Westland Scout AH.1

C/N f.9528

Built 1964





Helicopter Westland Scout AH.1 Serial f.9528 Register XR628 used by Army Air Corps AAC (British Army). Built 1964. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XR628

united kingdom Army Air Corps

8 Flt/B by Jul 1969
656 Sq by Mar 1982. 656 Squadron
1976-00-00 A EGXZ operated by 666 Sqn AAC based at Topcliffe barracks circa 1974 -1976
I maintained it as an Avionics Tech
1982-04-25 B GBPTL mv Europic Ferry Flown from Netheravon to Southampton Docks for loading onto mv Europic Ferry and sailed from Portland Harbour for the South Atlantic on 25 Apr. Became 656 Sq/C c 23 Apr 1982. 656 Squadron Operation Corporate
1982-06-08Forced landing on East Falkland. Returned to UK aboard mv Elk on 12 Jul 1982.
1982-09-02 C EGDT Stored placed in storage at RNAY Wroughton
1993-08 D Almondbank Stored in storage at RNAY Almondbank by Aug 1993.




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