Guyana gets Short SC.7 Skyvan 3s

A pair of second-hand Short SC.7 Skyvan 3 Variant 100s has been delivered to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Air Corps after being acquired from an operator in the UK.

GDF serials 8R-GBW and 8R-GWJ arrived at Air Station London (Cheddi Jagan International Airport), Georgetown-Timehri, on June 27.

The Skyvans were previously registered in the UK as G-BEOL (c/n SH.1954, ex JA8803/Japan Maritime Safety Agency, VH-IBO and ZS-OIO) and G-PIGY (c/n SH.1943, ex 5T-MAM/
Mauritanian Air Force, LX-JUL), but were cancelled from the UK register on June 12. They had previously been operated by Liberty Aviation of Whitstable, Kent, which leased them out, primarily for skydiving. The Guyana Department of Public Information saidthey had been deliveredvia the US from Poland.

The GDF previously operated five other Skyvans, acquired from 1979-81, but none are thought to remain operational. One was written off, one scrapped, another sold off to a commercial buyer and one is stored at Air Station London. The fifth aircraft, 8R-GGK, sustained extensive structural damage after a nosewheel collapse and is not believed to have been repaired.

Source: By Dave Allport / AirForces Monthly - September 2019

Ayla Sheen (©XAirForces Editor from Netherlands and Venezuela) EXERCISE & AIR SHOWS NEWS

Guyana gets Short SC.7 Skyvan 3s

(11.09.2019)