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Key Facts
Short Name: | |
Nickname: | unknown |
Main Role: | Maritime Patrol |
Secondary Role: | Search and Rescue |
First Formed: | 1998 |
Parent Unit: | HMCG HQ |
Current Status: | Disbanded |
History
One fixed-wing aircraft based in Kent, to patrol the Dover Straits on behalf of Dover Coastguard. Carries air-droppable life-rafts, marine radios, law-enforcement evidence-gathering equipment etc. The Islander was operated by Atlantic Aviation Ltd and retired in 2007, apparently without replacement.
Subordinate Units
None
Aircraft
Type | Qty | Service | Example Serials |
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BN-2 Islander | 1 | 1998 – 2007 | G-BCEN |
Unit Markings
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Main Bases
Base | Duration |
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Manston, Kent | 1998 – mid 2005 |
Lydd, Kent | mid 2005 – 2007 |
Photographs
None at present.
More Information
References
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Other Sources
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