RN Dauphin?
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RN Dauphin?
What is it used for- crew changing? And what air squadron does it belong to?
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http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/...ediaFile.35223
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Used to (not sure if they still are) be owned by Bond and are based at Plymouth City Airport. Painted red originally but adopted the nice blue a few years ago.
Very busy chaps
Very busy chaps
Why a drag?
May be they are civvies but all highly experienced ex-RN pilots. The Dauphin contract replaced 3 or 4 x Mk4 Sea Kings based at RNAS Portland when FOST re-located to Plymouth around 1996. Originally Bond had the contract but for about 6 years it's been British International (BIH)....you would be amazed at how many hours are flown by just 2 aircraft and 3 crews (crew = 1 pilot and 1 aircrewman)...no military outfit could possibly deliver so much for so little cash. That is why it has stayed as a commercial contract.
BIH also supports the Navy with a S61N helicopter for the Neptune Warrior (JMC) exercise off Scotland a couple of times a year and a range of other tasks.
May be they are civvies but all highly experienced ex-RN pilots. The Dauphin contract replaced 3 or 4 x Mk4 Sea Kings based at RNAS Portland when FOST re-located to Plymouth around 1996. Originally Bond had the contract but for about 6 years it's been British International (BIH)....you would be amazed at how many hours are flown by just 2 aircraft and 3 crews (crew = 1 pilot and 1 aircrewman)...no military outfit could possibly deliver so much for so little cash. That is why it has stayed as a commercial contract.
BIH also supports the Navy with a S61N helicopter for the Neptune Warrior (JMC) exercise off Scotland a couple of times a year and a range of other tasks.
