Westland Lynx HAS2

C/N 060

Built 1978 - Written off 1988





Helicopter Westland Lynx HAS2 Serial 060 Register XZ243 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1978. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Lynx  HAS2 Serial 060 Register XZ243 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1978. Aircraft history and location
By Steve Mills


Helicopter Westland Lynx  HAS2 Serial 060 Register XZ243 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1978. Aircraft history and location




Aircraft History





XZ243

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

1978-05-15RN HAS.2 f/f 15May78
NASU Yeovilton coded 02Jun78 coded 327-AL
702 Squadron, HMS Alacrity Flight 07Sep78
815Squadron HMS Alacrity flight coded 327-AL transferred 07Jan81
RNAY Fleetlands 19Nov81
702 Squadron coded 640.PO 30Jun82 702 NAS
1978-11-15 A EGDYRN Type: Lynx HAS.2 noted at HMS Heron RNAS Yeovilton with 815NAS coded AG-341 asg HMS Alacrity Flt (F174) 815 NAS
1981-11-17 B EGJ22815Sq Alacrity Flt/327-AL visited RCH on 17 Nov 1981.
1985-11-01
Westland Lynx HAS3 conv HAS.3 type
NASU Yeovilton 01Nov85
1986-11-21702 Squadron coded 635-PO by 21Nov86 702 NAS
1988-03-10w/o 10mar88 as /635 in Portuguese waters 40 miles off Cabo Roca. During long range night training exercise crashed into the sea on return 0.5 miles from the stern of parent ship RFA Engadine (K08), 2 fatalities
day before the accident
the morning after the crash




1997-12Portland Air Engineering Department Ground Trainer, Shell Only uncoded with no regi, Total Airframe Hours at crash 2516:15
HMS Sultan Air Engineering Training School, shell only, BDR trainer by Dec97

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RIP: CAWTHORNE, Richard A, Sub Lieutenant, C032051W (HMS Osprey) and DAVIES, Anthony P G, Lieutenant Commander, C023660H




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