By Steve Mills |
By Dave Taskis |
Aircraft History |
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Fleet Air Arm | |||
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1970-05-06 | RN, Sea King HAS.1 type f/f 06may70, d/d 01jun70 826Sq/142-E by 1971 conv HAS.2 and to 824Sq/051-R by Nov 1978 819Sq/304-PW by Jun 1981 819Sq/704-PW before 1984 conv AEW.2A and to 849Sq/185-CU by Nov 1984 849Sq/185-N by 1988 still Sep 1992 conv ASaC.7 and to 849Sq A Flt/187-R by 2003 still Sep 2004 to DARA, to 849 Sq by Jun 2005 (using c/s 187 by Aug 2005) to 849Sq/190 on 13 Dec 2006, still Jul 2007 824 NAS | ||
1970-05-27 | 27May70 handed over to FAA at NASU RNAS Culdrose 19Jun70 to 826Squadron, HMS Eagle coded 142:E | ||
1977-06-25 | Westland Sea King HAS.2 After conversion to HAS.2 standard 25Jun77 noted RNAS Yeovilton coded 056:R of 824Squadron, HMS Ark Royal 20Jul81 noted RNAS Culdrose coded 581.CU of 706Squadron 706 NAS | ||
1977-12-07 | R-056 | A LFRH | at Lann Bihoue 824 NAS |
1987-02-25 | Westland Sea King AEW.2 After conversion to AEW.2A standard 25Feb87 noted RNAS Culdrose NASU coded -.704 | ||
1988-05-16 | B EGDP | as /181 of 849 Squadron HQ Flight at RNAS Portland 849 NAS | |
1990-11-07 | noted at RNAS Portland coded -.185 of 849 Squadron, A Flight 29Jul94 noted RAF Fairford coded CU.180 of 849 Squadron HQ Flight 27Apr98 reorted uncoded with 849 Squadron HQ 849 NAS | ||
1992-05-12 | Task Group 318.1 849 Sq A Flt/ 185-N, embarked mid May 1992 on HMS Invincible for Orient 92, until disembarked for Culdrose on 26 Nov 1992. Orient 92 deployment | ||
1998-08-28 | C HMNB Portsmouth | AEW2A type as 849Sqn /N-86 embarked HMS Invincible International Festival of Sea | |
2003 | AgustaWestland Sea King ASaC.7 2003 ASaC.7 type 849Sqn /R-187 2004 still 849 NAS | ||
2007-08 | ASaC7 type with 849 Sqd during RNAS Culdrose Air Day 849 NAS | ||
2009-07 | 854Sq /90 by Jul 2009 857Sq /90 by Oct 2009 854 NAS | ||
2017-09-06 | D Cammell Laird | on the flight deck of Fort Victoria (A387) in Camellia Laird shipyard Awaiting removal by crane to be scrapped |
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