They also have a remit to assist the AAIB when requested to do so by the AAIB . Some of the most notable instances of this have been Pan Am Flight 103 ( the Lockerbie Disaster ) , the 2008 Boeing 777 crash at Heathrow and the 2015 Shoreham Airshow crash , when a former RAF Hawker Hunter crashed onto the A27 road in East Sussex . The aircraft was in private hands , but because of the knowledge and experience held by JARTS of moving old aircraft that are used as gate guardians , the AAIB requested their help
2008 Boeing 777 crash
British Airways Flight 38
Joint Aircraft Recovery and Transportation Squadron