HAMILTON Greene penned a letter in Stabroek News dated April 30, 2015. In the letter, he mentioned that before the PPP took office in 1992, the Security Forces had available during 1980-1990 the following:-
Three large Soviet made M18 helicopters
Two Allouette French-made helicopters
Two Bell 212 USA-made helicopters
Two Bell 206 USA-made helicopters
1 Bell 412 USA-made helicopter
Fixed-Wing fleet of the Security Forces
One King Air Beach Craft (Executive Type)
Three Islanders
Two Sky Vans
One Romania-made Aircraft (Tupolev Jet)
Making it a total of 18 aircraft; he failed to mention the airworthiness of all the aircraft listed.
However, Lieutenant Colonel Cargill Kyte, appearing before the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry, mentioned that the GDF had in its possession 14 aircraft, with some being unknown for airworthiness. Kyte also recalled that two 206 Bell helicopters were sold between 1988 and 1991. He also disclosed that one SRGR aircraft was sold to Air Services Guyana in 1991.
It seems that someone is lying, and I choose to believe Kyte.
RAMJOHN MOHAMMED