Ultimate Force
TV Series (2002-2006)
Starring:
Ross Kemp (Staff Sergeant Henry "Henno" Garvie)
Miles Anderson (Colonel Aidan Dempsey)
Jamie Draven (Corporal Jamie Dow)
Christopher Fox (Corporal Louis Hoffman)
Elliot Cowan (Corporal Jem Poynton)
Heather Peace (Corporal Becca Gallagher)
Action-packed drama following the missions of the Red Troop from the elite SAS, lead by Henno Garvie.
Series One
Agusta A-109
Ep.1.01 The Killing House, 1.03 Natural Selection and 1.04 Breakout.
Used by Red Troop in these episodes
All of these captures are from episode 1.01.
Ep.4.01 The Changing of the Guard
Another is seen in this episode as a military helicopter searching for kidnappers. When they see it they shoot it down with an RPG.
Series Two
Agusta-Bell 206B JetRanger II
Ep.2.06 Dead is Forever
At the end Red Troop use this helicopter to leave a Diamond Mine where they have been involved in a fire fight. An obvious goof is despite the fact that the episode was set in an unnamed Soviet country the British registration is visible.
Registration G-FEZZ. Serial number 8317.
Aérospatiale AS355F1 Ecureuil II
Ep.2.06 Dead is Forever
The second of the two helicopters used to extract Red Troop at the end of the episode which also has a visible British mark.
Registration G-BOSN. Serial number 5256. Same aircraft in other works at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Rotary-Wing).
Boeing Chinook
Ep.2.06 Dead is Forever
Seen earlier in the episode. It is seen above Red Troop supposedly carrying enemy troops.
Series Three
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
Ep.3.01 Deadlier Than the Male
An armed terrorist cell protesting about the Chinese occupation of Tibet hijack this jet and hold it and its passengers at gunpoint on the runway. Red Troop have to get onboard and defeat the terrorists.
In the colours of made for movie airline Oriental Airways and with the fictitious registration M-BPPL it is really G-DPSP, c/n 46646 formerly of Airtours International and MyTravel Airways.




McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
Also seen in the background, another DC-10 almost identical to the one in the main plot.

Agusta A-109A
Ep.3.01 Deadlier Than the Male
Used by Red Troop to fly to the airport where the DC-10 has been hijacked.
Registration G-USTB and Serial number 7163.
Ep.4.05 Slow Bomb
G-USTB also puts in an appearance when it is used by Red Troop to fly into the City of London.
Boeing 747
Ep.3.01 Deadlier Than the Male
Three are visible.
Boeing 777-200ER
Ep.3.01 Deadlier Than the Male

Another Boeing 777, this time from El Al Israel Airlines.

Airbus A330-223
Ep.3.01 Deadlier Than the Male

Airbus A321-112
Ep.3.01 Deadlier Than the Male

Airbus A340-313
Ep.3.01 Deadlier Than the Male

Various Aircraft
Ep.3.01 Deadlier Than the Male
Flying over is an Agusta A-109. From left to right on the apron: South African Airways Boeing 747-300; Cathay Pacific Airways Airbus A340-642; South African Airways Airbus A340-642.

Series Four
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Ep.4.01 The Changing of the Guard
Used by Red Troop to parachute into a former soviet state.
Note that two different aircraft are depicted as one as illustrated by the two differing modexes worn in images 1 and 2. Images 3 and 4 show another Hercules used later on.
Ep.4.03 The Dividing Line
Also seen in this episode.
As well as this a Hercules is seen in the opening titles of Series Four.
Bell 206 JetRanger
Ep.4.02 Charlie Bravo
It is seen parked at the base of a drugs cartel. Henno blows it up with a grenade launcher to prevent the bad guys escaping.
Boeing AH-64 Apache
Ep.4.03 The Dividing Line
This (CGI?) helicopter is used to assault an al-Qaeda training camp along with Red Troop and US Special ops on the ground.
Bell UH-1 Iroquois
Ep.4.03 The Dividing Line
Used by Red Troop and US special ops to exfiltrate from Afghanistan.
Eurocopter AS355 Ecureuil 2
Ep.4.04 Violent Solutions
A TV newscopter seen watching over an armed siege on a double deck bus.
Boeing 747-436
Ep.4.05 Slow Bomb
Seen landing at an airport.

Boeing 777-223/ER
Ep.4.05 Slow Bomb

Boeing 767-336/ER
Ep.4.05 Slow Bomb

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See also
- Agusta-Bell 206
- AgustaWestland AW109
- Airbus A320 family
- Airbus A330
- Airbus A340
- Bell 206
- Bell UH-1 Iroquois
- Boeing 747
- Boeing 767
- Boeing 777
- Boeing AH-64 Apache
- Boeing Chinook
- Eurocopter AS355 Ecureuil 2/TwinStar
- Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10
- Airtours International Airways
- Alitalia
- American Airlines
- British Airways
- Cathay Pacific Airways
- El Al Israel Airlines
- Etihad Airways
- MyTravel Airways
- South African Airways
- Virgin Atlantic Airways