Aircraft History |
XW218 | |||
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RAF Puma HC1 ff 25oct71, dd 24nov71 230 Sq/DB by Sep72 tail rotor struck ground 27sep72 near Thetford while with 230 Sq Initially assessed as beyond economic repair. | |||
1976 | A GBWSM | Repair , first Puma to be repaired by Westland plant at Oldmixon, returned to RAF in Aug | |
1984-08-18 | DT | B Leck Flugplatz | Leck Flugtag, 230Sqn./DT 230 Squadron |
Repaired 230 Sq /DT by May 1984 still 1992 18 Sq/BW by 1993 still 1996 18 Sq/BX? by 1997 PASF (Benson) by 1998 33 Sq by Oct 1999 33 Sq by 2004 PASF, 230 Sq by Jun 2005 33 Sq by Feb 2006 18 Squadron | |||
1995 18Sqn /BW 2007 33Sqn. 18 Squadron | |||
2007-04-15 | Accident w/o asg 1563 Flt then CAT5 accident in Iraq It landed too close to the section leader (XW211) and the main blades intertwined Operation Telic | ||
2008-03-05 | C EGOS | Stored to Shawbury store 5 Mar 2008 wreck still present at Shawbury May 2009, still Dec 2015 |
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