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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
- 44 aircraft procured by RN
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| C/N | Version | Built | History | | rn 13 | | 1997 |  ZH 833 : Allocated to 829 NAS HQ 2004 - ?
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rn 24  | | 1999 | ZH 844 : 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)
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| rn 38 | | 2000 | ZH 858 : Allocated to 829 Monmouth Flight 2002 - April 2005
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3 C/N found.
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