British Registered Gardan Horizons

Produced from 1963 to 1974 by Sud-Aviation under licence from Yves Gardan the designer, the Gardan Horizon came in three flavours. The 150HP the 160HP and the 180HP. The 180HP came with either a fixed or varable pitched propellor.

There were some 247 Gardan Horizons built of which 18 are in the U.K.

Serial

Type

Registration

Owner

Picture

Based

13

160

G - ASJY

Sold to Russia

 

28

160

G - BJAV

GREGOIRE FRANCOIS JEAN-PIERR

LA GARENNE-COLOMBES

36

160

G - TIMY

Richard Whyte

Damaged

57

160

G - AZYA

Richard Whyte

 

70

160

G - ASZS

Lawrence Burton

Wellesbourne
Damaged

78

160

G - BFAA

Mary Poppins Ltd !

Broken for parts.

104

160

G - AZAW

John Foley Alan Crofts, Jim Balloch, and Mike Foss

France ?

108

160

G - ATJT

XAVIER JEANJEAN

 France

121

160

G - ATGY

Dave Mackay

Yeovilton

127

160

G - BYBL

Mark Sutton

 

Compton Under Restoration

136

180

G - GYAT

John Luck

Alan Robson

Farthing Corner

180

160

G - BYPE

Phil Hodgeson

Tewksbury

196

180

G - AVMA

Zachary Hildick

Tatenhill

207

180

G - BYME

Roger Osborne - Air Venturas Ltd

Bagby

224

180

G - AVRS

Alan Fowles

Shrewsbury

228

180

G - GYBO

Andrew Fogg

Warwick

234

180

G - AWAC

Phil Hodgeson

Wiltshire (crash)

249

160

G - BKNI

Nigel Robins

Knockin (Parts)

 

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