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|[[de Havilland Canada]]||[[de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver|Beaver AL.1]]||fixed-wing single-engine monoplane||XP820||G-CICP||
|[[de Havilland Canada]]||[[de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver|Beaver AL.1]]||fixed-wing single-engine monoplane||XP820||G-CICP||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://HAAF.uk/beaver/|title=Beaver|website=HAAF.uk|publisher=Historic Army Aircraft Flight|date=2022|access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
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|[[Auster|Auster Aircraft Limited]]||[[Auster AOP.9|AOP.9]]||fixed-wing single-engine monoplane||XR244||G-CICR||
|[[Auster|Auster Aircraft Limited]]||[[Auster AOP.9|AOP.9]]||fixed-wing single-engine monoplane||XR244||G-CICR||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://HAAF.uk/auster-mk-9/|title=Auster Mk 9|website=HAAF.uk|publisher=Historic Army Aircraft Flight|date=2022|access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
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|[[Bell Textron#Bell Helicopter|Bell]] / [[Westland Aircraft]]||[[Bell H-13 Sioux|Sioux AH.1]]||rotary-wing single-engine helicopter||XT131||G-CICN||
|[[Bell Textron#Bell Helicopter|Bell]] / [[Westland Aircraft]]||[[Bell H-13 Sioux|Sioux AH.1]]||rotary-wing single-engine helicopter||XT131||G-CICN||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://HAAF.uk/sioux/|title=Sioux|website=HAAF.uk|publisher=Historic Army Aircraft Flight|date=2022|access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
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|[[Westland Helicopters]]||[[Westland Scout|Scout AH.1]]||rotary-wing single-engine helicopter||XT626||G-CIBW||
|[[Westland Helicopters]]||[[Westland Scout|Scout AH.1]]||rotary-wing single-engine helicopter||XT626||G-CIBW||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://HAAF.uk/scout/|title=Scout|website=HAAF.uk|publisher=Historic Army Aircraft Flight|date=2022|access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
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|colspan=6|'''non flying
|colspan=6|'''non flying
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|[[Saunders-Roe]]||[[Saunders-Roe Skeeter|Skeeter AOP.12]]||rotary-wing single-engine||XL812||G-SARO||
|[[Saunders-Roe]]||[[Saunders-Roe Skeeter|Skeeter AOP.12]]||rotary-wing single-engine||XL812||G-SARO||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://HAAF.uk/skeeter/|title=Skeeter|website=HAAF.uk|publisher=Historic Army Aircraft Flight|date=2022|access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
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|[[de Havilland|de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited]]||[[de Havilland Tiger Moth|Tiger Moth DH82A]]||fixed-wing single-engine biplane||EM820||G-ANBY||
|[[de Havilland|de Havilland Aircraft Company]]||[[de Havilland Tiger Moth|Tiger Moth DH82A]]||fixed-wing single-engine biplane||EM820||G-ANBY||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://HAAF.uk/tiger-moth/|title=Tiger Moth|website=HAAF.uk|publisher=Historic Army Aircraft Flight|date=2022|access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
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|[[De Havilland Canada]]||[[de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk|Chipmunk T.10]]||fixed-wing single-engine monoplane||WD325||—||
|[[de Havilland Canada]]||[[de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk|Chipmunk T.10]]||fixed-wing single-engine monoplane||WD325||—||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://HAAF.uk/chipmunk/|title=Chipmunk|website=HAAF.uk|publisher=Historic Army Aircraft Flight|date=2022|access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
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More details of the aircraft in the Flight can be seen on the website.
More details of the aircraft in the Flight can be seen on the website.

Revision as of 04:46, 30 April 2022

Historic Army Aircraft Flight
Active1980; 44 years ago (1980)
(as Army Historic Aircraft Flight)–present
Country United Kingdom
AllegianceBritish Armed Forces (originally)
Branch British Army (originally)
TypeHistoric flying display unit
RoleMemorial
Size7 aircraft
LocationArmy Aviation Centre, Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire, England, SO20 8DY[1]
Nickname(s)HAAF
Motto(s)Let their glory not fade
AircraftSee list
WebsiteHAAF.uk

The Historic Army Aircraft Flight (HAAF) is a charitable trust which brings the history of British Army flying to life by preserving and flying a unique collection of historic British Army aircraft formerly operated by the Army Air Corps (AAC). It serves as a 'living museum' for ex-service personnel commemorative and memorial purposes, as an aid to recruiting, and for supporting wider British Army heritage in public.[2] It features an aerial display group; comprising a de Havilland Beaver, a Westland Scout, an Agusta-Bell Sioux, and an Auster AOP.9.

Aircraft

The Historic Army Aircraft Flight contains:

Historic Army Aircraft Flight (HAAF) aircraft
aircraft
manufacturer		 aircraft
model		 aircraft
type		 military
registration		 civil
registration		 ref
flying
de Havilland Canada Beaver AL.1 fixed-wing single-engine monoplane XP820 G-CICP [3]
Auster Aircraft Limited AOP.9 fixed-wing single-engine monoplane XR244 G-CICR [4]
Bell / Westland Aircraft Sioux AH.1 rotary-wing single-engine helicopter XT131 G-CICN [5]
Westland Helicopters Scout AH.1 rotary-wing single-engine helicopter XT626 G-CIBW [6]
non flying
Saunders-Roe Skeeter AOP.12 rotary-wing single-engine XL812 G-SARO [7]
de Havilland Aircraft Company Tiger Moth DH82A fixed-wing single-engine biplane EM820 G-ANBY [8]
de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10 fixed-wing single-engine monoplane WD325 — [9]

More details of the aircraft in the Flight can be seen on the website.

History

Initially formed in 1980; 44 years ago (1980), as the Historic Aircraft Flight (HAF) of the Army Air Corps (AAC), then since March 1990; 34 years ago (1990-03), as the Army Historic Aircraft Flight (AHAF), it was an official flight of the British Army. It was created in order to save and maintain one example of each aircraft operated since the Army Air Corps inception in 1957. Its purpose was to preserve the AAC's aviation heritage for future generations.

The aircraft of the AHAF were originally supported in part by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), along with additional donations and any income from air displays it undertook. Although the AHAF was self-administered by its own charitable company, in 2013, the MoD withdrew all official public funding. This forced the AHAF into a state of dormancy or 'suspended animation'.

In order to ensure that its aircraft remain airworthy and available, four of the AHAF aircraft (Auster, Beaver, Scout, and Sioux) were transferred to the Civil Register of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA); this helps to reduce both maintenance servicing times and costs.

Now known as the Historic Army Aircraft Flight (HAAF), it operates as a Registered Charity (charity number: 1024043, as the Historic Aircraft Flight Trust),[2] governed by the Historic Army Aircraft Flight Trustee Limited.[1] The Historic Army Aircraft Flight Trustee Ltd was incorporated on 1 May 2015; 9 years ago (2015-05-01), as a private company limited by guarantee without share capital.[1] Registered in England and Wales under company number 09572211, it is listed under the standard industrial classification of economic activities (SIC) as 'Museums activities' (91020).[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Historic Army Aircraft Flight Trustee Limited – overview". Find-and-update.Company-Information.Service.gov.uk. Cardiff, United Kingdom: Companies House, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, HM Government. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Historic Aircraft Flight Trust – 1024043, Register of Charities". Register-of-Charities.CharityCommission.gov.uk. Charity Commission. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Beaver". HAAF.uk. Historic Army Aircraft Flight. 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Auster Mk 9". HAAF.uk. Historic Army Aircraft Flight. 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Sioux". HAAF.uk. Historic Army Aircraft Flight. 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Scout". HAAF.uk. Historic Army Aircraft Flight. 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Skeeter". HAAF.uk. Historic Army Aircraft Flight. 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Tiger Moth". HAAF.uk. Historic Army Aircraft Flight. 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Chipmunk". HAAF.uk. Historic Army Aircraft Flight. 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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