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CFS (H) List of helicopters


C/N VersionBuiltIn this Org In other Org
wa371 har10 1962 8463M : allocated 8463M at RAF Shawbury for GI use. Still marked as CFS / A; (G-BE+
- G-BEBC
- XP355
12898 Sycamore 3 1950 WV781 : ASWDU St Mawgan; CFS (H); HDU Old Sarum
Bristol Aeroplane Company G-ALTD
- WV781
12900 Sycamore 3 1952 WV783 : ASWDU St Mawgan; CFS (H); HDU Old Sarum
: pictured in CFS(H) markings at RAF Museum, Hendon
- G-ALSP
wa/h/124 hc.4 1952 XB251 : to CFS
: ex CFS; to Station Flt, RAF Gütersloh.
wa 29 har.4 1954 XD186 : RAF f/f Aug 1954, d/d Nov 1954 to 155 Sq; crashed 11 Sep 1958 and for repa+
13150 w/o 1963 Sycamore 4 1953 XE309 : Lost control at low level and crashed while with CFS(H), 0.5m S of Ternhil+
13198 Sycamore 4 1952 XE317 S-N : CFS (H) / S-N at RAF Ternhill
- G-AMWO
- XE317
13222 w/o 1965 Sycamore 4 1954 XE320 : HR.14 Del RAF; CFS; APS Sylt; 225 Sq; CFS
: crashed after loss of control near Peplow on 13 Oct 1965 while with CFS(H)+
wa/h/105 w/o 1958 hc.4 1954 XF259 : w/o 15 May 1958, rolled over after forced landing in Gloucestershire, whil+
13229 w/o 1966 Sycamore 4 1955 XF269 : w/o 8 Feb 1966, while taking off from Ternhill, as CFS(H) / S-G; Ternhill +
13264 Sycamore 4 1955 XG503 : CFS (H); MCS; HDU; CFS (H) ; MCS
Bristol Aeroplane Company XG503
13265 Scrapped Sycamore 4 1955 XG504 : Khormaksar SAR Flt; CFS (H); MCS; 32 Sq
13402 w/o 1964 Sycamore 4 1956 XG507 : ex JEHU; MCS; 225 Sq; CFS (H)
: 10 Jul 1964 damaged in heavy landing at Ternhill, while with CFS (H)
13269 w/o 1962 Sycamore 4 1955 XG509 : Struck ground in turn and rolled at Ternhill on 13 Feb 1962 while with CFS+
13368 w/o 1964 Sycamore 4 1955 XG514 : Rolled during sloping ground practice at Ternhill on 10 Jan 1964 while wit+
13369 Sycamore 4 1955 XG515 : ex JHU; MCS; 225 Sq; CFS (H)
13372 Sycamore 4 1955 XG518 : HR.14 dd Oct 1955. Amman Stn Flt; Habbinya Stn Flt; El Adem Stn Flt; Khorm+
- XG518
13374 w/o 1960 Sycamore 4 1955 XG520 : built at Filton, dd 14 Nov 1955. Rolled over at South Cerney after ground +
13377 w/o 1962 Sycamore 4 1955 XG523 : ex JHU/5 ; 225 Squadron Jan 1960; CFS-H/V by c Apr 1962, heavy landing w/o+
S-K : ex CFS / S-K nose section at 1 SoTT Halton by 1974
- XG523
13380 w/o 1965 Scrapped Sycamore 4 1955 XG540 S-Y : CFS (H) / Y-S; Bristol Aeroplane Company; MCS
S-J : Guarding the gate at RAF Ternhill by Mar 1976 (ex CFS-H).
13387 Sycamore 4 1956 XG547 : Built at Weston-super-Mare as HR.14. 284 Sq / 5 by Nov 1956; CFS/S-T
- G-HAPR
13242 Sycamore 4 1956 XJ380 : dd RAF as HR.14 on 22 Oct 1956;275 Sq; 228 Sq; CFS / S-M; Administratively+
S-M : to Catterick Fire School 6 Mar 1968 as 8628M / S-M (ex CFS). Still there +
Boscombe Down Aviation Collection XJ380
13392 Sycamore 4 XJ385 S-J : forced landing at Hinstock, following in-flight engine fire.
wa 98 har.2 1955 XJ727 : HAR.10 1310 Flt; CFS(H); 2 FTS / L
- 8661M
wa103 w/o 1966 har.2 1956 XJ757 W-F : damaged in attempted autorotation at Ternhill while with CFS; to 7921M at +
wa104 har.2 1956 XJ758 : asg CFS detachment (from Turnhill) at RAF Valley. Found info 217 Squadron +
: HAR.10 , CFS; 230 Sq; CFS; to Shawbury as 8464M 10 Feb 1976
wa110 w/o 1976 har.2 1956 XJ764 : HAR.10 CFS (H); 22 Sq; 1564 Flt; 1563 Flt; 22 Sq; 84 Sq / T
13404 Scrapped Sycamore 4 1956 XJ895 : 275 Sq; 284 Sq from Sep 1959; El Adem Stn Flt; 103 Sq; 1564 Flt; CFS / S-J
13406 Sycamore 4 1956 XJ897 : 284 Sq; 103 Sq from Aug 1959; 1563 Flt from Aug 1963; CFS
13408 Sycamore 4 1956 XJ898 : 284 Sq; 103 Sq from Aug 1959; 1563 Flt from Aug 1963; Khormaksar SAR Flt; +
13409 w/o 1966 Sycamore 4 1956 XJ915 : HR.14 built at Weston-super-Mare, del RAF Nov 1956; 275 Sq; CFS
: CFS (H) / B-S by 1965, Damaged at Ternhill during practice tailwind handl+
13410 Sycamore 4 1956 XJ916 : HR.14 built at Weston-super-Mare, del RAF Nov 1956; 275 Sq; Khormaksar SAR+
13412 Sycamore 4 1956 XJ917 : In Rescue c/s at RAF Turnhouse 1958; CFS/S-H by Sep 1963; soc 12 Dec 1972
Flambards Experience XJ917
- XJ917
S2/3012 Scrapped Skeeter 6B 1956 XK479 : RAF Handling Sq Dec 1956; CFS South Cerney Mar 1957
: CFS 1958; to 15 MU Wroughton Oct 1961, disassembled for spares at Wrought+
wa144 Scrapped har.2 1956 XK988 : JEHU; 225 Sq; CFS
13415 w/o 1964 Sycamore 4 1957 XL820 : Crashed near Tern Hill while with CFS on 25 Mar 1964
13441 Scrapped Sycamore 4 1957 XL823 : CFS / S-C
13444 Sycamore 4 1957 XL824 : 284 Squadron from 1958; 103 Squadron from Aug 1959; 1564 Flight; CFS(H) fr+
Aerospace Bristol XL824
13460 w/o 1966 Sycamore 4 1957 XL826 : 275 Sq by Jan 1959, CFS(H)/A-S Ternhill by 1963. w/o 28 Feb 1966 Ternhill,+
wa266 hcc.8 1959 XN126 : 110 Sq; 103 Sq; CFS(H); 22 Sq; CFS; 2 FTS
wa267 w/o 1980 hcc.8 1959 XN127 : HAR.10 to CFS(H); 2 FTS
wa342 har10 1961 XP299 : A&AEE Jul 1961 to Apr 1962; Westlands Apr 1962 to Sep 1966; CFS-H /W-H Sep+
wa345 w/o 1972 har10 1961 XP302 : , flew this based at RAF Valley (Detachment from CFS RAF Tern Hill). SAR c+
wa351 har10 1961 XP331 : flew this from RAF Valley (Detachment from CFS RAF Tern Hill). It was in +
wa354 Scrapped har10 1961 XP338 : 225 Sq; CFS (H); HDU; CFS (H)
wa357 har10 1962 XP341 E : ex CFS / E; 8340M at RAFC Engineering Flt by Jun 1974, still Mar 1976 stil+
wa358 w/o 1966 har10 1962 XP342 : Oswestry. Was with CFS Ternhill. Believe hit HT cables, lost tail and cras+
wa361 har10 1962 XP345 : CFS(H)/W-L by Apr 1962; 202 Sq/M by Jul 1967; 1563 Flt; 84 Sq B Flt by Sep+
- XP345
wa371 har10 1962 XP355 : RAF Central Flying School (CFS) March 1962; by 1965 22 Squadron in the Air+
: to City of Norwich Aviation Museum on 15 Jun 1980, still marked as CFS / A+
- G-BEBC
- XP355
wa372 har10 1962 XP356 : CFS / B at Farnborough air show 1972
wa376 har10 1962 XP360 : 225 Sq; CFS /V; sold 31 Mar 1976
V : noted at Middle Wallop International Air Day.
: noted at a Fawkham Green farm, near Brands Hatch by May 1976 /V ex CFS.
wa393 Scrapped har10 1962 XP405 : 228 Sq; CFS; 2 FTS / Y
D : noted at Middle Wallop International Air Day.
wa403 har10 1962 XR453 : f/f 15 Nov 1962, d/d 29 Nov 1962, CFS 29 Nov 1962, crashed 7 Feb 1963, to +
: to 15MU (Wroughton) storage; to Fleetlands store Feb 1972; to CFS May 1974+
wa417 har10 1963 XR485 : CFS-H/W-Q, 2FTS/Q, Wroughton store
wa567/was187 Scrapped Sioux 1967 XV313 E : noted at Wroughton, ex CFS / E.
- G-BCZJ
wa568/was190 Sioux 1967 XV314 M : RAF Sioux HT.2 d/d 06oct67, served with CFS (H) at RAF Tern Hill coded M,
M : noted at Wroughton, ex CFS/M.
- G-BDEE
- ZS-HGB
wa569/was191 Sioux 1967 XV315 : RAF Sioux HT.2 d/d 10oct67, based at RAF Tern Hill with CFS (H) coded W, 1+
- G-BDHY
- ZS-HFJ
wa570 w/o 1970 Sioux 1967 XV316 : RAF Sioux HT.2 d/d - served with CFS coded F based at RAF Ternhill - w/o +
was198 Sioux 1967 XV317 : RAF Sioux HT.2 d/d alt c/n wa571, served with CFS (H) at RAF Tern Hill co+
- XV317
- G-WHIT
- OY-HDH
wa573/was205 w/o 1983 Sioux 1967 XV319 N : noted at Wroughton, ex CFS / N.
- G-BCYZ
wa577/was219 w/o 1977 Sioux 1968 XV323 : RAF Sioux HT.2 d/d 08mar68, based RAF Tern Hill with CFS (H) coded L - di+
L : noted at Wroughton, ex CFS / L.
- G-BCZL
wa578 Sioux 1968 XV324 X : noted at Wroughton, ex CFS / X.
- ZS-HFF
wa623 hc.2 1968 XV728 : f/f 25 Apr 1968, d/d 10 May 1968 to RAF. To 18 Sq, to CFS, to 2FTS by 1981+
Newark (Notts & Lincs) Air Museum XV728
1024 ht.3 1973 XW852 : RAF HT.3 built by Westland; 1979 CFS/E; conv HHC.4 for 32 squadron; to 9+
1050 ht.3 1973 XW855 : RAF Gazelle HT.3 built by Westland; assigned to CFS/RAF Ternhill; 1976 co+
1089 ht.3 1973 XW858 C : noted at St Mawgan.
- G-DMSS
- G-ONNE
1104 ht.3 1973 XW862 D : noted at St Mawgan.
MW Helicopters G-CBKC
- G-CBKC
- G-EZZL
1146 ht.3 1973 XW870 F : CFS; 2 FTS / F by Feb 1983
1199 ht.3 1974 XW902 : CFS, static display at the Air Tattoo, 23 Jun 1979
- G-CGJY
- G-RBIL
1213 ht.3 1974 XW906 J : noted at Biggin Hill Battle of Britain airshow
- G-CMFK
1228 w/o 2001 ht.3 1974 XW910 K : noted at Greenham Common Airshow.
K : At Bassingbourn Air Show 1978
- G-BXZE
1244 w/o 1983 ht.3 1974 XX374 L : RAF HT.3; 1979 as L in Central Flying School (CFS) RAF Shawbury; 2FTS w/o +
L : noted at Greenham Common Airshow.
1272 ht.3 1974 XX382 : 26 May 1986 flying as HT.3 CFS / M at Southend Air Show 1986
- G-BZYB
- UR-CSAG
1314 w/o 1981 ht.3 1975 XX396 N : noted at Greenham Common Airshow.
1344 ht.3 1975 XX406 P : noted at Greenham Common Airshow.
- G-CBSH
1727 ht.3 1978 XZ930 : RAF HT.3; CFS/Q; instructional airframe as A2713 at Gosport
Royal Navy XZ930
1728 ht.3 1978 XZ931 : RAF HT.3; 1980 CFS/L; 2001 wfu
- N931XZ
- ZU-HGZ
1734 ht.3 1978 XZ932 : RAF HT.3; 1987 CFS/S; to civ 3D-HGW
- 3D-HGW
MW Helicopters G-CBJZ
- G-CBJZ
1736 ht.3 1978 XZ934 : 1988 CFS /U
London Helicopter Centres G-CBSI
- G-CBSI
1791 w/o 1980 ht.3 1979 ZA801 : RAF HT.3 built by Westland; CFS RAF Shawbury; w/o crashed at Chetwynd air+
1792 ht.3 1979 ZA802 : RAF HT.3; 1984 CFS/W; to civ G-CBSJ
- G-CBSJ
- G-HOBZ
- G-VOIP


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