helis.com
helicopter history site
        Home | Database | Countries | Helicopters | Ships | Forum | Contact us | Login
Search C/N     Go     |     Help

westland sea king


c/n     wa 878


   

   

1979

   
History of this Construction Number: Help Us    

ID
    united kingdom XZ918
    Fleet Air Arm
ff 3 Apr 1979, dd 6 Jun 1979, HAS.5 820Sq/020-N by Jan 1985, ditched in Mediterranean 8 Nov 1985 following loss of main gearbox oil while with 814 Sq, recovered. 820Sq/020-R by 1988. Sold to RAN.
    australia N16-918
    Fleet Air Arm (RAN)
dd 25 Jun 1996 to RAN as N16-918. Purchased as replacement for N16-124 and became RAN N16-918. Converted to Mk50A via LOTE on delivery. HS817Sq/922 by Jul 1996. 1st Sea King to land on HMAS Manoora for first-of-type trials. Deployed to Solomon Islands in 2003 aboard HMAS Manoora. In Service HS-817/922.



Add New info about this c/n:

Send




Helicopter History Site - www.helis.com - Online since 1997 - Designed for Firefox @ 1024x768 - Privacy Statement
This page downloaded 21 Nov 2009 06:34:21 MST