Britten-Norman BN.2A Islander * Current *
6 BN.2A Islander obtained covertly from Mozambique and South Africa between 1976 and 1980. Aircraft R7136 was fitted with a VIP interior and used for transporting government ministers around the country. The others were used for communications and casualty evacuation work. Used by 3 Sqn. Two aircraft were supplied to civilia operators before UDI, and a further two damaged examples were made into one airworthy aircraft. The remainder come from Mozambique after the Portguese withdrawal.

Serial	c/no.	Prev. Identity	Delivered	Fate/Notes
R7136	R707		9 Jun 1976	BN.2A-6, ex G-BBFN/CR-AQF/C9-AQF
R7317	R658		21 May 1976	BN.2A-6, ex G-AYXJ/CR-ANH/C9-ANH
R3718	R705		1 Jul 1976	BN.2A-8, ex G-BBFK/CR-APN/C9-APN. w/o 15 Feb 1978
R7319	R656		4 Feb 1977	BN.2A-8, ex G-AYXH/CR-ANJ/C9-ANJ
R7213	G412		28 April 1978	BN.2A-21, G-BCMM/ZS-ORD
R7323	R678		20 Feb 1980	BN.2A-21, G-AZGV/CR-LOQ/C9-LOQ

References:

1. Rhodesian Air Force, A Brief History 1947-1980 (W A Brent, 1987)
2. Britain's Rebel Air Force (Roy Nesbit & Dudley Cowderoy, 1998)
3. African Military Aviation (W A Brent, 1994)
4. Air (WLAG) September 1989