Originally Posted by
Jackonicko
Why did some of the civil-registered aircraft used by military sports parachute clubs also allocated military serials? (The RAF Sports Parachute Association's BN-2T G-DIVE was ZB503, for example, and G-WOTG was ZF444. Why? Were there any others?)
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To answer this original question of the thread, I think it was to allow service pilots without a CPL to fly them legally. I knew a Dominie pilot who flew G-WOTG on that basis.