270 1962 XS169 To G-BEFY 5 Oct 1976, cancelled 14 Apr 1992. To SX-HCV.
- G-BEFY: ex XS169, to G-BEFY
- SX-HCV: ex G-BEFY
2271 1962 XS170 RN Hiller HT.2; 1976 to ZS-HFY
- ZS-HFY: reg Sep76, ex XS170
2272 1962 XS171 RN
2273 w/o 1984 1962 XS172 RN Hiller HT.2; 1976 To G-BDRY
- G-BDRY: from 1976, ex XS172; w/o 1984
2299 1963 XS700 Delivered by sea to RNAY Fleetlands. To ZS-HFX 30 Sep 1976.
2280 1963 XS701 RN Hiller HT.2; d/d by sea to RNAY Fleetlands; 1976 ZS-HFW
- ZS-HFW: from sep76, ex XS701
2289 1963 XS702 Delivered by sea to RNAY Fleetlands.
2290 1963 XS703 RN Hiller HT.2; d/d by sea to RNAY Fleetlands; 1975 to G-BDFO
- G-BDFO: from 08jul75 to 20nov90, ex XS703
CoA expired Apr 1984, cabin only with Alpha Aerotech at...
2291 1963 XS704 Delivered by sea to RNAY Fleetlands.
2292 1963 XS705 RN Hiller HT.2; d/d by sea to RNAY Fleetlands; 1976 To G-BDYY
- G-BDYY: from 24may76, lnd EI-BCA; canc 07apr87
- EI-BCA: 1976-nov78, rtn
- SX-HCD: ex XS705, G-BDYY
Athens Aviation
2300 1963 XS706 Delivered by sea to RNAY Fleetlands Nov 1963. Final Hiller HT.2 delivered to R...
- G-BEDK: To G-BEDK 5 Aug 1976 with Helicopter Exporters, CoA exp...
Cabin only with Alpha Aerotech at Chilbolton by Mar 199...
2273 w/o 1984 1962 XT172 FAA on static display Farnborough Airshow 1968
- G-BDRY: from 1976, ex XS172; w/o 1984

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