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3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron (3 CBAS)

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Kevin Brewer
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3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron (3 CBAS)

Post by Kevin Brewer » Wed Aug 29, 2018 4:13 pm

Hoping someone out there may be able to help with this one, 'though it's a bit ancient!

On 25th April 1970 I attended a weekend camp at Penhale in North Cornwall. The w/e was run by the Army Cadet Force (My Father was 2/ic of the Cornwall Army Cadet Force at the time, and invited my ATC Squadron along to join in the fun). He also laid on some Air Experience flying in the shape of a Scout and a Sioux from 3 CBAS, then based at RM Coypool just outside Plymouth. I was lucky enough to get a 5 minute trip in the Scout, which was coded A. I'm less confident about the Sioux, which I think may have carried the code S. Sadly, I have never been able to tie-up a serial for these two.

And now the request. Does anyone have, or can they point me in the direction of, a list of the 3 CBAS aircraft as of April 1970?

Any or all information would be gratefully received.

Kevin

pg1610
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Re: 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron (3 CBAS)

Post by pg1610 » Thu Aug 30, 2018 7:42 am

Not much in the way of help really but noted at Coypool in July 1979 were the following, it might help with working backwards ?

Plymouth[Off airport]-Coypool Army Base, UK 26/Jul/1979
XP893 Westland Scout Mk AH.1 F.9494 Royal Marines
XP902 Westland Scout Mk AH.1 F.9503 Royal Marines
XP907 Westland Scout Mk AH.1 F.9508 Royal Marines
XT176 Westland-Bell WB.47G-3 Sioux AH.1 WA.335-WAN/26 Royal Marines
XT629 Westland Scout Mk AH.1 F.9635 Royal Marines
XW616 Westland Scout Mk AH.1 F.9744 Royal Marines
XX376 Westland WA.341 Gazelle AH.1 1254 Royal Marines
XX399 Westland WA.341 Gazelle AH.1 1321 Royal Marines
XX402 Westland WA.341 Gazelle AH.1 1332 Royal Marines
XX412 Westland WA.341 Gazelle AH.1 1362 Royal Marines
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Kevin Brewer
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Re: 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron (3 CBAS)

Post by Kevin Brewer » Thu Aug 30, 2018 7:48 am

Thanks very much for this- every little helps!

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