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Visitors and Events

Photos – Terry Coombes, Rich Davies, KS Aviation, Mark Ruttley, Colin Martin, Ian Haskell,Graham Spiller, Bob Wealthy…………

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Flying Training Schools and Clubs

Phoenix Flying School

Hampshire Aeroplane Club

Phoenix Helicopter Academy

Hampshire Microlight Flying Club

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Aviation Related Companies at Solent Airport

Aerotech Solent – light aircraft maintenance and repair

Bournemouth Avionics – electronics installation and maintenance

Britten-Norman – aircraft design, construction, maintenance and support

CAV Aircraft Services – aircraft restoration, parts supply, aircraft recovery and salvage

Crofton Aero Services – classic aircraft rebuild

Proptech – aircraft propeller overhaul and parts supply

Transair Flight Equipment – Supplier of flight equipment to GA and Commercial pilots

Universal Tool and Production Co. - Production, Pre-Production and Prototype precision engineering projects

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Helicopter Flights - 2019

Scenic helicopter flights from Solent Airport are available

regularly at weekends during the summer months.

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Lee Bees - Model Aircraft Flying

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Boultbee Spitfire Flights

Boultbee Spitfire TR.9 SM520/G-ILDA parked at Solent Airport

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Boultbee Spitfire Flights

Visitors get a good view of the Boultbee Spitfire operations from the Solent Airport viewing area

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Boultbee Spitfire Flights

Spitfire TR.9 takes off another “Spitfire Experience” flight from Solent Airport

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Boultbee Flights

Buchon - Spanish built Messerschmitt 109 using a Merlin engine

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Boultbee Flights

Spitfires at Solent Airport in preparation for formation flying with the Buchon

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Boultbee Flights

Spitfires with the Buchon

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Solent Airport Visitors

North American T6 Harvard KF402

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Solent Airport Visitors

BEAGLE Bulldog HKG-6 in colours of Hong Kong Air Guard

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Beech Queen Air

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Merlin HC4 ZH001

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Gazelle YU-HPZ

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Eclipse light jet N843TE

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Solent Airport Visitors

Italian registered Partenavia P68 I-GAUS

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Solent Airport Visitors

Luxembourg based Pilatus PC12 LX-JFR

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Solent Airport Visitors

Guernsey registered Cirrus SF50 light jet 2-JS??

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Solent Airport 2019

Britten-Norman takes up a lease on hangars 5 and 6 at Solent Airport

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Solent Airport 2019

Britten-Norman delivers a new Islander to Channel Islands Air Search - May 2019

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Solent Airport Visitors

B-N Islander G-BEXJ/ N880GL departing Solent Airport on its delivery flight to Great Lakes Air in Canada October 2019

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Solent Airport Visitors

Britten- Norman’s CEO William Hynett (left) with Fareham Borough Council Chief Executive Sean Woodward during a visit to see the new build Islander at Solent Airport

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Solent Airport 2019

Departure of Hawker Hunter “WT720”

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Solent Airport 2019

Hovercraft Museum

Hovercraft Flights from Lee Slipway

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Solent Airport Visitor – Not Just Yet!

This restored SAR Westland Wessex 5 XT761 flew over Solent Airport when it visited HMS Sultan, July 2019

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D-Day 75 Event at Solent

Airport June 8/9 2019

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