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29 (BATUS) Flight 29 Flt Part of
5 Regiment, AAC
Renamed as 29 (BATUS) Flight on 1 Sep 2001, from
AAC BATUS Flight . Operates Gazelle AH.1 in support of exercises (eg CASEVAC, Range Safety) on the extensive ranges in the Suffield area.
The units airframes carry their side codes on the doors, which may explain why they seem to change so often.
Models
29 Flt List of helicopters
C/N Version Built In this Org In other Org f.9523 w/o 1979 ah.1 1964 XR601 : w/o 26 Aug 1979 after tail rotor severed by main rotor following heavy lan+ 1119 ah.1 1973 XW865 5D : 29 (BATUS) Flt /5D, noted at Calgary Intl on 5 Jul 2009 5C : 29 (BATUS) Flt /5C, noted at Calgary Intl on 24 Jul 2009 1177 w/o 1982 ah.1 1974 XW896 : AAC AH.1; 29Flt w/o 11jun82 at Suffield training area, Alberta, Canada 1691 ah.1 1977 XZ340 : 29 (BATUS) Flt /(5B), noted at Calgary Intl on 13 May 2009 : noted having completed extensive maintenance, at Middle Wallop, ready for + : in Boscombe Down undergoing maintenance for the Batus reg in Canada 1800 ah.1 1980 ZA731 C : BATUS Flt / C by May 1984 : 29 (BATUS) Flt /5A, noted at Calgary Intl on 11 Sep 2009 : noted hangared, in ex-BATUS colours at Middle Wallop : AAC Gazelle AH.1 built by Westland; 2011 with 29 Flight/British Army Train+ : noted at Canmore. 1801 w/o 1987 ah.1 ZA732 D : BATUS Flt / D by May 1984 1802 ah.1 1980 ZA733 E : BATUS Flt / E by May 1984 G-CHBR - RA-05706 - G-CHBR - G-KEMD 1805 ah.1 1980 ZA736 A : BATUS Flt / A by May 1984 : 29 (BATUS) Flt /5C, noted at Calgary Intl on 8 Oct 2004 : 29 (BATUS) Flt /5A, noted at Calgary Intl on 3 Aug 2009 1812 w/o 1984 ah.1 1980 ZA770 B : BATUS / B by May 1984 : possibly the one that crashed in BATUS Suffield Canada? 1958 ah.1 ZB671 E : noted as BATUS / E : noted at Middle Wallop, awaiting application of high-vis painted panels fo+ 5A : 29 (BATUS) Flt /5A, noted at Calgary Intl on 20 Jul 2009 5 : noted at Calgary. : noted flying at Middle Wallop in ex BATUS colour scheme : noted at Lee in sand/spinach scheme with dayglo highlights (ex BATUS colou+ : noteed at Stafford, in ex BATUS colour scheme. : noted at Exeter in ex-BATUS colours 1978 ah.1 ZB677 : 29 (BATUS) Flt /5B, noted at Red Deer on 30 Jun 2003 : 29 (BATUS) Flt /(5A), noted at Calgary Intl on 23 Sep 2009 - G-CMKP
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