Westland Sea King HAS.2

C/N wa 846

Built 1976





Helicopter Westland Sea King HAS.2 Serial wa 846 Register XZ578 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1976. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XZ578

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm


Westland Sea King HAS.5 Westland Seaking HAS.2, f/f 01dec76
d/d 18jan77
conv HAS.5
1994 as 706Sqn /CU-81 706 NAS
2013-02 A EGPK
Westland Sea King HU.5 2013 HU.5 type as /(CU-8)30 Prestwick (Gannet) SAR Flt
2013-11-1230 B EGQLHU.5 type at Leuchars HMS Gannet SAR Flight
2015-11-17 A EGPK decommissioned for transport by road to Portsmouth

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2016-06-02 seen on the M25 on the back of a truck
2016-10 for sale on an auction site
2017-05-09 C EGCK fuselage at Caernarfon Airport and about to move elsewhere.
2017-09 fuselage in house garden at Pont-y-llyn, Llyn Padarn. map
2019-09-18 , I bought this aircraft and she left Pont-y-llyn by road to Myjava, Slovakia where she will be restored alongside XZ598
2020-10 Purchased from auction on Oct16 disassembled and airframe sold on. Slovakia restorer contact syinthai at hotmail.co.uk as we may still have sponsons etc.




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