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agustawestland Merlin HM.1


This is a version of eh.101 merlin

1998        


Model History:

The UK MoD placed an initial order for 44 Merlin HM.1 airframes in Sep 1991.
Major Milestones:
-First flight by a production Merlin was on 6 December 1995
-First mission system fitted Merlin flew in January 1997
-First Merlin HM Mk1 Squadron, 700M Naval Air Squadron, commissioned on December 1998
-In Service Date (ISD) achieved on March 1999, 12 aircraft delivered
-Delivery of last aircraft, October 2003
Manufacturer designation Mk.111

Organisations / Units with this Model:

    Organisation     Del'd Units (bold=current)Bases/Heliports
1998/now44 Fleet Air Arm
1998/now     700 squadronRNAS Culdrose 1998/now
2000/now     824 squadronRNAS Culdrose 2000/now
2001/now     814 squadronRNAS Culdrose 1976/now
2003/now     820 squadronRNAS Culdrose 1964/now
2004/now     829 squadronRNAS Culdrose 2004/now

Construction Numbers on database of Merlin HM.1
44Fleet Air Arm


Construction Numbers of this Model: Help Us    

C/NVersionBuiltHistory
    50011 Fleet Air Arm ZH821 : 50011/RN01. Yeovil AgustaWestland
    50013 Fleet Air Arm ZH822 : 50013/RN02
    50017 Fleet Air Arm ZH823 : 50017/RN03
    50021 Fleet Air Arm ZH824 : 50021/RN04. 829 sqd
    50025 Fleet Air Arm ZH825 : 50025/RN05
    50029 Fleet Air Arm ZH826 : 50029/RN06. xfer AgustaWestland conv HM.2
    50037 Fleet Air Arm ZH827 : 50037/RN07. 824 sqn
    50040 1998 Fleet Air Arm ZH828 : RN from 1999 50040/RN08 in 2004 /CU-013 820Sqn. ; 2006 /CU-013 820Sqn. ; October 2008 /CU 829Sqn. ; December 2008 /CU MDMF (merlin depth maintenance flight).
    50043 Fleet Air Arm ZH829 : 50043/RN09. 829 sqn
    50051 Fleet Air Arm ZH830 : 50051/RN10
    50053 1999 Fleet Air Arm ZH831 : RN 50053/RN11. in 2007 /14 820Sqn. ; 2008 /14 814Sqn. ; 2009 /11 814Sqn.
    50057 Fleet Air Arm ZH832 : 50057/RN12. 820 sqd
    50061 1997 Fleet Air Arm ZH833 : 50061/RN13. Allocated to 829 NAS HQ 2004 - ?
    50065 1999 Fleet Air Arm ZH834 : 50065/RN14 d/d 2002. 2009 /86 824Sqn.
    50067 Fleet Air Arm ZH835 : 50067/RN15. 814 sqd
    50072 Fleet Air Arm ZH836 : 50072/RN16. 824 sqd
    50074 Fleet Air Arm ZH837 : 50074/RN17
    50077 Fleet Air Arm ZH838 : 50077/RN18
    50081 1999 Fleet Air Arm ZH839 : 50081/RN19 d/d 2000. 2009 /83 824Sqn.
    50085 Fleet Air Arm ZH840 : 50085/RN20. 2006/09 Royal Navy/NL-38 829Sqn.
    50087 Fleet Air Arm ZH841 : 50087/RN21. 824 sqn. ; 2004 /CU-012 820Sqn.
    50091 Fleet Air Arm ZH842 : RN 50091/RN22. in 2009 /CU-88 824Sqn.
    50093 Fleet Air Arm ZH843 : 50093/RN23. 814 sqn
    50101 1999 Fleet Air Arm ZH844 : 50101/RN24. Crashed on an 824 NAS Observer instructor training sortie at RNASCuldrose (N50 05.05 W005 15.50) on Tuesday 30 March 2003 after failureof the tail rotor assembly.  Impacted ground at the edge of main runway with a high rate of yaw from 5 metre hover. No fatalities,1 major injury. Cat 5 damage to aircraft & engines (Beyondcost-effective repair)
Fleet Air Arm ZH844 : 2008 wreck at FSAIU (Yeovilton)
Fleet Air Arm ZH844 : this aircraft did not crash at RNAS Culdrose, this one ditched in the Inner Sound between Applecross in Wester Ross and the island of Raasay, near Skye. its was ZH859 that had a heavy landing on the hardstanding outside 824 NAS, RNAS Culdrose
    50105 Fleet Air Arm ZH845 : 50105/RN25. 814 sqn
    50109 Fleet Air Arm ZH846 : 50109/RN26. 824 sqn
    50111 Fleet Air Arm ZH847 : 50111/RN27. 2009 /13 824Sqn.
    50116 Fleet Air Arm ZH848 : 50116/RN28. 820 sqn. ; 2004 /LA-457 824Sqn.
    50118 Fleet Air Arm ZH849 : 50118/RN29
    50125 Fleet Air Arm ZH850 : 50125/RN30. 820 sqn
    50127 Fleet Air Arm ZH851 : 50127/RN31
    50131 Fleet Air Arm ZH852 : 50131/RN32. 829 sqn. ; IN 2004 /CU-583 824Sqn.
    50135 Fleet Air Arm ZH853 : 50135/RN33. 814 sqn
    50139 Fleet Air Arm ZH854 : 50139/RN34. 814 sqn. ; 2003 /CU-580 824Sqn. ; 2004 /CU-580 824Sqn.
    50143 Fleet Air Arm ZH855 : 50143/RN35
    50147 Fleet Air Arm ZH856 : 50147/RN36
    50151 Fleet Air Arm ZH857 : 50151/RN37
    50155 2000 Fleet Air Arm ZH858 : 50155/RN38. Allocated to 829 Monmouth Flight 2002 - April 2005
    50159 Fleet Air Arm ZH859 : 50159/RN39. 824 sqn. w/o 30mar04
    50164 Fleet Air Arm ZH860 : 50164/RN40. 829 sqn
    50168 Fleet Air Arm ZH861 : 50168/RN41. 2009 /84 824Sqn.
    50171 Fleet Air Arm ZH862 : 50171/RN42. in 2004 /CU-010 820Sqn.
    50175 Fleet Air Arm ZH863 : 50175/RN43. 820 sqn
    50179 Fleet Air Arm ZH864 : 50179/RN44. 2004 Royal Navy/CU-011 820Sqn.
    44 C/N found.



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