G-BRNZ-Where is it now?

[maxdrypower]

Ah An Attempt To Be Smart Eh , Yes It Is ,the Ncs Hmce And Ims Became Soca What Do You Think They Did Just Dropped All Their Cases And Said " Ah We No Longer Exist We Can Forget About That G-brnz Job Now " Come On

[flyingphil1]

G-BRNZ

I'm not sure about a bargain price but I had some great flying in that plane including lots of nearby Europe. I'm not sure why people think its available as I thought Wyatt Anderson was operating it ? Anyway I hope she continues (or starts) again and long may she fly!!

[Kaptain Kremen]

saw her today, at fenland, no prop or engine, tucked away.

[FERRYAIR]

Wyatt Anderson Found Guilty !!!

People smugglers who helped 40 illegals into UK are guilty

Wyatt Anderson




Feyzullah Gulsen




Mensur Hassan



Three men were found guilty yesterday of using a light aircraft to smuggle 40 illegal immigrants into Britain.

They were part of a seven-strong people smuggling gang apprehended after a police helicopter chased their fixed-wing plane across the skies of Kent.

National Crime Squad detectives had six men and a woman under surveillance for three months before the dramatic high-altitude pursuit.

The gang used British pilot and plane owner Wyatt Anderson, 49, to fly Turkish immigrants illegally into this country from France and Belgium.

People smuggling rings have used lorries, cars, trains, ferries, yachts, and inflatable dinghies to get their human cargo across the English Channel.

But this is believed to be the first time a gang has used their own light aircraft to get round immigration controls.

They made at least 10 trips from northern France and Belgium bringing four illegals a time to land at secluded unpatrolled airstrips in Kent or Cambridgeshire.

This would have netted the gang more than £260,000 during a three-month period in 2004.
Anderson and Turkish nationals Mensur Hassan, 35, and Feyzullah Gulsen, 33, were convicted today (Tue) of conspiracy to smuggle illegal immigrants into this country after a two-month-long trial.

A jury of six men and five women found them guilty of the single charge after deliberating for 20 hours and 15 minutes at Middlesex Guildhall Crown Court in London.

Anderson, who appeared in the dock wearing a neck brace and using crutches for the last five days after an accident, held his head in his hands after the verdict.

Hassan and Gulsen showed no emotion, but their wives and family wept in the public gallery.

During the trial the jury heard Anderson, from Surrey, was arrested after landing at Headcorn Airfield where he kept his plane.
The police helicopter had followed him from an airstrip in a field in Lamberhurst, near Tunbridge Wells where he had dropped off eight illegals in two trips from France.

Hassan, who had links with Ali Gun, 47, jailed in October for running one of Europe's biggest people smuggling operations, was the ringleader of the light aircraft smuggling operation.

His right-hand man Gulsen worked with him organising the sophisticated enterprise.
Anderson was used to fly to airstrips in fields around Abbeville in the Pas de Calais region of northern France and to Moorsele airfield in Belgium, where he picked up Turkish immigrants from the European arm of the operation.

He flew these people back to the remote airstrip in Lamberhurst and to Bourne airfield in Cambridgeshire.

Anthony Davies, 44, his wife Jeanette Davies, 43, and Turkish national Isa Baskaya, 47, met the human cargo when they were dropped off by Anderson and drove them up to Turkish cafes in the Green Street area of Haringey, north London.
Davies, his wife and Baskaya pleaded guilty to conspiracy to smuggle illegal immigrants at an earlier hearing.

They handed over the illegals to Hassan and Gulsen there, who were paid 10,000 Euros, or £6,700 per person for the transport.

Most of the immigrants were then found low-paid black-market jobs in north London's Turkish community.

Another of the alleged drivers Turkish national Indat Oztaz, 41, was acquitted of the conspiracy charge at an earlier court hearing.

The court heard that NCS detectives watched and filmed Anderson fly two plane-loads of immigrants from Abbeville to Lamberhurst on the morning of July 02, 2004.

The first cargo of three adults and a child were met and driven up to London.

The second of four adults was met by Davies and his wife, and Baskaya, who were arrested as they tried to drive away from the airstrip.
Anderson took off again and flew to Headcorn Airfield where he kept his six-seater Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee plane.

But as soon as he landed detectives swooped in their helicopter and arrested him on the tarmac of the airfield.

During the trial Anderson, who was paid £4,000 each trip, claimed he had been flying around Britain and had not been to Europe.

No flight plans were logged for trips to Europe as they are supposed to be.

But a satellite navigation system he used in his plane and car showed he had been making regular trips to France and Belgium.

Checks made by the Serious Organised Crime Agency, which has taken over the work of the National Crime Squad, showed Anderson used three aliases and had 92 previous convictions - mainly for fraud and deception.

Judge Roger Chapple described his criminal history only being discovered after the jury had retired to consider its verdict as "almost scandalous".
The jury was told Anderson was of "good character" during the trial.

After the guilty verdicts were returned the judge remanded Anderson, Hassan and Gulsen in custody to be sentenced with Davies, his wife, and Baskaya.
He said: "I propose to pass sentence on all six defendants at the same time next Monday."
After the guilty verdicts the Assistant Chief Crown Prosecutor for Kent Nigel Pilkington said: "We worked closely with the police from the outset of this complex case.

"It was interesting in the way these people were moved around. I don't think a light aircraft has been used for this before.

"People are often brought in or underneath trucks in very poor and dangerous conditions, but this was very different.

"There was an unusual degree of sophistication and we think the gang choose to use the plane to get round customs or immigration controls.

"If people are hidden in trucks there is a danger they will be discovered, but flying from fields in France or Belgium to England reduces this risk as such strips are not staffed or patrolled."
Hassan, Gulsen, Baskaya, Davies and his wife were all living in north London when they were arrested.

Gun was jailed in October with Ramazan Zorlu, 43, and Hassan Eroglu, 47, after Scotland Yard's biggest ever investigation into human trafficking, codenamed Operation Bluesky.

These men controlled numerous people smuggling operations bringing Turkish and Iraqi immigrants into this country - making millions from their human cargo.




POSTED: 14/12/2006 11:37:33

[Will Hung]

I bet the sentences will be comical, as our judiciary are prone to do. No doubt the system has failed them. They probably feel alienated from the rest of society. Give them compensation !!

[flyingphil1]

Think you got that wrong Will .. 7 years for the Pilot !
Hope he stays straight and narrow after this ... Not good for G.A. as Judge Chapple finds it hard to believe how small planes can come and go .. they always could but its going to get harder no doubt ... let the boats keep the illegals ...

[treadigraph]

I used to have a 1970s Giles cartoon of a girl saying "Mummy, please tell Daddy that I dented the car backing it into a plane-load of illegal immigrants".

Apparently this was based on a then current news item about a British farmer who had done exactly that on his land to prevent the aircraft from taking off again... Nothing new under the sun (or even in it!).

[Mariner9]

If they were really cheeky, given that they've now been caught, they should claim fuel duty drawback on all those foreign flights

[IO540]

Don't be so hard on these poor guys.

Anderson used three aliases and had 92 previous convictions - mainly for fraud and deception.

Look, this man is perfectly qualified to run any general aviation related business.

The moment he gets out, he will be inundated with job offers from flying schools desperate for top management talent, and will probably be offered management consultancy positions at a number of UK airfields.

But the bit I like best is this

a satellite navigation system he used in his plane and car showed he had been making regular trips to France and Belgium

He should have navigated properly!

I don't think they can claim duty drawback; you have just 2 years to put the claim in.

[Flap40]

Originally Posted by treadigraph

I used to have a 1970s Giles cartoon of a girl saying "Mummy, please tell Daddy that I dented the car backing it into a plane-load of illegal immigrants".
Apparently this was based on a then current news item about a British farmer who had done exactly that on his land to prevent the aircraft from taking off again... Nothing new under the sun (or even in it!).

Daily Express, November 30th 1971

I have a copy but I suspect that it is still subject to copyright.

[Phil Space]

Smugglers love the PA32 due to it's lifting ability. G-BADO got seized near Bristol a couple of decades ago for smuggling and got auctioned off. I'm not sure how one fares for getting the logs after the auction.

I flew a PA32-R from Detroit to Perth,West Australia in the late 80's and have to say it's agreat long distance people mover. (my wife later left me )

[Newforest]

Originally Posted by Phil Space

I flew a PA32-R from Detroit to Perth,West Australia in the late 80's and have to say it's agreat long distance people mover. (my wife later left me )

Missing the point here, too many wifes with you?

[gcolyer]

Originally Posted by IO540

But the bit I like best is this

a satellite navigation system he used in his plane and car showed he had been making regular trips to France and Belgium

He should have navigated properly!

I can't believe you are the same IO540 I always pick at regrading satnav

[Ella Hrdger]

Wyatt Anderson G-BRNZ

Aircraft is at Fenland. held by the aeroclub for unpaid parking. Fenland Aeroservices have not been paid for work carried out on the airframe. They hold the airframe with the aeroclub.
Engine has been overhauled and is with the engine overhauler, again the bill is unpaid. Prop has vanished with baffles,exhausts,avionics and engine ancillaries. All taken by Anderson.

A number of people may have interests in this aircraft as Anderson says he sold shares to others even though he has not paid the seller (yet)

I would think it would be a good idea for any person owning a share to contact Fenland Aeroservices. They could complete the aircraft.

Anderson makes the devil seem a nice chap

[flyingphil1]

G-BRNZ

The group that Wyatt Anderson bought the plane from, about 3 years ago, were paid up in full for the plane so I'm not sure who this other "seller" is. I believe he was going to sell shares but I don't know if he did. It's a shame the old girls not flying though and hopefully the finance issue will be sorted by whoever owns the aircraft (Wyatt?) and we shall see the plane in the air soon...I know Wyatt's in prison but presumably he can be contacted. Come on you enthusiasts!!

[Ella Hrdger]

Wyatt Anderson

Wyatt sold aircraft to a person from Doncaster. it was paid for but was subject to an engineer inspection. It failed (no wonder) Wyatt then sold shares in the aircraft but had not returned monies to the Doncaster owner

A court order against him for the monies owed has been obtained by that person- I know as I have seen it.

He also sold the aircraft to the Doncaster person BEFORE he paid the owners at the time you owned it Phil.

Still say he makes the devil seem a nice person

[hollywood285]

Was in Fenland yesterday, its still there sat on its arse.

[flyingphil1]

[QUOTE=Ella Hrdger;3051857]Wyatt sold aircraft to a person from Doncaster. it was paid for but was subject to an engineer inspection. It failed (no wonder) Wyatt then sold shares in the aircraft but had not returned monies to the Doncaster owner

I know I should be working .. but I took a few minutes out to see who is the registered owner of G-BRNZ .....its still Wyatt Anderson (though I'm not sure about the Longfellow flying group as I thought that belonged to someone else) .. anyway if the chap in Doncaster paid for it .. why the B.H. didn't he register it?

The poor old girl (G-BRNZ) is getting a chequered past .. to go with its old paint work scheme I guess!

[Ella Hrdger]

Just seen G-BRNZ it's in a sorry state being upside down in a field. Completely scrapped. It departed the airfield sometime this morning. Don't expect we will ever to see it fly again. Not one part of the airframe is undamaged. Hope Wyatt paid the insurance.

[flyingphil1]

gone to that airfield in the sky ....

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Originally Posted by Ella Hrdger

Just seen G-BRNZ it's in a sorry state being upside down in a field. Completely scrapped. It departed the airfield sometime this morning. Don't expect we will ever to see it fly again. Not one part of the airframe is undamaged. Hope Wyatt paid the insurance.

We shall not see her likes again .. well not often ... It at least puts the saga to an end ... let hope other planes are tied down ......