By Peter Mitrovitch |
By Steve Mills |
Aircraft History |
XZ599 | |||
Royal Air Force | |||
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RAF HAR.3 d/d 1979 | |||
1980-07-17 | A EBFN | at Koksijde, Belgium NATO SAR Meeting 1980 | |
ff Dec 1978 202 Sq by 1986 RAF SKTU CU by 1988 202 Squadron | |||
1991-04-26 | B EGMD | as /S in grey cammo at Lydd Airport. One of a number of RAF Sea Kings painted Dark Sea Grey that rotated between the Falklands and various UK SAR flights and 78 Sqn It was still painted in these colours until 2001 when it crashed at RAF St Mawgan. After rebuild it returned to the normal yellow scheme. | |
2001 accident at RAF St Mawgan repaired | |||
2001-12-04 | C EGVF | Repair crashed 16 Aug 2001 at St Mawgan with 203(R) Sq. Left by road 4 Dec 2001 to DARA Fleetlands for rebuild Back at 203(R) Sq by 18 Dec 2003 still there 2004 | |
2004-09-02 | D EGHQ | 02 with 203 Sqd at RAF St Mawgan Families Day 203(R) Squadron | |
202Sq D flt/P (Lossiemouth) by Aug 2005 until Jan 2006 203(R)Sq (/P ?) Jan 2006 202Sq A Flt/P by Dec 2006 | |||
Vector Aerospace | |||
2015-12-01 | C EGVF | Vector Aerospace at Fleetlands,
noted Stripped of all usable parts and parked outside, to be scrapped | |
2016-05-11 | C EGVF | seeing out her last days | |
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