XW228 Aerospatiale SA330E Puma C/N 1183

Helicopter Aerospatiale SA330E Puma Serial 1183 Register XW228 used by Royal Air Force RAF. Built 1972. Aircraft history and location

Aircraft History

Royal Air Force
XW228
1974-07	DP	A EGVO	230 Sq ff 15 May 1972 230 Sq / DP by Jul 1974 230 Squadron
1976-07-31	DP	B EGVI	IAT 1976 noted at Greenham Common Airshow. 230 Squadron
1979-12-27		RAF Puma HC.1 w/o 27dec79
		Accident 27 Dec 1979, while on a Forward Deployment flight from New Sarum (Salisbury / Manyame) to Kotwa, struck telegraph wires in Mtoko, Rhodesia while with 33 Sq and w/o. 33 Squadron Operation Agila