G-BELF Islander
G-BELF (G-HEBZ)
Britten Norman BN-2A-26 Islander
Built 1977
C/N 823
Wearing a fake but authentic looking Scottish Ambulance Service livery and carrying it's previous registration which it did wear most of it's operational life, it did however end it's days as G-HEBZ. BELZ was it's BN test livery and it was delivered to Germany as D-IBRA with Atlas Air Services. It returned to the UK with Atlantic Air Transport of Coventry in Oct 1987 and commenced a rather nomadic career around the UK. Next was Janes Aviation of Blackpool in Feb 1990, Flying Tiger Skydiving Club of Goodwood Mar 1991, Activity Aviation of Dundee also skydiving Feb 1992, The Black Knights Parachute Centre of Cockerham Dec 1997 and finally Cormack Aircraft Services of Cumbernauld Jun 2004. It was re-registered HEBZ Mar 2007, presumably operating the western isles services for Hebridean, the reg was only cancelled in Nov 2018.
G-BELF Islander
G-BELF (G-HEBZ)
Britten Norman BN-2A-26 Islander
Built 1977
C/N 823
Wearing a fake but authentic looking Scottish Ambulance Service livery and carrying it's previous registration which it did wear most of it's operational life, it did however end it's days as G-HEBZ. BELZ was it's BN test livery and it was delivered to Germany as D-IBRA with Atlas Air Services. It returned to the UK with Atlantic Air Transport of Coventry in Oct 1987 and commenced a rather nomadic career around the UK. Next was Janes Aviation of Blackpool in Feb 1990, Flying Tiger Skydiving Club of Goodwood Mar 1991, Activity Aviation of Dundee also skydiving Feb 1992, The Black Knights Parachute Centre of Cockerham Dec 1997 and finally Cormack Aircraft Services of Cumbernauld Jun 2004. It was re-registered HEBZ Mar 2007, presumably operating the western isles services for Hebridean, the reg was only cancelled in Nov 2018.