In the early sixties, Shell Aircraft Ltd. was with their De Havilland DH-114 Heron 2D's a regular visitor of Groningen-Eelde airfield in the Netherlands. At the end of the sixties, these four-props airliners were replaced by the Hawker Siddeley HS.125. On 9 February 1970, executive jet-aircraft Hawker Siddeley HS.125 G-AVXK was photograped at Eelde. Over the years, Shell operated three models of the HS.125: srs.1B; srs.3B and srs.800. Hawker Siddeley HS.125 srs.3B c/n 25134 was test flown as G-5-18. On 7 July 1968, the aircraft was registered G-AVXK with Hawker Siddeley Ltd. in the UK. In July 1968, the HS.125 was registered D-CHTH in Germany and in 1972 it was registered again as G-AVXK and entered service with Shell. After being withdrawn from use with Shell, the aircraft was regsitered in Nigeria as 5N-AOG. On 5 April 2000, the aircraft was registered N230TS as a DH.125-3A/RA with the additional serial number NA700. After several noise-complaints, the N230TS was grounded at the Martin County Airport in Florida, USA. On 23 June 2001, the registration N230TS was cancelled. On 22 January 2004, the N230TS was restored to the register, now with Shewcon LL in Dover in Delaware, USA.