Saunders Roe Saro P.531

C/N s2/5312

Built 1959





Helicopter Saunders Roe Saro P.531 Serial s2/5312 Register 8040M XR493 G-APVM used by Silāḥ al-Jaww as-Sulṭāniy ‘Umān RAFO (Royal Air Force of Oman) ,Army Air Corps AAC (British Army) ,Westland. Built 1959. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





G-APVM

united kingdom Westland

P.531-2 built at Eastleigh as second tranche of prototype, with de Havilland Gnome H.1000 turbine derated to 685shp. ff 3 May 1960.
1960 A Hayes Conv Scout AH.1
Westland Scout AH.1 Converted to pre-production Scout AH.1 at Hayes in .
Westland Feb62-Oct68

XR493

united kingdom Army Air Corps

Reworked from P.531-2 to pre-production version Scout AH.1 (re-engined with Nimbus) at Hayes during 1960. For further information, see under Westland Scout.
1974-07 B EGVF Stored Stored at Fleetlands by Jul 1974
1976-03 C EGVPfrom Fleetlands to Middle Wallop by Mar 1976
1979-09 C EGVP G I Airframe to AETW Middle Wallop by Sep 1979 AETW

8040M

oman Silāḥ al-Jaww as-Sulṭāniy ‘Umān

preserved at Royal Air Force Oman Museum at Seeb




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