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INDIVIDUAL HISTORY WESTLAND HCC.MK.4 XV732

MUSEUM ACCESSION NUMBER X002-9905

1969 Manufactured by Westland Helicopters Lt at Yeovil to contract No.KK/M/192/CB25b, issued 1968. Penultimate Wessex built. Identical to the Wessex HC Mk.2 except for the special VIP interior furnishings, external folding step below cabin door, and additional navigation fit including Decca rolling map.

Flown in distinctive colour scheme of signal red with royal blue top; cheatline white (top) and royal blue. Undercarriage units and steps light aircraft grey; Mainwheel covers white, serial numbers black. Queen’s Flight on port fuselage. Colour photos – Aeroplane October 2001 p.6; Wingspan International No.11 pp.13 & 20. B/W – Aircraft Illustrated June 1983 p.271; Scale aircraft Modelling Volume 11/4 p.155. . 17 Mar 69 First flight at Westland’s, Yeovil, Somerset

Mar/Jun 69 Both Wessex involved in Navigation/Radio installation trials with the Fixed Wing Test Squadron, Aeroplane and Armaments Experimental Establishment, Boscombe Down, Wilts.

25 Jun 69 Awaiting Collection; delivered to Queen’s Flight.

27 Jun 69 Both Wessex HCC.4s entered service with the Queen’s Flight at RAF Benson, Oxon, replacing Westland Whirlwind HCC.Mk.12 Helicopters. (XV732 actually officially taken on by the Flight 30 June 1969; by 27th June 1969 it had accumulated 47.35 airframe hours) TRH The and Duchess of were flown on this date, in XV732, from to ; the first Wessex Royal flight. A passenger cabin window blew into the ’s lap whilst in flight, the windows duly being modified after this event.

From this period, records are supplemented by Annual Daily Flying Registers for Royal Flight Aircraft held by DoRIS at Hendon.

Both aircraft were used not only for carrying the , but also the carriage of Government Ministers and visiting foreign dignitaries.

1 Jul 69 First task was operating in support of the of the of at Caernarvon.

2 Jul 69 First flight of HRH The in XV732, Glanllyn – Newtown – Newquay to board HMY Britannia.

28 Jul 69 Flew HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, who became a regular passenger, Kensington –Sandringham (Royal Estate in ).

29 Jul 69 HRH The Prince of Wales, HRH Prince Philip, and Mountbatten of Burma flown from Benson to the helicopter cruiser HMS Blake and the carrier HMS Eagle and on to Benson, for the review of the Fleet by HM the Queen at Torbay.

3 Aug 69 Flew Prime Minister R Hon Harold Wilson MP (PM’s ) to RAF Mildenhall.

4 Aug 69 Queen Mother flown Sandringham – Barnwell – .

28 Sep 69 HRH The Duchess of flown Cleethorpes – RAF – Cleethorpes – Benson.

10 Oct 69 HRH the flown Calne – Coppins

12 Oct 69 HRH the Duchess of Gloucester flown Broadstairs – Manston – Broadstairs – Barnwell.

14 Oct 69 HRH the Prince of Wales flown RAF Oakington – – RAF St Athan.

15 Oct 69 HRH the Prince of Wales flown Cardiff- Buckingham Palace – RAF Oakington

25 Oct 69 HRH the Duchess of Gloucester flown Tidworth – Benson.

28 Oct 69 HRH Anne became the first member of the Royal Family to be flown to an oil rig by an aircraft of the Queen’s Flight – Gas Rig Amoco ‘B’ in the , from RAF Coltishall.

31 Oct 69 HRH Princess Anne flown to RAF Gutersloh-Wildenrath – Ostend – Benson.

5 Nov 69 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester flown from to RAF Tern Hill, Salop, and on to Barnwell and Benson.

Between 1970 and 1980 the taskings of the two Royal Flight Wessex doubled as the engagements undertaken by the Royal Family increased. At this time, both the Prince of Wales and Duke of , both qualified military pilots, maintained their flying proficiency by flying themselves to and from engagements.

7 Feb 70 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester flown Henley – Benson and return.

20 Mar 70 Roy Hattersley MP flown to Sheffield.

25 Mar 70 Dr David Owen MP flown Plymouth – – Benson.

2 May 70 HRH The Prince of Wales flown Windsor – Benson – – A&AEE Boscombe Down – Benson.

3 May 70 HRH The Prince of Wales flown Boscombe – Oakington – Benson.

8 May 70 HRH The Princess Margaret flown Odiham – Bramshott – Odiham.

11 May 70 HRH Prince Philip flew himself Manadon (Plymouth) – Taunton – Yeovil.

14 May 70 HRH Prince Philip flew himself and the Ashford – Lewes – Piddinghoe – Brighton – Chichester – Buckingham Palace.

22 May 70 HRH The Princess Alexandria flown Warton, Lancs. – Heysham – Warton.

30 May 70 HRH Princess Alexandria, Airlie Castle – Helensborough.

9/12 Jun 70 HRH The Prince of Wales flown on XV732 for his first tour of the , including 12 Royal Flights, returning to at the end.

22 Jun 70 HRH Prince Philip flown Wolverhampton – Tern Hill – Wolverhampton – Wolverhampton – Buckingham Palace.

25 Jun 70 Flown himself by HRH Prince Philip Buckingham Palace – Sevenoaks – Fordingbridge – Buckingham Palace.

26 Jun 70 Flown by Prince Philip Buckingham Palace – Bracknell.

27 Jun 70 HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother flown Sandringham – Windsor () .

29 Jun 70 HRH Prince Philip flown around from Turnhouse and on to RAF Kinloss, with further flights around Scotland the following day.

11 Jul 70 HRH The Princess Margaret flown Glasgow – Blackpool – Benson.

18 Jul 70 HRH The Margaret flown Scotland – RAF Shawbury.

22 Jul 70 HRH The Prince of Wales flown Holyrood House – Gore Bridge – Holyrood House – Turnhouse.

29 Jul 70 HRH Prince Philip flew himself Mountbatten (Plymouth) – Cowdray House.

30 Jul 70 HRH Princess Margaret Kensington Palace – Sandhurst Military Academy – Kensington Palace.

2 Aug 70 HRH The Princess Anne Birmingham – – HMS Vernon – Benson.

5/6 Aug 70 Winching trials at RAF Benson

9 Aug 70 HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother from her Scottish residence, the to Longhope RNLI Memorial, and from the Castle of Mey to Skaill House and return the following day.

11/12 Aug 70 Royal Mail flights from HMY Britannia to RAF Valley and points in Scotland.

13 Aug 70 Flown from Stornoway for a Casualty Evacuation sortie to German trawler ‘Skaageraak’ 90 miles west of the Hebrides. Trawler crewman dead on arrival and not taken on board. Winchman, ‘Jack’ Frost, given award for bravery. Returned to Stornoway.

16 Aug 70 Second SAR flight; Responded to ‘Mayday’ from MFV Fairmorn in distress and on fire – vessel located and escorted to harbour.

15 Sep 70 HRH the Duchess of Kent RAF Leuchars – Dunkeld and return.

18 Sep 70 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester Duntroon Castle – Machrihanish and return.

16 Oct 70 HM The Queen Mother Edinburgh – Turnhouse –

24 Oct 70 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester Heathrow – – Benson.

29 Oct 70 HRH The Princes Anne Buckingham Palace – and return.

3 Nov 70 HRH The Prince of Wales St Asalph – Llandudno – Menai Bridge – Llandudno, and the following day from RAF Valley to Vaynol Park – Valley – Llandudno – Hawarden.

5 Nov 70 HRH The Prince of Wales Buckingham Palace – Benson.

25 Nov 70 HRH The Prince of Wales Buckingham Palace – Benson and return

26 Nov 70 HRH The Prince of Wales, Buckingham Palace – Wyton – Abbott’s Pipton – Sandy – Sombourne – Benson.

10 Dec 70 HRH The Princess Anne Buckingham Palace – – Buckingham Palace

15 Dec 70 HRH The Prince of Wales Buckingham Palace – Benson.

17 Jan 72 Declared damaged, Cat 3R (cause unknown)

18-24 Jan 72 Repaired on site by No.71 Maintenance Unit, Bicester. By 1st January 1972 XV732 had made 1792 landings and accumulated 884.40 flying hours.

9 Aug 73 To Kemble for re-spay, flying again 13th September 1973.

5 Apr 74 HRH Prince Philip for 35 minutes

20 Apr 74 Royal passenger

9 May 74 Royal Flight

13 April 74 Royal flight to Germany

1 Jul 74 HRH Princess Anne

2 Jul 74 HRH the

4 Jul 74 HRH Princess Alexandra

8 Jul 74 HRH the Duke of Kent.

10 Jul 74 HRH Prince Philip, and again the following day.

12 Jul 74 HM The Queen Mother

13 Jul 74 HRH The Prince of Wales

19 Jul 74 HRH The Duke of Kent

22 Jul 74 HRH The Duke of Kent

24 Jul 74 HRH The

25 Jul 74 HRH Princess Anne26 Jul 74 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

30 Jul 74 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

8/15 Aug 74 Royal Mail flights

21 Nov 74 HM The Queen Mother

26 Nov 74 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

30 Nov 74 Prime Minister Harold Wilson

24 Jan 75 HRH The Duchess of Kent

27 Jan 75 Declared Cat.3R (cause unknown)

12 Feb 75 HRH Prince Philip

Mar 75 No flights recorded – aircraft grounded from 19th February.

30 Apr 75 HRH Princess Margaret

3 May 75 HM The Queen Mother

7 May 75 HRH Princess Margaret

8 May 75 HRH Princess Alice

16 May 75 HRH Prince Philip

27 May 75 HM The Queen Mother

28 May 75 HRH Princess Anne

29 May 75 HRH Prince Philip

30 May 75 HRH Prince Philip

1 Jun 75 HM The Queen Mother

3 Jun 75 HRH Princess Anne

4 Jun 75 HRH Princess Anne

5 Jun 75 HRH Princess Anne

8 Jun 75 HRH Prince Philip

9 Jun 75 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

10 Jun 75 HRH Princess Alice

11 Jun 75 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

30 Jun 75 Prime Minister, Harold Wilson

1 Jul 75 HRH Prince Philip

5 Jul 75 Prime Minister Harold Wilson

7 Jul 75 HRH The Duchess of Kent

19 Jul 75 HM The of

11 Jul 75 HRH Prince Philip

15 Jul 75 HRH Princess Alexandra

16 Jul 75 HRH Princess Margaret

19 Jul 75 HRH the Duke of Kent

22 Jul 75 HM The Queen Mother

26 Jul 75 HRH Princess Anne

28 Jul 75 HRH Princess Anne

30 Jul 75 HRH Princess Alice

1 Aug 75 HRH Prince Philip

2 Aug 75 HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales

8 Aug 75 HRH Prince Philip

22 Sep 75 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

6 Oct 75 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

13 Oct 75 HM The Queen Mother

21 Oct 75 HRH Prince Charles

25 Oct 75 HRH Prince Philip

3 Nov 75 HRH Prince Philip

9 Nov 75 TRH Prince Charles and Prince Philip

13 Nov 75 HRH The Prince of Wales

26 Nov 75 HRH Princess Anne

4 Dec 75 HRH Princess Anne

10 Dec 75 HRH The Duke of Kent

16 Dec 75 To RAF St. Athan for re-spray.

Jan 76 Not flown until 15th Jan. Total flying hours by 19 Jan 1976 – 2276.00.

10 Feb 76 HRH Princes Anne

28 Feb 76 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

12 Mar 76 HRH Prince Philip

17 Mar 76 HM Queen Elizabeth

14 Apr 76 HRH Prince Philip

22 Apr 76 HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

24 Apr 76 TRH The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester

25 Apr 76 TRH The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester

29 Apr 76 HRH Princess Alice

5 May 76 HM The Queen Mother

6 May 76 HRH The Duke of Kent

7 May 76 HRH Prince Philip

10 May 76 HRH Princess Anne

15 May 76 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

18 May 76 HRH Prince Philip

28 May 76 HM The Queen Mother

2 Jun 76 HRH The Duke of Kent

6 Jun 76 HRH Princess Margaret

8 Jun 76 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

9 Jun 76 HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

29 Jun 76 HM The Queen Mother

1 Jul 76 HRH Princess Alexandra

4 Jul 76 HRH The Duke of Kent

6 Jul 76 HRH the Duke of Kent

7 Jul 76 HRH The Duchess of Kent

9 Jul 76 HRH Princess Margaret

12 Jul 76 HRH The Duke of Kent

13 Jul 76 HRH Princess Margaret

14 Jul 76 HRH the Duke of Kent

15 Jul 76 HRH The Duke of Kent

18 Jul 76 HRH The Duke of Kent

28 Jul 76 HRH The Duke of Kent

29 Jul 76 HRH Princess Alice

30 Jul 76 HRH Prince Charles

22 Sep 76 HRH The Duke of Kent

23 Sep 76 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

3 Oct 76 HRH Princess Alice

5 Oct 76 HRH The Duke of Kent

7 Oct 76 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

8 Oct 76 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

13 Oct 76 HRH Princess Anne

14 Oct 76 HRH The Duchess of Kent

16/17 Oct 76 HRH Prince Philip

18 Oct 76 HRH Prince Philip

21 Oct 76 HRH Prince Philip

26 Oct 76 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

1-4 Nov 76 HRH Prince Philip, around

8 Nov 76 HRH Princess Anne

16 Nov 76 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

17 Nov 76 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

2 Dec 76 HRH The Duke of Kent

3 Dec 76 HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh

3 Feb 77 HRH Prince Charles

4 Feb 77 Major overhaul, completed 19th March 1977.

16 Apr 77 HRH Princess Anne

21 Apr 77 HRH The Duchess of Kent

24 Apr 77 HRH Prince Charles

26 Apr 77 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

30 Apr 77 HRH Princess Anne

3 May 77 HRH Princess Margaret

5 May 77 HRH Prince Philip

6 May 77 HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

7 May 77 TRH Princess Alice and Prince Philip

9 May 77 President Giscard D’Estang of

10 May 77 HRH Princess Anne

15/16 May 77 HRH Prince Charles

17 May 77 HRH Prince Charles

25 May 77 HRH Princess Anne

31 May 77 HRH The Duke of Kent

9/10 Jun 77 HRH Prince Charles

14 Jun 77 HRH Prince Philip

15 Jun 77 HRH Prince Charles

19/20 Jun 77 Princess Alexandra

22 Jun 77 HRH Princess Anne

24 Jun 77 HRH The Duke of Kent

25 Jun 77 HRH The Duke of Kent

26 Jun 77 HRH Princess Alice

28 Jun 77 TRH The of Gloucester and Kent

29 Jun 77 Prime Minister, James Callaghan

30 Jun 77 HRH The Duke of Kent

1 Jul 77 HRH Prince Charles

4 Jul 77 TRH Princess Alice and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester

7 Jul 77 HRH Princess Alice

11 Jul 77 HM the Queen Mother

13 Jul 77 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

14 Jul 77 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

17 Jul 77 HRH Princess Alice

21 Jul 77 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

22 Jul 77 Training flight for HRH Prince Philip, a qualified helicopter pilot.

23 Jul 77 Training flight for HRH Prince Charles

24 Jul 77 HRH Prince Charles

25 Jul 77 HM The Queen Mother

10 Aug 77 As part of the Royal visit to 10-11 August 1977, HM The Queen made her first ever helicopter flight, flying on XV732 from on board HMS Fife in Loch (escort to HMY Britannia) to during her Silver Jubilee Year visit to Northern Ireland. Photo boarding onboard HMS Fife; Scorpion News No 84 Squadron Asscn RAF Newsletter Issue 54, Jan 2014 p.32. Captain Sqn Ldr Jim Millar, Navigator Sqn Ldr Ralph Lee, Crew Chief Sgt Mike Legg. XV732 remained on the ground at Hillsborough in case Her Majesty needed evacuating in case of terrorist attack, then flew to Aldergrove, and was held in (unrequired) reserve for sister Royal Wessex XV733 which was used for the rest of the royal visit, although reportedly XV732 refused to start later that day, so the Royal Party returned to HMS Fife on board XV733.

11 Aug 77 TRH HM The Queen and Prince Andrew, plus Royal Mail.

12 Aug 77 TRH Princess Anne and Princess Margaret

15 Aug 77 To Fleetlands, Hants for re-spray, completed 15th September.

20 Sep 77 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

23 Sep 77 HRH Princess Margaret

24 Sep 77 HRH Prince Charles

27 Sep 77 HRH The Duchess of Kent

28 Sep 77 TRH The Duke of Gloucester and Duke and Duchess of Kent.

29 Sep 77 HRH Princess Margaret

3 Oct 77 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

6 Oct 77 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

8 Oct 77 HRH Princess Alice of Gloucester

9 Oct 77 HRH Princess Margaret

11 Oct 77 HRH The Duke of Kent

12 Oct 77 TRH The Duke of Gloucester and princess Margaret

13 Oct 77 TRH Princess Margaret, and the Dukes of Gloucester and Kent

28 Oct 77 Princess Alice

1 Nov 77 HRH The Duke of Kent

3 Nov 77 HRH Princes Alice

17 Nov 77 HRH The Duke of Kent

21 Nov 77 HRH The Duke of Kent

1 Dec 77 Mr Begin, Prime Minister of Israel

20 Dec 77 Mr Begin, Prime Minister of Israel

24 Jan 78 HRH the Duke of Kent

23 Feb 78 HRH Princess Anne

27 Feb 78 HRH the Duchess of Kent

7 Mar 78 HRH Prince Philip

9 Mar 78 HRH Prince Philip

29 Mar 78 Princess Margaret

10 Apr 78 Prince Philip

11 Apr 78 Prince Philip

13 Apr 78 Princess Margaret

23 Apr 78 Chancellor Schmidt of West Germany

26 Apr 78 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

3 May 78 HRH the Duke of Gloucester

4 May 78 HRH The Prince of Wales

5 May 78 HRH Prince Philip

7 May 78 HRH Princess Anne

10 May 78 HRH The Duke of Kent

11 May 78 HRH Princess Alexandra

13 May 78 HRH Prince Charles

17/18 May 78 HRH Prince Philip

23 May 78 HRH Prince Charles

26 May 78 HRH Princess Alexandra

29 May 78 James Callaghan, Prime Minister

6 Jun 78 TRH The Duke of Gloucester and Princess Anne

8 Jun 78 HRH Prince Philip

9 Jun 78 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

12 Jun 78 HRH Prince Philip

14 Jun 78 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

15 Jun 78 His Excellency The President of Romania

16 Jun 78 HRH Prince Philip and MRAF Michael Beetham

17 Jun 78 HRH Prince Charles

19 Jun 78 HRH the Duke of Gloucester

20 Jun 78 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

23 Jun 78 HRH Princess Anne

24/5 Jun 78 HRH Prince Philip

26 Jun 78 HRH The Duke of Kent

28 Jun 78 HRH The Duke of Kent

29 Jun 78 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

30 Jun 78 HRH Prince Philip

2 Jul 78 HRH Princess Anne

4 Jul 78 HRH The Duke of Kent

5 Jul 78 HRH The Duke of Kent

6 Jul 78 HRH Prince Charles

8 Jul 78 HRH Prince Charles

10 Jul 78 HRH Prince Charles

13 Jul 78 HRH Prince Charles

16 Jul 78 HRH The Duke of Kent

18 Jul 78 HRH The Prince of Wales

19 Jul 78 HRH The Prince of Wales

24 Jul 78 HM The Queen Mother

26 Jul 78 HRH Prince Charles

27 Jul 78 HRH Prince Charles

28 Jul 78 HRH Princess Anne

1 Aug 78 HRH The Duchess of Kent

2 Aug 78 HRH Princess Margaret

10 Aug 78 HRH The Duke of Kent

16 Aug 78 HRH Prince Charles

19 Sep 78 HM The Queen Mother

25 Sep 78 HRH Prince Philip

27 Sep 78 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

5 Oct 78 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

11 Oct 78 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

12 Oct 78 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

17 Oct 78 HRH The Duchess of Kent

19 Oct 78 TRH The and the Duchess of Kent

22 Oct 78q HRH Prince Charles

23 Oct 78 HRH The Duke of Kent

6 Nov 78 HM The Queen Mother

22 Nov 78 HRH The Duchess of Kent

29 Nov 78 TRH Prince Charles and the Duke of Kent

1 Dec 78 HRH Prince Charles

6 Dec 78 HRH Prince Charles

10-12 Dec 78 HRH Prince Charles

13 Feb 79 HRH Prince Charles

15 Mar 79 HRH The Duke of Kent

28 Mar 79 HRH The Duke of Kent and HM the Queen Mother

29 Mar 79 HRH The Duke of Kent

30 Mar 79 HRH Prince Philip

3 Apr 79 HRH Prince Philip – pilot training.

9 Apr 79 HRH The Duke of Kent

10 Apr 79 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

19 Apr 79 HRH Prince Philip

23-5 Apr 79 HRH Prince Charles – pilot training

27 Apr 79 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

28 Apr 79 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

2 May 79 HM The Queen Mother

3 May 79 HRH Prince Charles

4 May 79 HRH Princess Alexandra

18 May 79 HRH Princess Anne

22 May 79 HRH Princess Margaret

13 May 79 HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

25 May 79 HRH Prince Charles

26 May 79 HRH Prince Charles

31 May 79 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

2 Jun 79 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

7 Jun 79 HM The Queen Mother

12 Jun 79 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

15 Jun 79 HRH Princess Anne

20 Jun 79 HRH Princess Anne

24 Jun 79 HRH Princess Margaret

25 Jun 79 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

26 Jun 79 HRH Prince Philip

27 Jun 79 HRH Prince Charles

28 Jun 79 TRH Prince Philip and Princess Margaret

2 Jul 79 HRH Prince Charles

5 Jul 79 Princess Alexandra

8 Jul 79 HRH Princess Margaret

10 Jul 79 HRH Princess Margaret

12 Jul 79 HRH Prince Charles

13 Jul 79 TRH Prince Charles and the Duke of Kent

14 Jul 79 HRH The Duke of Kent

18 Jul 79 HRH The Duke of Kent

19 Jul 79 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

24 Jul 79 HRH Princess Alice the Duchess of Gloucester

25 Jul 79 HRH Princess Margaret

26 Jul 79 HM The Queen Mother

27 Jul 79 HRH Princess Anne

30 Jul 79 HRH Prince Charles

1 Aug 79 HRH The Prince of Wales

17 Sep 79 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

23 Sep 79 HRH Princess Alice Duchess of Gloucester

24 Sep 79 HRH Princess Anne

17 Oct 79 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

18 Oct 79 HRH Princess Anne

19 Oct 79 HRH Prince Charles

22 Oct 79 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

23 Oct 79 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

24 Oct 79 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

26 Oct 79 HM The Queen Mother

30 Oct 79 HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

31 Oct 79 HRH Prince Philip

1 Nov 79 HRH Prince Philip

3 Nov 79 Premier Hua Guo Feng of China

5 Nov 79 HRH Princess Anne

6 Nov 79 HRH Prince Charles

8 Nov 79 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

14 Nov 79 President Giscard D’Estang of France

23 Nov 79 HRH Prince Charles

4 Dec 79 HRH Prince Charles

12 Dec 79 HRH Prince Charles

18 Dec 79 HRH prince Charles

16 Jan 80 HRH The Duke of Kent

13 Feb 80 HRH The Duke of Kent

16 Feb 80 HRH Princess Anne

20 Feb 80 HRH Prince Charles

21 Feb 80 HRH Prince Andrew

22 Feb 80 HRH The Duchess of Kent

29 Feb 80 HRH Prince Charles

3 Apr 80 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

17 Apr 80 HRH Princess Margaret

18 Apr 80 HRH Princess Margaret

1 May 80 HRH The Duke of Kent

13 May 80 HRH The Duchess of Kent

14 May 80 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

15 May 80 HRH Prince Charles

16 May 80 HRH Prince Charles

19 May 80 HRH Prince Charles

20 May 80 HRH Prince Charles

21 May 80 HRH Prince Charles

23 May 80 HRH Prince Charles

27 May 80 HRH Princess Margaret

28 May 80 HRH The Prince of Wales

29 May 80 HRH Princess Margaret

30 May 80 HRH Prince Charles

3 Jun 80 HRH Prince Charles

4-6 Jun 80 HRH The Duke of Kent

11 Jun 80 HRH Princess Anne

12 Jun 80 TRH Prince Charles and the Duke of Gloucester

21 Jun 80 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

22 Jun 80 HM The Queen Mother

23-6 Jun 80 TRH The Duke and Duchess of Kent

27 Jun 80 HRH Prince Charles

30 Jun 80 HRH Prince Charles

1 Jul 80 HRH Prince Charles

3 Jul 80 HRH Prince Charles

4 Jul 80 HRH Prince Charles

5 Jul 80 HRH Prince Charles

6 Jul 80 HRH Prince Charles

7 Jul 80 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

9 Jul 80 HRH The Duke of Kent

10 Jul 80 HRH The Prince of Wales

11 Jul 80 HRH The Prince of Wales

12 Jul 80 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

15 Jul 80 HRH Prince Charles

18 Jul 80 HM The Queen Mother

19 Jul 80 HRH Prince Charles

22 Jul 80 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

6 Aug 80 HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh

11 Aug 80 HRH Prince Philip

18 Aug 80 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

1 Sep 80 HRH The Duke of Kent

3 Sep 80 HE Husni Mubarak, President of Egypt.

4 Sep 80 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

6 Sep 80 HRH Prince Charles

18 Sep 80 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

22 Oct 80 HRH Princess Margaret

29 Oct 80 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

12 Nov 80 HRH The Prince of Wales

25 Nov 80 HM The Queen Mother

2 Dec 80 HRH The Duchess of Kent

5 Feb 81 HRH Prince Charles

8 Apr 81 HM The Queen Mother and HM King Hussein of Jordan

9 Apr 81 HRH The Duke of Kent

10 Apr 81 HRH Prince Philip

13 Apr 81 HM The Queen Mother

14 Apr 81 Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher

15 Apr 81 HRH Princess Margaret

16 Apr 81 HRH Prince Philip

22 Apr 81 HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

23 Apr 81 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

29 Apr 81 HRH Princess Alexandra

30 Apr 81 HRH The Duke of Kent

2 May 81 HRH Prince Philip

3 May 81 TRH The Duke and Duchess of Kent

7 May 81 HM The Queen Mother

15 May 81 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

28 May 81 HRH The Prince of Wales

2 Jun 81 TRH The Duke of Gloucester and Prince Charles

3 Jun 81 HRH Prince Philip

4 Jun 81 HRH Prince Philip

5 Jun 81 HRH Prince Philip

8 Jun 81 HRH Princess Margaret

10 Jun 81 HRH Prince Philip

11 Jun 81 HM King Khaled of Saudi Arabia and HRH Prince Philip

12 Jun 81 HRH Prince Philip

14 Jun 81 HRH Prince Charles

15 Jun 81 HRH The Duke of Kent

22 Jun 81 HRH The Prince of Wales

23 Jun 81 HRH The Duchess of Kent

24 Jun 81 HRH The Prince of Wales

25 Jun 81 HM The Queen Mother

27 Jun 81 HRH The Duke of Kent

3 Jul 81 HRH The Prince of Wales

4 Jul 81 HRH The Prince of Wales

5 Jul 81 HRH Prince Philip

6 Jul 81 HRH Prince Philip

7 Jul 81 TRH Prince Charles and Prince Philip

8 Jul 81 HRH Princess Anne

9 Jul 81 TRH Princess Anne and Prince Charles

10 Jul 81 HRH Prince Charles

11 Jul 81 HRH Prince Charles

15 Jul 81 HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

17 Jul 81 TRH Prince Philip and the Duke of Gloucester

18 Jul 81 TRH The Duke and Duchess of Kent

20 Jul 81 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

21 Jul 81 HRH Princess Anne

22 Jul 81 HRH The Duke of Kent

23 Jul 81 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

24 Jul 81 HRH Prince Charles

25 Jul 81 HRH Prince Charles and Spencer

28 Jul 81 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

30 Jul 81 HRH The Duke of Gloucester and HM The Queen Mother

31 Jul 81 HRH The Duke of Kent

4 Aug 81 HRH Princess Alexandra

21 Aug 81 HRH Princess Anne

25-7 Aug 81 HRH Princess Alice, The Duchess of Gloucester

4 Sep 81 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

15 Sep 81 HRH The Duchess of Kent

16 Sep 81 HRH The Duchess of Kent

20/22 Sep 81 HRH Prince Charles to Scotland

23/4 Sep 81 HRH The Duke of Kent

2 Oct 81 HRH Princess Margaret

6 Oct 81 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

7 Oct 81 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

9 Oct 81 HRH The Duke of Kent

10 Oct 81 HRH The Duke of Kent to Germany

14 Oct 81 HRH Princess Anne

15 Oct 81 HRH The Duchess of Kent

16 Oct 81 HRH Princess Anne

11 Nov 81 HRH Michael, the Duke of Kent

20 Nov 81 HRH Diana, Princess of Wales

9 Dec 81 HRH The Duke of Kent

10 Dec 81 HRH Princess Anne

11 Dec 81 HRH Prince Charles

14 Dec 81 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

26 Jan 82 HRH Princess Anne

27 Jan 82 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

6 Feb 82 President Mubarak of Egypt

12 Feb 82 HRH Princess Anne

17 Feb 82 HRH The Duke of Kent

12 Mar 82 HRH Princess Margaret

17 Mar 82 HM The Queen Mother

25 Mar 82 HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

29/30 Mar 82 Royal pilot training – HRH Prince Andrew

2 Apr 82 HRH Princess Anne

6 Apr 82 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

22 Apr 82 HRH The Duchess of Kent

26 Apr 82 HRH Prince Charles

27 Apr 82 HRH Princess Anne

3 May 82 HRH Princess Anne

5 May 82 HRH Princess Anne

7 May 82 HRH Princess Anne

14 May 82 HRH Prince Charles

18 May 82 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

19 May 82 HRH The Prince of Wales

20 May 82 HRH Prince Philip

21 May 82 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

22 May 82 HRH The Duke of Kent

26 May 82 HRH The Duke of Kent

28 May 82 HRH The Duchess of Kent

29 May 82 HRH Prince Charles

1 Jun 82 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

2 Jun 82 HRH Princess Anne

3 Jun 82 HRH Prince Charles

4 Jun 82 HRH Princess Anne

8 Jun 82 The Duke of Gloucester and HM The Queen Mother

9 Jun 82 HM The Queen Mother and HRH Prince Philip

11 Jun 82 HRH Prince Charles

22 Jun 82 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

23 Jun 82 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

24 Jun 82 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

25 Jun 82 HRH Prince Philip

28 Jun 82 HRH Prince Charles

29 Jun 82 HRH Prince Charles

30 Jun 82 HM The queen Mother, TRH Princess Alexandra and Princess Margaret

1-4 Jul 82 HRH Princess Margaret to Germany

8 Jul 82 HM The Queen Mother

11 Jul 82 HRH Prince Charles

12 Jul 82 HRH Prince Charles

15 Jul 82 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

16 Jul 82 TRH Prince Philip and the Duke of Gloucester

19 Jul 82 HRH Princess Margaret

21 Jul 82 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

22 Jul 82 HRH Prince Philip

23 Jul 82 HRH Prince Philip

24 Jul 82 HM King Hussein of Jordan

25 Jul 82 HRH Prince Charles

26 Jul 82 HM The Queen Mother

27 Jul 82 HRH Princess Anne

28 Jul 82 HRH prince Philip

29 Jul 82 HRH Prince Philip

27 Sep 82 To Servicing Flight, No.5 MU, RAF Kemble, Glos for re-paint following Minor Star servicing at Benson.

14 Oct 82 Returned to Queen’s Flight, Benson from Kemble

29 Oct 82 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

1 Nov 82 HRH Prince Charles

3 Nov 82 Harald of Norway

7 Nov 82 HRH Prince Charles

9 Nov 82 HRH The Duchess of Kent

10 Nov 82 HRH The Prince of Wales

19 Nov 82 HRH The Prince of Wales

24 Nov 82 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

26 Nov 82 HRH Princess Anne

27-9 Nov 82 HRH Prince Philip

30 Nov 82 HRH Prince Philip

1 Dec 82 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

2 Dec 82 HRH The Queen Mother

3 Dec 82 HRH Prince Charles

7 Dec 82 HRH Diana, Princess of Wales

9 Dec 82 HRH The Prince of Wales

13 Dec 82 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

15 Dec 82 HRH The Prince of Wales

27 Jan 83 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

2 Feb 83 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

4 Feb 83 HRH Prince Philip

22 Feb 83 HRH The Princess of Wales

28 Feb 83 HRH Diana The Princess of Wales

2 Mar 83 HRH The Princess of Wales

30 Mar 83 HRH Princess Margaret for re-dedication ceremony of the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious at Portsmouth Naval Dockyard. Photo – Flight Deck Journal of Naval Aviation No.3 1983 p.iv.

3 May 83 HRH The Duchess of Kent

8 May 83 HRH Princess Anne, Diana, Princess of Wales, and HM The Queen Mother.

9 Mar 83 HRH The Princess of Wales

14 Mar 83 HM The Queen Mother

15 Mar 83 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

17 Mar 83 HRH Princess Alice of Gloucester

18 Mar 83 HRH Prince Philip

25 Mar 83 HRH Prince Philip

30 Mar 83 HRH Princess Margaret

7 Apr 83 HRH Princess Anne

12 Apr 83 HRH The Duchess of Kent

14 Apr 83 HRH The Duke of Kent

19 Apr 83 HRH Princess Anne

21 Apr 83 HRH The Duke of Kent

11 May 83 HRH Princess Anne

12 May 83 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

13 May 83 HRH The Princess of Wales

14 May 83 HRH Prince Andrew

18 May 83 HRH The Prince of Wales

24 May 83 HRH Princess Anne

25 May 83 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

26 May 83 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

30 May 83 HRH Princess Anne

1 Jun 83 HRH Princess Margaret

2 Jun 83 HRH Princess Anne

4 Jun 83 HRH Prince Philip

5 Jun 83 HRH Princess Margaret

7 Jun 83 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

13 Jun 83 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

19/20 Jun 83 HM the Queen Mother

21 Jun 83 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

22 Jun 83 HRH The Duke of Kent

23 Jun 83 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

25-29 Jun 83 HRH Princess Anne

30 Jun 83 Princess Anne

1 Jul 83 HRH Princess Anne

4 Jul 83 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

5 Jul 83 HM The Queen Mother

7 Jul 84 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

8 Jul 84 HRH Prince Philip

9 Jul 84 HRH Prince Philip

11 Jul 84 HRH Princess Anne

12 Jul 84 TRH Prince Philip and prince Charles

20 Jul 84 HRH The Duke of Kent

22 Jul 84 HRH The Princess of Wales

23 Jul 84 HRH The Prince of Wales

26 Jul 84 HRH Princess Alexandra

29 Jul 84 HRH The Duke of Kent

3 Aug 83 HRH Prince Charles

2 Sep 83 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

7 Sep 83 HRH The Duke of Kent

15 Sep 83 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

20 Sep 83 HRH The Princess Anne

22 Sep 83 HRH Princess Alexandra

28 Sep 83 HRH Princess Anne

29 Sep 83 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

20 Sep 83 HRH Princess Anne

Oct 83 No flying – being serviced

15 Nov 83 HRH Princess Anne

16 Nov 83 HRH The Duke of Kent

22 Nov 83 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

23/4 Nov 83 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

25 Nov 83 HRH Prince Charles

30 Nov 83 HRH Prince Charles

8 Dec 83 HRH Princess Anne

9 Dec 83 HRH Princess Anne

15 Dec 83 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

10 Jan 84 HRH the Duchess of Kent

14 Feb 84 HRH Prince Charles

23 Feb 84 HRH Princess Alexandra

6 Mar 84 HRH Princess Anne

7 Mar 84 HRH Prince Philip

9 Mar 84 HRH Princess Diana, Princess of Wales

13 Mar 84 HRH Prince Philip

20 Mar 84 HRH The Duchess of Kent

3 Apr 84 HRH The Duke of Kent

4 Apr 84 HRH The Duchess of Kent

5 Apr 84 HRH Princess Margaret

17 Apr 84 HRH Princess Anne

26 Apr 84 HRH Prince Charles

27 Mar 84 HM the Queen Mother

1 May 84 HRH Princess Anne

4 May 84 HRH Princess Anne

5 May 84 HRH Princess Anne

9 May 84 HRH Prince Charles

11 May 84 HRH Princess Anne

16 May 84 HRH Princess Anne

17 May 84 HRH Princess Margaret

22 May 84 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

23 May 84 HRH Princess Anne

28 May 84 HRH Princess Anne

30 May 84 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

31 May 84 HM The Queen Mother

3 Jun 84 HM The Queen Mother and HRH Prince Philip

4 Jun 84 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

5 Jun 84 HRH The Duchess of Kent

6 Jun 84 HM The Queen accompanied by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh flew four sectors in Wessex XV732 during their visit to Normandy to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the D Day landings – the Queen’s second Wessex flight.

7 Jun 84 HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

8 Jun 84 HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

11 Jun 84 HRH Princess Anne

12 Jun 84 HRH Princess Alexandra

13 Jun 84 HRH princess Margaret

14 Jun 84 HRH Prince Philip

15 Jun 84 HRH Princess Anne

17/18 Jun 84 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

19 Jun 84 TRH Prince Charles and the Duke of Kent

20 Jun 84 The Duchess of Gloucester

21 Jun 84 HRH Prince Charles

22 Jun 84 HRH Princess Anne

24 Jun 84 HRH Prince Andrew

30 Jun 84 HRH Princess Anne

1 Jul 84 HRH Princess Anne

2 Jul 84 HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

3 Jul 84 HRH The Duke of Kent

4 Jul 84 TRH The Duke and Duchess of Kent

5 Jul 84 HRH Prince Charles

6 Jul 84 HRH Princess Margaret

8 Jul 84 HRH Princess Margaret

10 Jul 84 HRH Princess Margaret

11 Jul 84 HRH The Duke of Kent

13 Jul 84 HRH Prince Charles

15 Jul 84 HRH The Duchess of Kent

16 Jul 84 HRH Princess Anne

19 Jul 84 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

20 Jul 84 HRH Prince Charles

22 Jul 84 HRH Prince Charles

1 Aug 84 HRH Princess Margaret

3 Aug 84 HRH Prince Andrew

5 Sep 84 Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher

13 Sep 84 HRH Princess Anne

20 Sep 84 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

24/5/6Sep 84 HRH Princess Anne

27 Sep 84 HRH The Duke of Kent

28 Sep 84 HRH Princess Margaret

29 Sep 84 HRH Princess Anne

30 Sep 84 HRH The Queen Mother

1/2 Oct 84 HRH The Queen Mother

3 Oct 84 HRH The Duchess of Kent

10 Oct 84 HRH Princess Anne

16 Oct 84 HRH The Duchess of Kent

18 Oct 84 HRH The Duchess of Kent

19 Oct 84 HRH Princess Margaret

21 Oct 84 HRH Princess Margaret

25 Oct 84 HRH The Duke of Kent

26 Oct 84 TRH Prince Charles and the young Prince William – his first Wessex trip.

31 Oct 84 HRH The Duke of Kent

13/4 Nov 84 HRH Princess Anne

28 Nov 84 HRH The Duke of Kent

5 Dec 84 HRH Prince Charles

12 Dec 84 Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe

31 Jan 85 HRH Prince Charles

5 Feb 85 HRH Prince Charles

7 Feb 85 HRH The Duke of Kent

12 Feb 85 HRH Prince Charles

13 Feb 85 HRH The Duke of Kent

15 Feb 85 HRH Diana, The Princess of Wales

22 Feb 85 HRH The Princess of Wales

25 Feb 85 HRH The Princess of Wales

27 Feb 85 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

9 Apr 85 HRH Prince Charles

10 Apr 85 HRH Prince Charles

11 Apr 85 HRH Prince Charles

19 Apr 85 HRH The Queen Mother

20 Apr 85 HRH Prince Philip

21 Apr 85 HRH Prince Philip

22 Apr 85 HRH Prince Philip

24 Apr 85 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

30 Apr 85 HRH Prince Philip

2 May 85 HRH Prince Philip

7 May 85 HRH Princess Alice

8 May 85 HRH The Duchess of Kent

9 May 85 HRH The Duchess of Kent

10 May 85 HRH The Duchess of Kent

11 May 85 HRH the Queen Mother

14 May 85 HRH Princess Anne

16 May 85 TRH Prince Philip and Princess Alice

20 May 85 HRH Prince Charles

24 May 85 HRH Princess Margaret

28 May 85 HRH Princess Margaret

29 May 85 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

30 May 85 HRH Prince Charles

I Jun 85 HRH the Duchess of Gloucester

3 Jun 85 HRH The Princess of Wales

4 Jun 85 HRH Princess Anne

5 Jun 85 HRH Prince Charles

6 Jun 85 HRH The Queen Mother

8 Jun 85 HRH Princess Anne

11 Jun 85 HRH Princess Anne

12 Jun 85 HRH Prince Charles

13 Jun 85 TRH Princess Anne and Prince Philip

23 Jun 85 HRH Prince Charles

26 Jun 85 HRH Prince Charles

27 Jun 85 HRH Princess Anne

28 Jun 85 TRH Prince Charles and Princess Anne

30 Jun 85 HRH Prince Charles

2 Jul 85 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

3 Jul 85 HRH The Duke of Kent

6 Jul 85 TRH Princess Anne and Prince Charles

8 Jul 85 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

9 Jul 85 HRH The Queen Mother

10 Jul 85 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

11 Jul 85 HRH Prince Charles

12 Jul 85 HRH The Duchess of Kent

16 Jul 85 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

19 Jul 85 HRH The Princess of Wales

20 Jul 85 HRH Princess Alexandra

21 Jul 85 HRH Princess Anne

23 Jul 85 HRH Princes Anne

24 Jul 85 HRH Prince Philip

25 Jul 85 TRH Prince and Princess of Wales

27 Jul 85 Prince Charles

28 Jul 85 Princess Alice

30 Jul 85 TRH Princess Anne and the Princess of Wales

2 Aug 85 HRH Princess Margaret

5 Aug 85 HRH The Queen Mother

1 Sep 85 HRH Princess Anne

3 Sep 85 Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher

8 Sep 85 Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

12 Sep 85 Princess Anne

13 Sep 85 Princess Anne

16 Sep 85 Princess Anne

17 Sep 85 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

18 Sep 85 HRH Princess Anne

19 Sep 85 HRH The Duke of Kent

20 Sep 85 HRH The Duke of Kent

22 Sep 85 HRH Princess Anne

26 Sep 85 HRH The Duchess of Kent

28 Sep 85 HRH Princess Alice

30 Sep 85 TRH the Prince and Princess of Wales

1 Oct 85 HRH The Princess of Wales

2 Oct 85 HRH Princess Anne

3 Oct 85 HRH The Duke of Kent

4 Oct 85 HRH The Duchess of Kent

7 Oct 85 HRH Princess Anne

8 Oct 85 TRH Princess Margaret and Princess Anne

9 Oct 85 HRH Princess Anne

10 Oct 85 HRH Princess Alice

11 Oct 85 HRH The Duke of Kent

13 Oct 85 HRH Princess Anne

14 Oct 85 HRH Princess Anne

15 Oct 85 HRH Princess Anne

16 Oct 85 HRH The Princess of Wales

17 Oct 85 HRH Princess Alexandra

19 Oct 85 HRH he Duchess of Gloucester

21 Oct 85 TRH The Duke of Gloucester and Princess Anne

22 Oct 85 Princess Anne

23 Oct 85 Princess Anne

24 Oct 85 Princess Alexandra

25 Nov 85 HRH The Princess of Wales

28 Nov 85 HRH Prince Charles

29 Nov 85 HRH Prince Charles

4 Dec 85 HRH The Princess of Wales

5 Dec 85 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

9 Dec 85 HRH The Princess of Wales

10 Dec 85 HRH The Princess of Wales

11 Dec 85 HRH The Princess of Wales

23 Jan 86 HRH Prince Charles

27 Jan 86 HRH The Princess of Wales

30 Jan 86 HRH The Princess of Wales

10 Feb 86 HRH The Duchess of Kent

11 Feb 86 HRH The Duchess of Kent

12 Feb 86 HRH The Duchess of Kent

13 Feb 86 HRH The Duchess of Kent

20 Feb 86 HRH Princess Anne

26 Feb 86 TRH The Duke of Gloucester and Princess Anne

3 Mar 86 HRG Princess Anne

5 Mar 86 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

6 Mar 86 HRH The Princess of Wales

12 Mar 86 HRH Princess Anne

18 Mar 86 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

19 Mar 86 HRH The Duchess of Kent

20 Mar 86 HRH The Duke of Gloucester

4 Jun 86 HRH The Duke of Gloucester to Stowmarket and Ipswich

10 Jun 86 HRH The Duke of Gloucester Kensington Palace – and return.

14 Jun 86 HRH The Duchess of Kent to Rochester Airport

24 Jun 86 HRH The Duchess of Kent to Dartford and Maidstone

25 Jun 86 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester to Wimborne and Christchurch

30 Jun 86 HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester to Barnwell and Stoneleigh.

4 Jul 86 HRH The Princess Anne to RAF Henlow, Beds

10 Jul 86 HRH The Duke of Kent to Dover

21 Jul 86 HRH The Princess Anne from to Winchester

25 Jul 86 HRH The Princess Margaret to Northampton and Windsor Castle.

22 Aug 86 HRH The Princess of Wales Aberdeen – Balmoral – Glasgow.

3 Sep 86 HRH The Duke of Kent to Tidworth and return to Kensington Palace

7 Sep 86 HRH The Princess Anne Gatcombe to and return.

11 Sep 86 HRH The Princess Anne Gatcombe to Christchurch and Blandford, Dorset.

17 Sep 86 HRH Princess Alexandra to BAe Kingston and Chatham.

26 Sep 86 HRH The Duchess of Kent to Maidstone and Canterbury

10 Oct 86 HRH The Princess Anne Gatcombe to Tenby

22 Oct 86 HRH The Duke of Gloucester to Caerleon.

10 Nov 86 HRH The Princess Anne to Blackburn

2 Dec 86 HRH The Duke of Gloucester to HMS Vernon

23 Apr 87 HRH The Duke of Gloucester to Lydd.

28 Apr 87 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester to Bath and Weston-Super-Mare.

2 May 87 HRH The Princess Anne Gatcombe to RAF St Mawgan

6 May 87 HRH The Duke of Kent to Coventry

11 May 87 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester to Isle of Wight.

12 May 87 HRH Diana, The Princess of Wales, to Great Wyrley.

15 May 87 HRH The Princess Anne from Gatcombe to Bournemouth.

19 May 87 HRH The Duke of Gloucester to Great Yarmouth and Fakenham.

28 May 87 HRH The Duke of Gloucester to Slimbridge

4 Jun 87 HRH Princess Alexandra to Kingston and and return, and HRH The Duke of Kingston to RNAS Portland and Buckingham Palace.

10 Jun 87 HRH The Princess Anne to HMS Centurion, Gosport

11 Jun 87 HRH The Princess Anne Gatcombe to Buckingham Palace via Roxton.

14 Jun 87 TRH Andrew and Sarah, the Duke and to Ashbourne and Airport

15 Jun 87 TRH The Duke and Duchess of York to Alton Towers and Windsor Castle

24 Jun 87 HRH Princess Anne, The , to Portsmouth.

27 Jun 87 HRH The Princess of Wales, to and Windsor Castle.

30 Jun 87 HRH The Princess Royal Turnhouse to .

2 Jul 87 HRH The Princess Royal Holyrood to Glasgow and return.

5 Jul 87 HRH The Princess Royal Gatcombe to Petersham and Biggin Hill and return.

6 Jul 87 HRH The Princess Royal to Felixstowe and Ipswich airport.

10 Jul 87 HRH The Princess Royal to Alton Water and Woodbridge.

18 Jul 87 HRH The Duke of Kent Kensington Palace to and return.

19 Jul 87 HRH The Duke of Gloucester to

23 Jul 87 HRH The Duke of Kent to Harwich, Watton and Southend.

29 Jul 87 HRH The Princess of Wales Kensington Palace to Tidworth and return.

31 Aug 87 HRH The Princess Royal Gatcombe to Stoneleigh and return.

10 Sep 87 HRH The Duke of Gloucester to and Sudbury.

15 Sep 87 HRH The Prince of Wales to Wallingford and Handsworth Park, Birmingham

17 Sep 87 HRH The Prince of Wales to Dorchester, Yeovilton, Salisbury and his home at Highgrove.

5 Oct 87 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester to Ilkeston and Derby

16 Oct 87 HRH The Princess Margaret to Basingstoke and Overton.

27 Oct 87 HRH The Princess Royal to Manchester Airport and return to Kensington Palace.

31 Oct 87 HRH The Prince of Wales and TRH The Duke and Duchess of York to Ashford and Lydd.

7 Nov 87 TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales to Hannover

11 Nov 87 HRH The Prince of Wales Highgrove to Benson.

16 Nov 87 HRH Princes Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, to Stormont and Aldergrove, Northern Ireland.

20 Jan 88 HRH The Princess Royal to Birmingham Airport and Lincoln Showground.

14 Feb 88 TRH The Duke and Duchess of York from Aldergrove to three points in Northern Ireland.

7 Mar 88 HRH The to Exeter and RFA Engadine (deck landing)

11 Mar 88 HRH The Princess Royal to Westlands at Yeovil and Windsor Castle.

22 Mar 88 HRH The Princess Royal to Billericay, Lowestoft and Peterborough.

24 Mar 88 HRH The Princess Royal to Bognor Regis and Gatcombe Park.

6 Apr 88 HRH The Princess Royal Staverton-Aberdovy- Llanbedr and return.

11 Apr 88 HRH The Princess Royal to Hastings, Cambridge and Gatcombe.

27 Apr 88 HRH The Princess Royal to Southend on Sea, Southampton and Gatcombe

28 Apr 88 HRH The Duchess of York to RNAS Portland.

30 Apr 88 HRH The Princess Royal to Bournemouth, Wimborne and Gatcombe.

5 May 88 HRH The Duke of Gloucester to Stowe School.

6 May 88 HRH The Duke of Kent to Stratford upon Avon.

17 May 88 HRH The Princess Royal to Nottingham.

20 May 88 HRH The Princess Royal To .

23 May 88 HRH The Princess Royal to Bournemouth and Wimborne.

24 May 88 HRH The princess Margaret to and Hospital.

5 Jun 88 HRH The Princess Royal Gatcombe to Hickstead and return.

21 Jun 88 HRH The Princess Royal Gatcombe to Manchester airport and RAF Digby.

22 Jun 88 HRH The Princess Margaret to RAF Quedgeley.

1 Jul 88 HRH The Duke of Kent to Stanford.

2 Jul 88 HRH The Prince Edward to Sevenoaks, Dover and RAF Manston.

4 Jul 88 HRH The Duke of Gloucester to Stoneleigh and Kensington Palace

5 Jul 88 HRH The Duke of Gloucester to Cheltenham and return to Kensington Palace.

9 Jul 88 Chancellor Kohl of West Germany from RAF to Chequers and return.

15 Jul 88 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester Kensington Palace to Gloucester and return.

16 Jul 87 HRH The Princess Royal to Burnham on Sea.

18 Jul 88 HRH The Princess Royal to Brighton and RNAS Portland.

21 Jul 88 TRH The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester to Peterborough.

28 Jul 88 HRH The Princess Royal Gatcombe to Crew and return.

29 Jul 88 HRH The Princess Royal to Portsmouth, Winchester and Gatcombe.

1 Aug 88 HRH The Princess Royal to and Cowes.

5 Aug 88 HRH The Princess Royal to Lowestoft and Gatcombe.

14 Sep 88 HRH The Princess of Wales to Poole and .

8 Nov 88 The Queen Mother to Warwick

9 Nov 88 HRH The Duchess of Kent to Newport, Isle of Wight.

5 Dec 88 HM Queen Margrethe II of Denmark to Tidworth (Lucknow Barracks)

6 Dec 88 HRH The Princess of Wales to Cowes, Isle of Wight.

20 Jan 89 HRH The Princess Royal to Louth and Lincoln showground.

23 Jan 89 HRH The Princess of Wales to Portsmouth

8 Feb 89 HRH The Princess Royal to , Nuneaton and Gatcombe.

14 Mar 89 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester to Leek and Cranfield.

17 Mar 89 HRH The Princess Royal to Warwick, Tamworth and Gatcombe.

10 Apr 89 HRH The Princess Royal to Liverpool Docks and Manchester.

12 Apr 89 HRH The Princess Royal to Peterborough and Sandringham.

18 Apr 89 The Queen Mother to Birmingham Airport and Lichfield.

20 Apr 89 HRH The Duchess of Kent to Lingsfield and Burgess Hill.

21 Apr 89 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh flew the aircraft for two hours between Welshpool, Alton Towers, Ross on Wye and Hereford and Windsor Castle.

26 Apr 89 HRH The Duchess of Kent to Wolverhampton and Halfpenny Green Airport.

28 Apr 89 HRH The Duke of Gloucester to Kettering and Northampton.

2 May 89 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh from HMS Ark Royal to Lee On Solent and return and on to Buckingham palace and Goodwood House. HRH the Duke of Kent flown from Goodwood House to Buckingham Palace the same day.

31 May 89 HRH The Duke of Kent to Scunthorpe and and on to RAF Cottesmore.

3 Jun 89 The Queen Mother Windsor – Portsmouth – Southampton.

13 Jun 89 HRH The Duchess of York to Portsmouth (HMS Dolphin)

14 Jun 89 HRH the Duke of Edinburgh flew the aircraft for 45 minutes between Buckingham Palace and Cambridge.

16 Jun 89 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh flew the aircraft for 35 minutes between Cambridge and Buckingham Palace.

21 Jun 89 HRH The Princess Royal to Portsmouth.

24 Jun 89 HRH The Princess Royal to Plymouth and Weymouth.

25 Jun 89 HM King Olav V of Norway to Catterick and RAF Leeming.

29 Jun 89 HRH The Princess Royal to Whitby and Malton.

3 Jul 89 HRH The Princess Royal Holyrood to Inverness.

5 Jul 89 HRH The Princess Royal around Scotland from Holyrood House.

6 Jul 89 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and HRH The princess Royal Holyrood to Glasgow and return.

7 Jul 89 HRH The Princess Royal Herriot Watt University to Newcastle.

12 Jul 89 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh flew the aircraft for 45 minutes to Wellington Barracks.

13 Jul 89 HRH The Princess Royal to Usk.

14 Jul 89 The Queen Mother to Canterbury.

25 Jul 89 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh to Llandrindod Wells.

26 Jul 89 HRH The Princess Royal Solihull-Southampton Airport – Cowes.

7 Aug 89 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh flew the aircraft for 40 minutes from Lancashire to Buckingham Palace.

8 Nov 89 HRH The Duchess of Kent to Birmingham, Stourbridge and .

10 Nov 89 HRH The Princess Royal to RAF Coltishall, Lowestoft and Southwold.

28 Nov 89 HRH The Duke of Kent Dudley and Stourbridge to Kensington Palace.

30 Nov 89 HRH The Princess Royal to Poole and Bournemouth.

1 Dec 89 HRH The Princess Royal Wigan – Oldham – Brize Norton.

11 Dec 89 HRH The Duke of Kent to Salisbury Plain.

5 Mar 90 HRH The Princess Royal to Bedford and Cambridge.

4 May 90 President Mitterand of France from RAF Northolt to Wadderdon Manor and return.

6 May 90 HRH The Duchess of Kent to Snape.

31 May 90 HRH The Duke of Kent to Filton, and return to Kensington Palace.

3 Jun 90 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh to Birmingham and Blackpool .

4 Jun 90 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh to Birkenhead, Liverpool, and Coventry Airport and Buckingham Palace.

7 Jun 90 The Queen Mother Buckingham Palace to Northampton and return.

8 Jun 90 HRH The Duchess of York to Aston Clinton.

13 Jun 90 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh to Buckingham Palace to Cambridge, with return trip the following day.

4 Jul 90 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh to Cambridge and Colchester.

5 Jul 90 HRH The Duke of Gloucester Kensington Palace – Stoneleigh.

5 Jul 90 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Cambridge to Kensington Palace.

11 Jul 90 HRH The Princess Royal Holyrood – Netly Bridge and return.

12 Jul 90 HRH The Princess Royal Holyrood – Dingwall-Inverness.

13 Jul 90 HRH The Princess Royal Holyrood – Peterhead-Balmoral.

20 Jul 90 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Southampton Airport – Poole – Wytch Farm – Eastbourne.

21 Jul 90 HRH The Princess Royal Much Wenlock – Birmingham Airport

4 Aug 90 TRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward King Constantine of Greece, Princess Alexandra, and Sir .

9 Aug 90 HRH The Princess of Wales Kensington Palace – Brighton and return.

27 Oct 90 HRH The Princess Royal Southend Airport – Burnham on Crouch – Gatcombe.

6 Nov 90 HRH The Princess of Wales Basildon – Colchester – Harwich.

8 Nov 90 HRH The Princess Royal Wimborne – Weymouth – Wimborne

21 Nov 90 HRH The Princess Margaret to Middleton Cheney.

26 Nov 90 HRH The Duke of Gloucester to Nottingham Hospital.

28 Nov 90 HRH The Princess Royal Beverley – Bradford.

12 Dec 90 HRH The Duke of Kent Hemel Hempstead – Peterborough – – Kensington Palace.

5 Feb 91 HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester to .

7 Feb 91 HRH The Duke of Kent RAF Gutersloh – Fassberg – Hannover Airport.

12 Feb 91 HRH The Princess Margaret Kensington Palace – Benson

18 Feb 91 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester Kensington Palace – HMS Collingwood and return.

25 Feb 91 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh RAF Wyton – RAF Brampton.

10 Mar 91 HRH The Princess Royal to Cardiff Heliport.

15 Mar 91 HRH The Princess of Wales RAF Locking – South Cerney

16 Mar 91 HRH Princes Alice, Duchess of Gloucester Barnwell – and return.

19 Mar 91 HRH The Duchess of York Buckingham Palace – Winchester and return.

16 Apr 91 HRH The Duchess of Kent Coventry – Rugby School – Kensington Palace.

18 Apr 91 HRH The Duke of Gloucester Worksop – Nottingham – Kensington Palace.

20 Apr 91 HRH The Prince Edward Buckingham Palace – Birmingham Airport – Kensington Palace.

1 May 91 The Queen Mother Windsor Royal Lodge – Bournemouth – Buckingham Palace.

7 May 91 HRH The Duke of Gloucester Nottingham – Long Sutton - Boston

10 May 91 HRH The Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester Barnwell – Bury St Edmunds – Thetford – Barnwell – Kensington Palace. The same day, HRH The Princess Margaret was flown to Buckhurst Park

11 May 91 HRH The Princess Royal to Walsall and Tamworth

12 Jun 91 HRH The Princess Royal Buckingham Palace to Birmingham. Same day, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh flown from Birmingham to Cambridge.

13 Jun 91 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Cambridge to Buckingham Palace.

26 Jul 91 HRH The Princess Margaret Kettering – RAF Wittering and return

29 Jul 91 The Queen Mother to Sandringham.

5 Aug 91 The Queen Mother to Sandringham.

10 Oct 91 HRH The Duchess of Kent Kensington Palace – and return.

11 Oct 91 HRH The Duchess of York to Dummer.

18 Oct 91 HRH The Duke of Kent RAF Manston – Tonbridge – Paddock Wood.

19 Oct 91 HRH The Princess Royal to Crowborough and Shaftsbury.

22 Oct 91 HRH The Princess of Wales Birmingham to Kensington Palace.

31 Oct 91 HRH Princess Alice Duchess of Gloucester - Barnwell – York – RAF Waddington and return.

8 Nov 91 HRH The Prince Edward around Birmingham.

12 Nov 91 HRH The Princess Royal to Newmarket and Cambridge.

14 Nov 91 HRH The Princess Royal to Northampton.

20 Nov 91 The Queen Mother from Buckingham Palace to the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal and return.

21 Nov 91 HRH The Princess Royal to Canterbury, Sittingbourne, and Gillingham, Kent.

25 Nov 91 HRH The Duke of York to Southampton.

28 Nov 91 HRH The Duchess of York Aldergrove – Omagh – American Museum – Belfast – Aldergrove.

30 Nov 91 The Queen Mother Windsor Royal Lodge – Portsmouth and return.

21 Feb 92 HRH The Prince of Wales to Buckingham Palace from the aircraft carrier HMS Invicible.

19 Mar 92 HRH The Princess of Wales Kensington Palace to and return.

28 Mar 92 HRH The Duke of York to .

3 Apr 92 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Buckingham Palace to Folkestone.

7 Apr 92 HRH The Prince Edward Poole – Bournemouth – Buckingham Palace.

16 Apr 92 HRH The Duchess of Kent to Rye and Winchelsea

30 Apr 92 HRH The Princess of Wales BAE Warton – Vickers shipyard at Barrow in Furness and return. Same day – HRH The Duchess of Gloucester Sleaford – Kensington Palace.

1 May 92 HRH The Princess Royal Gatcombe Park – Newmarket

11 May 92 HRH Princess Alexandra Kingston-Birmingham-Kensington Palace

29 May 92 HRH The Princess Royal Buckingham Palace – RAF Manston – Gatcombe Park.

2 Jun 92 HRH The Duke of Kent Kensington Palace – Coventry – Birmingham – Stoke on Trent – Kensington Palace

4 Jun 92 HRH Princess Alexandria Newcastle airport – Berwick upon Tweed – Northallerton.

10 Jun 92 HRH The Princess Royal Buckingham Palace – Ilkeston.

12 Jun 92 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

19 Jun 92 HRH The Prince of Wales to Eaton Hall (Chester)

25 Jun 92 HRH The Princess Royal Holyrood – Falkirk – Aberfoyle – – Holyrood.

8 Jul 92 HRH The Princess Royal to Merthyr Tydfil and Macclesfield.

9 Jul 92 HRH The Princess Royal Crewe – Manchester Airport – Warrington – Coventry Airport – Kensington Palace-Welwyn

11 Jul 92 HRH The Princess Royal Lymington-Gatcombe Park – Enstone – Gatcombe Park

17 Jul 92 The Queen Mother Kensington Palace – Margate

18 Jul 92 The Queen Mother Deal – Windsor Castle – Deal (she was warden of the Cinque Ports)

22 Jul 92 The Queen Mother Kensington Palace – Peterborough and return.

27 Jul 92 The Queen Mother Windsor Royal Lodge – East Dereham – Sandringham.

3 Aug 92 The Queen Mother and HRH The Princess Margaret Sandringham to Buckingham Palace.

10 Sep 92 HRH The Duke of Kent Kensington Palace – West Mersea and return.

17 Sep 92 HRH The Duchess of Kent Kensington Palace – Aylesford – Paddock Wood and return.

25 Sep 92 HRH The Princess Margaret Kensington Palace – Freshford

26 Sep 92 HRH The Princess Royal Airport – Lymington.

22 Feb 93 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Windsor Castle – Portsmouth – Buckingham Palace.

29 Mar 93 HRH The Duchess of Kent Kensington Palace – Bath University and return.

19 Apr 93 HRH The Duchess of Kent Kensington Palace – Norwich.

20 Apr 93 HRH The Duke of Kent Kensington Palace – Poole and return.

29 Apr 93 The Queen Mother Kensington Palace – Newmarket – Windsor Royal Lodge.

5 May 93 HRH The Duke of Gloucester Kensington Palace – Coalville – Derby – Matlock and return.

9 May 93 HRH The Princess Royal Gatcombe Park – Buckingham Palace and return.

I Jun 93 HRH The Duchess of Kent Kensington Palace – Birmingham and return.

3 Jun 93 HRH The Duchess of Kent Kensington Palace – Ipswich and return.

14 Jun 93 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – Aberporth – Llandudno – Hawarden.

18 Jun 93 HRH The Princess Royal Windsor Castle – Cardiff Heliport – Gatcombe Park.

5 Jul 93 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Barnard Castle – Worksop – Stoneleigh – Kensington Palace.

9 Jul 93 The Queen Mother Kensington Palace – Folkestone.

17 Jul 93 HRH The Prince Edward around the Newcastle area.

19 Jul 93 HRH The Duke of Kent Kensington Palace – Sheringham.

20 Jul 93 HRH The Duke of Kent to .

22 Jul 93 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Kensington Palace – Brentwood – Windsor Castle.

23 Jul 93 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Windsor Castle – Trowbridge and return.

25 Jul 93 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Windsor Castle – RAF Fairford and return. Photo departing; Classic Aircraft June 2012 p.73.

26 Jul 93 The Queen Mother Windsor Royal Lodge – Sandringham.

2 Aug 93 The Queen Mother Sandringham – Kensington Palace.

26 Oct 93 HRH The Princess Margaret Kensington Palace – Birmingham and return.

3 Nov 93 HRH Hatfield – Coventry – Hawarden.

11 Nov 93 HRH The Princess Royal Buckingham Palace – Newmarket – March – Kensington Palace.

14 Nov 93 HRH The Princess of Wales around Northern Ireland.

15 Nov 93 HRH The Duchess of Gloucester Kensington Palace – Matlock- Loughborough – Leicester – Kensington Palace.

16 Nov 93 HRH The Duchess of Kent Kensington Palace – Birmingham Airport and return.

23 Nov 93 HRH The Princess Royal Buckingham Palace-Gloucester and return.

8 Dec 93 HRH The Princess of Wales around Northern Ireland.

17 Dec 93 HRH The Duke of Kent Kensington Palace – Birmingham Airport and return.

6 Jan 94 Rt Hon John Chretian, Prime Minister of Kensington Palace – Sandringham and return.

25 Jan 94 Rt. Hon. Malcolm Rifkind, MP, Secretary of State for Defence, Portsmouth to Kensington Palace.

9 Feb 94 HRH Prince Michael of Kent Cardiff Airport – Kensington Palace.

19 Mar 94 HRH The Duke of Gloucester Kensington Palace – RAF Quedgeley and return.

26 Mar 94 TRH The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester Kensington Palace – RAF Innsworth and return.

13 Apr 94 HRH The Duke of Kent Kensington Palace – Devizes and return.

5 May 94 HRH The Duchess of Kent Dusseldorf – Mulheim – Dusseldorf.

6 May 94 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Folkestone – Glyndbourne (Opera)

19 May 94 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Buckingham Palace – Kettering – Corby – Loddington and return.

20 May 94 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Buckingham Palace – Bristol – Windsor Castle

25 May 94 HRH The Duchess of Kent Kensington Palace – Kettering – Higham Ferrers and return.

27 Jun 94 HRH The Duke of Kent Benson –Rochester – Canterbury.

29 Jun 94 HRH The Princess Royal Kensington Palace – Lymington and return.

13 Jul 94 HRH The Duke of Kent Kensington Palace – RAF North Luffenham and return.

15 Jul 94 The Queen Mother Kensington Palace – Lydd – Deal.

25 Jul 94 The Queen Mother Windsor Royal Lodge – Sandringham.

2 Aug 94 The Queen Mother and HRH The Princes Margaret Sandringham – Kensington Palace.

3 Aug 94 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Cowes – Kensington Palace.

2 Oct 94 HRH The Princess Margaret Guilsborough – Kensington Palace.

25 Oct 94 HRH The Duke of Kent Kensington Palace – – Folkestone.

27 Oct 94 HRH The Princess Margaret Kensington Palace – Berwick St James and return.

31 Oct 94 HRH The Duke of Kent Kensington Palace – Birmingham University and return.

8 Nov 94 HRH The Princess Royal Buckingham Palace – Birmingham Airport Newmarket – Kensington Palace.

2 Dec 94 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh to Chatham, Deal and RAF Manston.

3 Feb 95 HRH The Princess Royal to RAF Benson and Thame.

14 Feb 95 HRH The Princess Royal to Ashby de la Zouche and Cambridge.

16 Feb 95 HRH The Princess Royal Buckingham Palace to and return.

27 Feb 95 HRH The Princess Royal to Taunton and Dorchester.

31 Mar 95 Queen’s Flight disbanded at RAF Benson. At the end of a visit to the Queen’s Flight at RAF Benson by HRH Princess Margaret, HRH was flown from RAF Benson to Windsor Royal Lodge by S/Ldr Duggan in XV732. On departure from Benson, the aircraft made a so Princess Margaret could wave farewell to Flight members assembled outside the hangar. This was the very last flight carried out by the Queen’s Flight.

1 Apr 95 Following disbandment of the Queen’s Flight, transferred to renamed No 32 (The Royal) Squadron at RAF Northolt, from where the two Wessex operated until withdrawal as part of ‘A’ Flight.

25 Mar 98 XV732 operated the last Royal scheduled task of either Queen’s Flight Wessex. (Carrying HRH The Duke of Gloucester from Northolt to Duxford)

26 Mar 98 Last non-Royal scheduled task, again by XV732. (sister aircraft XV733 had carried out its last scheduled task on 11 March 1998)

31 Mar 98 Last flight, Northolt-Brampton-Stanford-Northolt. Flying hours 10,949.25

1 April 98 Both Wessex officially retired.

28 Apr 98 To RAF Shawbury, Salop for long term storage (stored unserviceable)

26 Mar 02 By road to RAFM Hendon for display following gifting to the RAFM by the MoD February 2002. Photos on display; Wingspan International No.11 p.13; Flypast August 2002 p.8.

The aircraft servicing records are held by DoRIS (X002-9375), together with the Pilot’s log book of Sqn Ldr R F King MVO, Helicopter Section Flight Commander, The Queen’s Flight, RAF Benson, for the period April 1986 – March 1995, and also the logbook of crew chief Flt Sgt ‘Jack’ Frost for the period 1969-70 (X002-9374).

Sister HCC.4 XV733, the last Wessex built, went to the Helicopter Museum, Weston- Super -Mare, in November 2001 following auction by the MoD.

TEXT; ANDREW SIMPSON

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