Westland Sea King HAS.1

C/N wa 658

Built 1970 Sea King HU.5





Helicopter Westland Sea King HAS.1 Serial wa 658 Register XV670 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1970 Converted to Sea King HU.5. Aircraft history and location



Helicopter Westland Sea King HAS.1 Serial wa 658 Register XV670 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1970 Converted to Sea King HU.5. Aircraft history and location
By Dave Taskis



Aircraft History





XV670

sep70
united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

ff 18 Aug 1970, dd 3 Sep 1970 as HAS.1
737Sq/664-PO by Sep 1975 737 NAS
1979-07-25 A EGDRRN HAS.2 noted at RNAS Culdrose Air Day coded 590-CU with 706NAS 706 NAS
1979-08
Westland Sea King HAS.2 706 Sq/590-CU by Aug 1978, still Aug 1979 706 NAS
1979-08-14 Fastnet Race 14 Aug 1979 706 Sq/590-CU rescued yachtsman from yacht Grimalkin during the 1979 Fastnet Race 706 NAS Rescue from Fastnet Yacht Race
1984
Westland Sea King HAS.5 1984 cnvt. to HAS.5 type
1993592HAS.5 type 706 NAS
1994CU-07HAs.5 type 819 NAS
199688HAS.5 type 849 NAS
2002-08-30 B GBWSM Conv HU.5
Westland Sea King HU.5 last Sea King to leave Oldmixon, following its HU.5 conversion.
2013-07 A EGDR Boscastle Floods 16th August 2004 771 Sq/817 by Jul 2013, stencilled Boscastle Floods 16th August 2004 on sponsons and rear hull.
2013-07-23 A EGDR as /17 with 60 years Royal Navy rescue badge at RNAS Culdrose


2013-08-1617 C EHKDHU.5 type at De Kooy 771 NAS
2013-08-17 D ETMN 100 Jahre Marineflieger type:HU.5 771Sqn. 100 years celebration Marineflieger 771 NAS
2016-03 A EGDR last flight Mar16 771Sqn /(CU-8)17 decommissioned
last flight from Culdrose 771 NAS Royal Navy SAR Sea Kings Leave Culdrose




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