Westland Sea King HAS.1

C/N wa 652

Built 1970





Helicopter Westland Sea King HAS.1 Serial wa 652 Register XV664 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1970. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Sea King HAS.1 Serial wa 652 Register XV664 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1970. Aircraft history and location
By Steve Mills


Helicopter Westland Sea King HAS.1 Serial wa 652 Register XV664 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1970. Aircraft history and location
By Dave Taskis





Aircraft History





XV664

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1970-05-06RN, 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
1970-05-2727May70 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
1977-12-07R-056 A LFRHat 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


1990-11-07noted 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


2009-07854Sq /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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