No 206(R) Squadron special scheme

Operating from MOD Boscombe Down on February 24, ZH866 had the undercarriage doors removed, reportedly for brake testing. Jonathan Warner THE ROYAL Air Force’s No 206 (Reserve) Squadron has applied a centennial scheme to Hercules C6 ZH866 ‘866’ (c/n 5414). In April 2009, the Heavy Aircraft Test and Evaluation Squadron (HATS), based at MOD Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, became No 206(R) Squadron, of which ‘B’ Flight is currently located at the RAF’s air transport hub at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, specialising