A most welcome visit was by the Spanish Navy’s Principe De Austurias in March 2007.

The fixed-wing element was composed of the AV-8B Harrier, whilst the rotary-wing component were a mixture of Bell UH-1, SH-3 and Hughes MD-500 types.

This is not a complete list.

AIRCRAFT	SQUADRON	SERIAL	NOTES
B. UH-1		01-316	Carried UN letters.
Hughes MD-500		01-611
Hughes MD-500		HS.13-11
S. SH-3		01-511
S. SH-3		01-501
S. SH-3		__-___/11	AEW?
S. SH-3		__-___/16
S. SH-3		__-512
McD AV-8B		VA.1B-30/20
McD AV-8B		VA.1B-28/18
McD AV-8B		01-320	Or 01-920?
McD AV-8B		01-514
McD AV-8B		VA.1B-39/27

Individual aircraft

 

SERIAL	TYPE	SQUADRON	SHIP	NOTES
HS.23-01/01-101	S. SH-60B		ESPS Canarias	Arrived on 17.10.15 for a few hours' visit using c/s AME8312. Ship did not enter port.
18-7/01-311	AB.212		Numancia	Noted on board ship on 22.04.16. Duration of ships’ stay unknown. Helicopter was noted on approach to r/w 05 on 01.05.16.
HA.18-12/01-136	AB.212		ESPS Cantabria A15	Noted on 15.08.17, 12.09.17 and 26.10.17.
HA.18-14/01-318	B. 212		ESPS Canarias	Helicopter remained on ship, which was in harbour from at least between 03-05.01.16.
U20-1	Ce.550			Arrived as AME8401 between 04-05.01.18. The Santa Maria F81 with helicopter on board was in harbour on 31.12.17. Ships’ arrival/departure dates unknown.