Westland Sea King HAS.2

C/N wa 876

Built 1979 - Written off 1988





Helicopter Westland Sea King HAS.2 Serial wa 876 Register XZ916 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1979. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XZ916

mar79
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Built as HAS.2 f/f 16 Feb 1979, d/d 30 Mar 1979 to RN. Ex "XV916" ntu.
1979-08 A EGHG Conv to HAS.5
Westland Sea King HAS.5 returned to Westland Aug 1979 for first conversion to HAS.5 standard, complete 1980.
1979-09-12 A EGHGnoted at Westland Factory, Yeovil EGHF
MoD(PE) Yeovil by 1980.
1981-06-11 B LFPB Paris No 247H at Le Bourget in Jun 1981 for Paris Air Show marked 247H.
MoD(PE) Yeovil by 1982
A&AEE Boscombe Down by 1984
826Sq/130 Port Stanley by 1985 still 1986. 826 NAS
1984-05-2323May84 noted RNAS Portland coded -.525 of 826Squadron
24Jan86, noted RNAS Lee-on-Solent coded -.130 of 826Squadron 826 NAS
1988-10-13 Accident 826Sq/130 Culdrose by 1987, w/o 13 Oct 1988 15nm off Plymouth during a recovery to RFA Resource while with 826Sq A Flt.




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