AIRCRAFT OPERATED BYTHE HKAAF / RHKAAF

 
The information following is given in the order in which the aircraft entered service with the HKAAF / RHKAAF.  It should be noted Harvard KF369 served twice with the Unit.
 
Aircraft Type Registration Service Start Service Finish Yrs Notes
AUSTER Mk V. TW438 (later HKG-6) 4 Oct 1949 31 Dec 1950 1.2 Sold by FEAF to HK Flying Club.
AUSTER AOP 6. VF643 (later HKG-5) 4 Oct 1949 7 Feb 1971 21.4 Re-registered to HKG-5 28 Oct 1966. 
Sold to E. J. Gothard (USA) in 1971. US registration N38220 in 1972.
AUSTER AOP 6. VF644 4 Oct 1949 28 Oct 1966 17.1 Sold to E.J.Gothard (USA) in 1971.
AUSTER AOP 6. VW991 2 Nov 1949 10 May 1951 1.5 Suffered flying accident 8 Jun 1950.
HARVARD IIB FX493 22 Sep 1950 11 May 1955 4.6  
HARVARD IIB KF406 21 Oct 1950 27 Nov 1950 0.1 Written off in accident.
KF378-HARVARD IIB KF378 31 Oct 1950 1 May 1952 1.5 Flew into hill at Tin Ma Swaw.
AUSTER T7. WE537 11 Nov 1950 Oct 1951 0.9 Possibly written off at camp 1951.
FE677 – HARVARD IIB FE677 Dec 1950 9 Jan 1958 7.1  
FT100- HARVARD IIB FT100 Dec 1950 20 May 1956 5.5 Crashed at Aberdeen (Peter Turner).
FS952-HARVARD IIB FS952 Jan 1951 18 Jul 1954 3.5 Crashed in sea (Mac McConville / Brian Farrell).
FE609-HARVARD IIB FE609 Feb 1951 28 Apr 1952 1.2 Crashed in sea 9 nm west of HK. (Gordon Randall)
SPITFIRE MK XVIII. TP423 16 Feb 1951 14 Nov 1952 1.7 Ex 28 Squadron.
SPITFIRE MK XVIII. TP431 26 Feb 1951 14 Nov 1952 1.7 Ex 28 Squadron
SPITFIRE MK XVIII. TP452 26 Feb 1951 14 Nov 1952 1.7 Ex 28 Squadron
SPITFIRE MK XVIII. SM844 18 Mar 1951 14 Nov 1952 1.7 Ex 28 Squadron
SPITFIRE MK XVIII. TP277 31 Mar 1951 14 Nov 1952 1.6 Ex 28 Squadron
AUSTER AOP 6. TW629 18 May 1951 25 Apr 1953 1.9 Returned to UK on 5 Oct 1954.
KF369- HARVARD IIB
 KF369
19 May 1951
 Nov 1952
 1.5
 
SPITFIRE MK XVIII. TP434 26 May 1951 16 Nov 1952 1.5 Ex 28 Squadron
AUSTER T7. VX934 13 Jul 1951 21 Dec 1959 8.4 Sold for spares.
SPITFIRE MK XXIV. VN313 15 Mar 1952 3 Oct 1953 1.6 Ex 80 Squadron.  Crashed at Shek Kong.
SPITFIRE MK XXIV. VN318 I Apr 1952 21 Apr 1955 3.1 Ex 80 Squadron.
SPITFIRE MK XXIV. VN485 13 May 1952 21 Apr 1955 2.9 Retained and preserved by HKAAF / RHKAAF until loaned (later gifted)
to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford July 1989.
SPITFIRE MK XXIV. VN492 15 May 1952 19 Jul 1954 2.2 Ex 80 Squadron
SPITFIRE MK XXIV. PK719 15 May 1952 12 Jun 1954 2.1 Crashed in sea (Ian Gauntlett).
SPITFIRE MK XXIV. PK720 15 May 1952 16 Aug 1953 1.3 Ex 80 Squadron.  Crashed at Kai Tak (Lew Mose)
KF369  HARVARD IIB
 KF369
Mar 1953
 9 Jan 1958
 4.9
 
AUSTER T7. WE552 (later HKG-4) 20 Apr 1953 Jan 1971 17.7 Re-registered to HKG-4 28 Oct 1966.  Written off at Kai Tak Jan 1971 (John Spencer).
SPITFIRE MK XIX. PS852 25 Mar 1954 21 Apr 1955 1.1 Ex 80 Squadron.
SPITFIRE MK XIX. PS854 25 Mar 1954 21 Apr 1955 1.1 Ex 80 Squadron.
FT198- HARVARD IIB FT198 Aug 1954 31 Jan 1958 3.5 Replaced FS952.
FX476-HARVARD IIB FX476 Sep 1956 26 Jan 1957 0.4 Crashed at Kai Tak.
FX488-HARVARD IIB FX488 Sep 1956 9 Jan 1958 1.4  
WESTLAND WIDGEON VR-HFM Feb 1958 17 Jan 1965 7.0 Crashed at Sai Kung (Les Rigby).
WESTLAND WIDGEON VR-HFL Feb 1958 Aug 1965 7.5 Sold to Malaysia.
AUSTER AOP 6. WJ366 28 Jul 1958 20 Dec 1958 0.4 Crashed at Tai Tam (Norman Lo).
AUSTER T7. WE590 15 Nov 1958 24 Nov 1963 5.0 CAT 5 accident
AUSTER T7 WF557 18 Dec 1961 20 Oct 1965 3.8 Ditched at Ma Wan.
ALOUETTE III SE 3160 HKG-1 Aug 1965 Aug 1980 15.0 Sold to USA, registration number N9829C.
ALOUETTE III SE 3160 HKG-2 Aug 1965 Aug 1980 15.0 Sold to USA, registration number N98325.
AUSTER AOP 9. WZ731 (later HKG-6) 4 Oct 1965 1971 5.2 Sold for spares to E.J. Gothard (USA) in 1971.
AUSTER AOP9. XN408 (later HKG-7) 7 Oct 1965 16 Oct 1967 2.0 Crashed at Shek Kong (Denis Moyes). Sold to E.J. Gothard (USA) in 1971. Rebuilt in 1981 using fuselage from XN408. wings from WZ731 and rudder from XN4I0.  Registration number N408XN.
AUSTER AOP9. XN407 (later HKG-6(2)) 3 Jan 1967 21 Mar 1971 4.2 Replaced WZ731. Sold to E.J. Gothard (USA) in 1971. Registration number N38224 in 1972.
AUSTER AOP 9. XN410 (later HKG-9) 3 Jan 1967 2 Aug 1970 3.6 Crashed in sea (Peter Moore). Salvaged parts sold to E.J. Gothard (USA) in 1971
ALOUETTE III SE 3160 HKG-3 Aug 1970 25 Aug 1975 5.1 Crashed in Kowloon Bay (Danny Cheung).
BEECH B19 MUSKETEER HKG-4(2) 15 Nov 1971 Nov 1979 8.0 Sold as VR-HHR.
BEECH B19 MUSKETEER HKG-5(2) 15 Nov 1971 28 Sep 1973 1.9 Crashed in Pat Sin Range (Mike Wightman).
BN-2A-27 ISLANDER HKG-7(2) 8 Mar 1972 15 Dec 1992 20.8 Ditched in Tolo Harbour.
ALOUETTE III SE 3160  HKG-6 (later HKG-3(2)) Jan 1976  Jan 1977  3.4 Crashed in Tolo Channel (Peter Larm).  Re-registered Jan 1977.
BULLDOG 128 HKG-5(3) Oct 1977 Aug 1988 10.8 Sold to UK.
BULLDOG 128 HKG-6(4) Oct 1977 Aug 1988 10.8 Sold to UK.
CESSNA 404 TITAN HKG-4(3) 9 Oct 1979 Nov 1987 8.1 Sold to UK.
SA. 365C-1 DAUPHIN HKG-1(2) Aug 1980 Jum 1990 9.8 Sold to Singapore.
SA. 365C-1 DAUPHIN HKG-2(2) Aug 1980 Jun 1990 9.8 Sold to Singapore.
SA. 365C-1 DAUPHAN HKG-3(3) Aug 1980 Jun 1990 9.8 Sold to Singapore.
BEECH B200C SUPER KING AIR VR-HZM (later HKG-8) 16 Oct 1987     Re-registered on delivery to Hong Kong.
SLINGSBY T67M200 HKG-10 Nov 1987 Dec 1993 6.1 Sold to UK.
SLINGSBY T67M200 HKG-11 Nov 1987     In service with the GFS as VR-HZQ.
SLINGSBY T67M200 HKG-12 Aug 1988 Dec 1993 5.3 Sold to UK.
SLINGSBY T67M200 HKG-13 Aug 1988     In service with the GFS as VR-HZS.
BEECH B200C SUPER KING AIR VR-HZN (later HKG-9(2)) 17 Aug 1988     Re-registered on delivery to Hong Kong.
SIKORSKY S76A+ HKG-14 Jun 1990     In GP service with the GFS as VR-HZA.
SIKORSKY S76A+ HKG-15 Jun 1990     In service with the GFS as VR-HZB.
SIKORSKY S76A+ HKG-16 Jun 1990     In service with the GFS as VR-HZC.
SIKORSKY S76A+ HKG-17 Nov 1990     In SAR service with the GFS as VR-HZD.
SIKORSKY S76A+ HKG-18 Nov 1990     In service with the GFS as VR-HZE.
SIKORSKY S76A+ HKG-19 Dec 1990     In service with the GFS as VR-HZF.
SIKORSKY S76C HKG-20 Jun 1991     In GP service with the GFS as VR-HZG
SIKORSKY S76C HKG-21 Jun 1991     In GP service with the GFS as VR-HZH.
SIKORSKY S70A-27 BLACKHAWK HKG-22 Dec 1992     In PTU service with the GFS as VR-HZI.
SIKORSKY S70A-27 BLACKHAWK HKG-23 Dec 1992     In PTU service with the GFS as VR-HZJ.
         

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